OpenStreetMap and the Tra el Assistance De icethe Travel Assistance Device

Ed Hillsman and Sean BarbeauCenter for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR)Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR)

USF

Objectives

• Introduce OpenStreetMap– What it is– Describe how to work with itesc be ow to wo w t t– Information resources

Di h i t t d i it• Discuss why we are interested in it• Interest other campuses in using itp g• Describe an innovative application

(TAD) based on similar standards(TAD) based on similar standards

What is OpenStreetMap?O i• Open source mapping– Think “Wikipedia for geographic data”

People contribute data under a Creative– People contribute data under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license

• Direct observation or GPS traces• Tracings from aerial imagery donated by Yahoo or

others• Upload public domain data unencumbered byUpload public domain data unencumbered by

copyright or restrictions on use– Anyone can use the data

D l d• Downloads• Custom software• Businesses/public agencies/publicp g p• Some GPS navigation units can download and display

But we already haveBut we already have

• Yes, butThe data are copyrighted– The data are copyrighted

• Limits use in publications and commercial applications

– It’s oriented toward highway transportation• Some transit (e.g. Google Transit)• Rumors of bicycling paths• Rumors of bicycling paths

– It’s corrected, maintained, and improved on Google’s schedule

• If you want something else or something new, you wait for them to do it

– Google points to OSM for bike/pedestrian dataGoogle points to OSM for bike/pedestrian data

Examples using OSM data• New flyover ramp from westbound Bruce B.

Downs to I-75 South– http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=28.122785,-82.376304&spn=0.023126,0.032444&z=15– http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=28.12195&lon=-82.374375&zoom=16– http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=28.12195&lon=-82.374375&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF

• Hurricane recoveryy• OpenCycleMap

– http://opencyclemap.org/?zoom=12&lat=28.87709&lon=-82.36981&layers=B000

• Best of OpenStreetMap• Best of OpenStreetMap– http://bestofosm.org/

– University of Maryland walking map• http://map.umd.edu/map/p p p

– Coimbatore golf course• http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=10.91144&lon=77.0206&zoom=16&layers=B000FTF

• Current USF Map (Little OSM)Current USF Map (Little OSM)– http://usfweb2.usf.edu/parking_services/maps/Visitor_Map_2008-09.pdf

Specialized applications: cycling

Specialized applications: p ppwalking

Specialized applications: p ppwalking

Specialized applications: p ppwheelchair routing

Why haven’t (most of us)Why haven t (most of us) heard of this?ea d o s?

• Started in Europe in 2004• Started in Europe in 2004– Data that is public-domain in the US is

i h d i h f Ecopyrighted in much of Europe– Much more interest there initially

• US TIGER street data uploaded 2007–2008– US activity really began at that point

Awareness

• People learn about OpenStreetMapthroughthrough– Word-of-mouth

i i i d b i– “Mapping parties” organized by companies that want to develop services based on the data

– Class projects (students are BIG contributors)– Conferences like this one

Why are we interested inWhy are we interested in OSM? (1)OS ? ( )

• We want to provide a service similar to the U of Maryland– Tie it into campus network softwarep– Make it available via smartphones– Respond to needs of persons withRespond to needs of persons with

disabilities– Reduce car traffic on campusReduce car traffic on campus

• 50% of cars on campus move during the day• 37% move to “find a closer space”p

Why are we interested inWhy are we interested in OSM? (2)OS ? ( )

• Campus-community cooperation– OSM makes it easy for communities to

collect data on issues of interest to them– It still takes some expertise to work with

and analyze the datay– Creative people + useful data =

interesting applicationsinteresting applications– Applications are portable to other

communitiescommunities

Why are we interested inWhy are we interested in OSM? (3)OS ? (3)

• We want to develop a multimodal trip planner– Bike-to-bus-to-walk, linking modes– OSM structure provides good support for

bike and pedestrian infrastructure– We still have to ascertain how best to work

with transit data in OSM• FDOT is interested in this

– Except for Tampa OSM has very little dataExcept for Tampa, OSM has very little data for other cities in Florida

•

This is where you come in

• We hope that you will– Let people on your campuses know

about OSM– Give them a copy of this presentation

• Appendix has basic “how to” informationAppendix has basic how to information– Have them contact us with questions

• We are open to• We are open to– Visiting your campus to discuss it– Or hosting a webinarg

NationalCenter for NationalCenter for 

Th T l A i D i

Center for Transit Research

Center for Transit Research

The Travel Assistance Device(TAD)(TAD)

Increasing Transit Ridership By UtilizingIncreasing Transit Ridership By Utilizing GPS-Enabled Cell Phones

P j PProject Partners• Sean Barbeau, Phil Winters, and Nevine

Georggi, CUTR, USFgg , ,• Miguel Labrador and Rafael Perez,

Computer Science & Engineering USFComputer Science & Engineering, USF• Mark Sheppard, HART Travel Trainer• Gigi Gonzalez, Special Education Facilitator

for STAGES program at USF• Amy Datz, FDOT Project Manager

Travel Training . . .

. . . the Challenges . . . the Victories g

Th Ch llThe Challenges . . . • Transportation is essential for

independent living• Individuals with mental/cognitive

disabilities (14.2M Americans, 6.9% of pop.)¹ often have problems with quick actions required by transit

• Paratransit is expensive ($25.30 per trip vs. $2.89 per trip, 2004 avg. for Florida)2

and can be restrictive to riders

1 - National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. “Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)”, 1997.

2 – National Transit Database (2005)

Th Ch ll tThe Challenges . . . cont.

