Tourist Port Havana

To achieve economic growth, the intentions of Cuba are to focus on tourism. The current facilities of the Port of Havana are however in a state of heavy decay and the city is not able to receive tourists travelling by yacht or ferry. For this reason the master plan Tourist Port Havana has been created. The objective is to find a feasible...

What big data do not tell us: What we can learn from travel survey for bus and lightrail in the Netherlands

With the introduction of the chipcardfor public transport (OV-chipkaart) as a digital ticketing system in the Dutch public transport (PT), a new data source for PT was created. The data registered by this smartcard contain every transaction (check-ins and check-outs) with according time and location. In 2013, the OV-chipkaart system operator...

The construction of purpose-specific OD matrices using public transport smart card data

Around the world, more and more public transport operators opt for automated fare collection systems by means of smart cards. The data registered by such a system contain valuable information for transport planning. This research aims at increasing the usability of this data for the description of public transport travel demand. Travel demand is...