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... These requirements should be factored into the development of a data standard. • Transit ITS data is often aggregated or integrated with other data sets to maximize transit ITS value to transit agencies.
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... The primary intended use of the data structure is for internal use by transit agency staff to manage and analyze their historic ITS data. If transit agencies choose to share any of this data publicly, they should consider potential privacy concerns with some of these data types, particularly fare transaction data that pertains to an individual fare medium (e.g., card)
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... Section 5.5.1 indicates which fields are required to evaluate each KPI and which files contain these fields. Some fields that are necessary to evaluate KPIs are optional fields in the data structure so that the data structure is flexible enough to accommodate transit agencies with different needs and data availability.
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... The data structure also does not require coverage across all three ITS data types or across all vehicles or modes. Depending on data availability, transit agencies also could use the entire data structure or portions of it, either using some but not all files in the structure or only using the structure for specific modes.
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  • data structure
  • event data
  • summary data
  • public transit

  • data quality
  • fare medium
  • tool requirements
  • data standards
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  • fare media
  • fields required
  • data standard
  • data flow
  • data availability

  • optional fields
  • data fields
  • key performance
  • proposed data
  • data table

  • data types
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