• Personalized attention is required to introduce riders to fixed transit (Travel (Trainers (TT)/Instructors)

• TT has shown success and cost savings in di b f i istudies , but even after training many

riders with cognitive disabilities still need to be prompted to initiate stopsto be prompted to initiate stops

• Need a method of remote “coaching” for ridersriders

1 - Wolf-Branigin, Haenftling, Green. “Getting Down to Business with Bus Familiarization, Travel Instruction and Orientation and Mobility Services”, Feb. 2005.

A Solution TADA Solution . . .TAD

• Develop first navigation software for public transportation using GPS-enabledpublic transportation using GPS enabled mobile phones– Alert user when to get off the bus– Simplicity is key!

• Develop Trip Management ToolW b i i i i i b l– Website to manage trip itineraries by travel trainer and/or parents

– Allow real-time tracking through websiteg g– Trigger alarm when rider deviates from

planned routeC ld b d b t it id !• Could be used by any transit rider!

TAD Web Interface –Real-Time Viewing

TAD Web Page – Create TripsTAD Web Page Create Trips

TAD C ll Ph A li tiTAD Cell Phone Application

Transit Rider Selects Trip That Was Planned On– Transit Rider Selects Trip That Was Planned On Website

TAD C ll Ph A li tiTAD Cell Phone Application

On Bus…Then the user hears: “Get Ready!”

TAD C ll Ph A li tiTAD Cell Phone Application

(+Sound and Vibration)( Sound and Vibration)

Then: “Pull the Cord Now!”

Proof-of-Concept Tests

• 6 special needs students from STAGES took trips to new destinations using TAD

• Selected bus stops around the USF areaD i d i il t h l• Designed primarily as a technology “proof-of-concept”

• Each rider responded to TAD prompts

Updating Route & Schedule InformationUpdating Route & Schedule Information

• Google Transit provides free trip planning tool to agencies• Agency has incentive to post schedule updates to a webpage so Google can update

their systemtheir system• TAD system can grab the same updates and use them!• This feature also allows adding new agencies to TAD with the click of a button!

Optional AVL-based Features

Next Bus:9:58 minutes

Distance to Final Stop:

Back

5.6 miles

• If the transit agency has an Automatic Vehicle Location system, additional functionality may be available to TAD:• Real-time Estimated Time of Arrival Information• Showing real-time vehicle position on website

Want TAD in your Community?

• Please let us know!

W ’ ki d l i TAD• We’re working on deploying TAD to new areas and transit agencies

• Also investigating how to properly• Also investigating how to properly support TAD and make it available to h blithe public

Contact info

Ed Hillsman (OpenStreetMap)Senior Research Associate hillsman@cutr usf eduhillsman@cutr.usf.edu

Sean J. Barbeau (Travel Assistance Device)

R h A iResearch Associate barbeau@cutr.usf.edu@

Appendix: Getting startedAppendix: Getting started with OpenStreetMapw Ope S ee ap

Creating an account• www.openstreetmap.org

Cli k “ i ” li k t i ht• Click on “sign up” link at upper right corner

• Enter e-mail address, a display/screen name, password (case-sensitive)

• Agree to the Creative Commons license for what you contribute to the map

• Click “sign up” button• Site will send further instructions andSite will send further instructions and

confirmation e-mail

How does it work?• To enter data by tracing imagery, just sign

in to your account and begin tracingin to your account and begin tracing• To work with GPS traces

– Generate a GPS trace• Save or convert it to GPX format

– Then sign in to your accountUpload the file to OpenStreetMap– Upload the file to OpenStreetMap

– Create or edit map data based on the trace

Generate a GPS trace• GPS units

– http://wiki openstreetmap org/wiki/Garminhttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin– Links on OSM wiki for other makes

• Some iPhone Apps have been written to capture d l d d t i t O St tMand upload data into OpenStreetMap

– http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/IPhone#Tracking– http://forum.openstreetmap.org/viewtopic.php?pid=7543p p p g p p p p

• Cameras are useful for adding information about facilities along routes

il d f ki if G S• Pencil-and-paper for making notes if your GPS unit can’t record descriptions of waypoints

Converting a GPS trace

• Traces must be in GPX format to upload• Mac resource at

– http://wiki openstreetmap org/wiki/Machttp://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mac

Upload your trace

• www.openstreetmap.org• Click “GPS Traces” tab• Click GPS Traces tab• Click “See just your traces, or upload a

trace”trace• Log in• Browse to select file• Browse to select file• Enter descriptions• OSM will send an e mail confirming• OSM will send an e-mail confirming

success or failure of upload– Usually within a few minutesy

Edit

• If you have logged out since uploading, log inin

• Click “GPS Traces” tab• Click “See just your traces or upload aClick See just your traces, or upload a

trace”• Click “Edit” for the trace you want to work C c d t o t e t ace you wa t to wo

with• Choose “Edit with Save” or “Edit”

depending on your comfort level• Potlatch editor will open on start of your

t l id d t d itrace, overlaid on donated imagery

Cover the following• Zoom (buttons, upper left)• Pan (point and drag)• Select object (click)Select object (click)• Select point (select object, then click on point)• Move point (select point, drag)• Delete point (select point, then click on delete or backspace key)• Add point in way (select object hold shift click to add point in highlighted way move• Add point in way (select object, hold shift, click to add point in highlighted way, move

as necessary)• Add point object (click on location to add, then click again)• Create new way (click on location to start, keep clicking, note how to close way)• Intersect ways (depends on circumstances)• Intersect ways (depends on circumstances)• Drag way (and control-Z to undo)• Abandon last changes (Escape key)• Tagging (main reference at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features)

S• Save• Reference for useful shortcuts http://www.slideshare.net/Richard_Fairhurst/20-things-you-

never-knew-about-potlatch