Open data bij openbaar vervoer
@pietercolpaert - @iRail
iRail vzw

How do you get 100% more people using
public transport in 2025?

I have an idea

your ideas are worthless,
we need your vision

The most successful
visions start with frustration
The iRail-team in February 2011

Our frustrations
● no multi-modal
route planning

No (good) routeplanning

Our frustrations
● no multi-modal ● commuting is
route planning boring

Our frustrations
● no multi-modal ● commuting is
route planning boring
● too little
information

Our frustrations
● no multi-modal ● commuting is
route planning boring
● too little ● no tools for
information using data

Our vision
● Open data
If the information isn't right, your app is
useless

Our vision
● Open data ● Open source

Our vision
● Open data ● Open source
● Transparency

Our vision
● Open data ● Open source
● Transparency ● KISS information
● api.iRail.be

Our ideas
(So far)
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Our ideas (so far)
● BeTrains.com (7 platforms)
● iRail.be
● maps.iRail.be
● BeTrains shorcuts (android)
● @railtweet
● #stationbattle
● liveboards.iRail.be
● …

Our future ideas
● Social++ ● Companies++
Check in on a vehicle
Countries++
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● Let your friends know
what time you arrive
● Fun++ ● Your input?
● augmented reality

FAQ
● Are iRail and NMBS working together?
● Is working at/with iRail legal?
● Where do you get the data?

Thank you
Q,A&D
@pietercolpaert - @iRail
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Credits
● Photo1:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/araswami/26056
● Photo2:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bmente