Fareviz
Lead Research Organisation:
City, University of London
Department Name: Computing
Abstract
Fareviz will develop the business opportunity to explore the fares database/routing guide for the spatial and temporal
structure of commercial fares decisions made by TOCs so we can analyse and visualise the:
- structure of the 3.9m fares for the 500K journeys between main stations (flows) offered by TOCs/PTEs
- permitted routes through routing points for the 500K flows and any associated restrictions
- fare gradients around regulated fare zones and peak periods
- anomalous routes involving sub-optimal journeys for passengers
- creation of custom routes for scenic tours or season ticket cost reduction
- development of custom reporting for Regulators, PTEs and DfT on fare increases and regulated fares
The opportunity is to improve journey planning, provide new insights on the fares system, offer new save money on fares
and identify anomalies through exploration of this data outside the context of the ticket retailing process.
structure of commercial fares decisions made by TOCs so we can analyse and visualise the:
- structure of the 3.9m fares for the 500K journeys between main stations (flows) offered by TOCs/PTEs
- permitted routes through routing points for the 500K flows and any associated restrictions
- fare gradients around regulated fare zones and peak periods
- anomalous routes involving sub-optimal journeys for passengers
- creation of custom routes for scenic tours or season ticket cost reduction
- development of custom reporting for Regulators, PTEs and DfT on fare increases and regulated fares
The opportunity is to improve journey planning, provide new insights on the fares system, offer new save money on fares
and identify anomalies through exploration of this data outside the context of the ticket retailing process.
Planned Impact
The impact of the project falls in the following areas:
- creation of new digital services around the open fares database
- improvement of accountability in the regulagion of fares on the railway
- creation of new digital services around the open fares database
- improvement of accountability in the regulagion of fares on the railway
| Description | Our involvement in the project produced a software prototype using open source technology to combine multiple data sources regarding rail travel in the United Kingdom, presenting and visualizing information in a manner that could allow commuters to make better decisions about their rail journeys, including cost and reliability considerations. We have discovered areas in the UK rail network where there are anomalies in the price structure. |
| Exploitation Route | The software system has been made available on Gitlab under an open source license for use and further development by others. It will serve as a resource for further research by the students in the MSc in Data Science at City University London pursuing MSc projects in the areas of Machine Learning, Big Data, and Data Visualization. Interest in the software system has been expressed by industry leaders for commercial use as part of a new journey planner. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Transport |
| Description | Data Visualization software prototype released as open-source license |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Transport |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Title | Software Prototype for Train Fare Data Visualisation |
| Description | The tool is a web-based visualisation platform that can visualise train fares, train connections and train network coverage. It uses a web-based visualisation technology called D3 and contains interactive elements. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Impact | The output has been demoed to commercial partners in the consortium and informed potential ways of how visualisation can help people make train travel purchase decisions. |
| URL | https://gitlab.city.ac.uk/sbbb717/FareViz/tree/master |
| Description | Presentation and demo at Made@City event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Within this public outreach event, a presentation was given to practitioners and students. The talk involved outcomes from selected projects and results from FareViz was also presented. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |