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POSTnote by Abbi Hobbs and Stephen Hanley. It was first published on Tuesday, 22 July 2014. It was last updated on Friday, 8 August 2014.


Big and Open Data in Transport

New ways to collect, manage and analyse vast quantities of data present opportunities to provide a smarter and more efficient transport system. This POSTnote examines key factors affecting the growth of big data in transport and current and future applications, focusing on road and public transport. It also explores challenges to opening up, collecting, disseminating and using big data, and to sharing data whilst protecting users’ privacy.

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Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-472 
Subjects
Data protection Bus services ICT Planning Public transport Railways Motorcycles Transport Roads Science
Published by
POST
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk