Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges

Whether they attempt to build jeepney stops, expand transit access, or improve bus routes, transit projects across much of the developing world are often hampered by (1) the lack of accurate transit maps and data and (2) the weak capacity of transi...

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Main Author: Krambeck, Holly
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441332/mapping-manila-transit-new-approach-solving-old-challenges
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spelling okr-10986-223082021-04-23T14:04:08Z Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges Krambeck, Holly BUSES BUS ROUTES PHONE TECHNOLOGY BUS INITIATIVES PUBLIC TRANSIT TRANSPORTATION FEEDER NETWORK TRANSIT PASSENGERS SOFTWARE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY MOBILE PHONE RAPID TRANSIT BUS STATION DATA COLLECTION INFORMATION TRANSPORT PLANNERS CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY DECISIONS ROUTES TRANSIT ROUTES TRIP PLANNING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS CONCEPT COLLABORATION KNOWLEDGE COMMUNICATIONS ICT COMPLEXITY CORRIDOR DATA LICENSES TRANSIT SERVICES BUSINESSES NETWORK DOCUMENT TRANSPORT TRANSIT SERVICE TRANSIT CORRIDOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ROUTE DATA TRIP OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE EXPERTS TRIPS PRACTITIONERS STANDARD WEBSITE COMMUNICATION TRUE TRACKING SYSTEM TRANSIT SYSTEMS DATABASE TRANSIT ACCESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS DATABASES PRACTICE ROUTE LIBRARY TARGET VENDORS TRANSIT SYSTEM OPEN STANDARDS TRANSPORT AGENCIES COMPETITION Whether they attempt to build jeepney stops, expand transit access, or improve bus routes, transit projects across much of the developing world are often hampered by (1) the lack of accurate transit maps and data and (2) the weak capacity of transit agencies to acquire and use such data. To address the twin aspects of this long-standing challenge, the World Bank, in collaboration with the Philippines and Australian Aid, developed both a methodology and a suite of open-source software applications based on free, internationally supported open data standards. The solutions have allowed the quick, low-cost production of transit maps; and they have empowered the agencies, and potentially businesses and the rest of government, for the first time to make ambitious planning and investment decisions based on accurate, comprehensive transit data. The global applicability of this approach has been demonstrated by its adoption in six other developing countries to date. 2015-07-28T17:54:09Z 2015-07-28T17:54:09Z 2015-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441332/mapping-manila-transit-new-approach-solving-old-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22308 English en_US Transport and ICT connections,no. 2; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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topic BUSES
BUS ROUTES
PHONE
TECHNOLOGY
BUS
INITIATIVES
PUBLIC TRANSIT
TRANSPORTATION
FEEDER NETWORK
TRANSIT
PASSENGERS
SOFTWARE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MOBILE PHONE
RAPID TRANSIT
BUS STATION
DATA COLLECTION
INFORMATION
TRANSPORT PLANNERS
CAPACITY BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
DECISIONS
ROUTES
TRANSIT ROUTES
TRIP PLANNING
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
CONCEPT
COLLABORATION
KNOWLEDGE
COMMUNICATIONS
ICT
COMPLEXITY
CORRIDOR
DATA
LICENSES
TRANSIT SERVICES
BUSINESSES
NETWORK
DOCUMENT
TRANSPORT
TRANSIT SERVICE
TRANSIT CORRIDOR
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ROUTE DATA
TRIP
OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
EXPERTS
TRIPS
PRACTITIONERS
STANDARD
WEBSITE
COMMUNICATION
TRUE
TRACKING SYSTEM
TRANSIT SYSTEMS
DATABASE
TRANSIT ACCESS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
STANDARDS
DATABASES
PRACTICE
ROUTE
LIBRARY
TARGET
VENDORS
TRANSIT SYSTEM
OPEN STANDARDS
TRANSPORT AGENCIES
COMPETITION
spellingShingle BUSES
BUS ROUTES
PHONE
TECHNOLOGY
BUS
INITIATIVES
PUBLIC TRANSIT
TRANSPORTATION
FEEDER NETWORK
TRANSIT
PASSENGERS
SOFTWARE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MOBILE PHONE
RAPID TRANSIT
BUS STATION
DATA COLLECTION
INFORMATION
TRANSPORT PLANNERS
CAPACITY BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
DECISIONS
ROUTES
TRANSIT ROUTES
TRIP PLANNING
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
CONCEPT
COLLABORATION
KNOWLEDGE
COMMUNICATIONS
ICT
COMPLEXITY
CORRIDOR
DATA
LICENSES
TRANSIT SERVICES
BUSINESSES
NETWORK
DOCUMENT
TRANSPORT
TRANSIT SERVICE
TRANSIT CORRIDOR
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ROUTE DATA
TRIP
OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE
EXPERTS
TRIPS
PRACTITIONERS
STANDARD
WEBSITE
COMMUNICATION
TRUE
TRACKING SYSTEM
TRANSIT SYSTEMS
DATABASE
TRANSIT ACCESS
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
STANDARDS
DATABASES
PRACTICE
ROUTE
LIBRARY
TARGET
VENDORS
TRANSIT SYSTEM
OPEN STANDARDS
TRANSPORT AGENCIES
COMPETITION
Krambeck, Holly
Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Philippines
relation Transport and ICT connections,no. 2;
description Whether they attempt to build jeepney stops, expand transit access, or improve bus routes, transit projects across much of the developing world are often hampered by (1) the lack of accurate transit maps and data and (2) the weak capacity of transit agencies to acquire and use such data. To address the twin aspects of this long-standing challenge, the World Bank, in collaboration with the Philippines and Australian Aid, developed both a methodology and a suite of open-source software applications based on free, internationally supported open data standards. The solutions have allowed the quick, low-cost production of transit maps; and they have empowered the agencies, and potentially businesses and the rest of government, for the first time to make ambitious planning and investment decisions based on accurate, comprehensive transit data. The global applicability of this approach has been demonstrated by its adoption in six other developing countries to date.
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author Krambeck, Holly
author_facet Krambeck, Holly
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title Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges
title_short Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges
title_full Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges
title_fullStr Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges
title_full_unstemmed Mapping Manila Transit : A New Approach to Solving Old Challenges
title_sort mapping manila transit : a new approach to solving old challenges
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441332/mapping-manila-transit-new-approach-solving-old-challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22308
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