Setting out plans to improve how people find, use and get value from transport data to support greater innovation in the sector and deliver better services
Passengers are set to benefit from improved access to digital apps and sites to help plan, pay and access the transport system thanks to the government’s new Transport Data Strategy.
The Transport Data Strategy sets out plans for the greater use of data in transport and aims to improve how people find, use and get value from transport data to support greater innovation in the sector and deliver better services.
Better use of transport data use can improve interconnectivity between different types of transport, support the development of journey-planning apps and improve their accuracy, ultimately helping to make it easier for people to use and plan journeys.
Data can also help unlock additional benefits, such as new products and services for customers, while supporting employment opportunities in the transport sector.
Transport Technology Minister Jesse Norman said:
The Transport Data Strategy focuses on 5 key ambitions, including:
As part of the strategy, the government is launching the ‘Find Transport Data’ pilot, a data catalogue to make it easier for innovators, researchers and others to find transport data, and ultimately deliver efficiencies and help improve services for customers.
The strategy builds on the good progress the government has already made in facilitating the opening up of third-party data through initiatives, such as:
In addition, the strategy also considers data ethics to help guide the sector to ensure data is used appropriately and responsibly.
Head of Transport Innovation at Transport for West Midlands Chris Lane said:
Chief Executive of Traveline UK Julie Williams said:
Along with the strategy we will publish a number of data sets and tools to help kickstart better data use in the sector. This includes: