Living Labs Global and the City of Copenhagen are developing an integrated, intelligent transport network called the Vector Project. The project taps into movement data from cyclists and other transportation to create an open, queryable visualization of movement throughout Copenhagen. This circulating data is captured as vectors that record length, speed, direction and optionally other attributes. The network allows individuals to log personal data, report problems, publish content or events, and broadcast availability to enable on-demand services. It aims to optimize infrastructure, discoverability and coordination across the city's pathways.

1. The Vector Project
Living Labs Global and the City of Copenhagen
Neil Clavin, Maya Wiseman
30.09.2010

2. Living Labs Global and the City of Copenhagen are paving smart pathways in
an integrated, intelligent transport network
Here's an idea

3. It taps into an abundant, renewable resource: our vectors
and our impulse to log and to share them in order to create an open, queryable
visualisation of movement through Copenhagen

5. Those cyclists (us) generate a resource that's renewed every time our wheels
turn

6. the vector

7. the vector

8. It captures the length, speed and direction of our movement; but also the
content and intention of our movement if we want it to

9. Me
Log my distance, speed,
energy expenditure,
carbon, and cost savings

10. Me
Log my distance, speed,
energy expenditure,
carbon, and cost savings

12. Report a problem

13. Report a problem

15. Content creator
Publish media or events that
happen along a vector; attract an
audience, collaborators or fans

16. Content creator
Publish media or events that
happen along a vector; attract an
audience, collaborators or fans

18. Service provider
Broadcast my trajectory;
potential customers scan the
vector graph and engage me
when I'm nearby

19. Service provider
Broadcast my trajectory;
potential customers scan the
vector graph and engage me
when I'm nearby

21. You, city, everyone
Visualise and query circulation data; track problems and
prioritise maintenance; promote and discover media and events,
make services f ndable to customers seeking them, your channel
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STATUSPHERE, RICH MEDIA
YOUR CHANNEL HERE PROBLEMS
SERVICES, EVENTS
CIRCULATION

23. Log distance, speed, energy Report problems; track and Reduce coordination cost Publish media, attract an Your idea here
expenditure, carbon and cost prioritise maintenance between service provider and audience and deepen
savings; adapt infrastructure to customer residents' and explorers'
real behaviour experience of the city's
pathways
CIRCULATION CHANNEL PROBLEM CHANNEL SERVICE CHANNEL CONTENT, RICH MEDIA CHANNEL YOUR CHANNEL

24. STATUSPHERE, RICH MEDIA
YOUR CHANNEL HERE PROBLEMS
SERVICES, EVENTS
CIRCULATION

25. Thank you
The Vector Project