Article
They know where you go: dockless bike sharing looms as the next disruptor – if key concerns are fixed
Publisher
Transport
Urban planning
Active transport
Cycling
Data collection
Modelling
Australia
Description
Beyond the benefits of dockless bike sharing for people’s mobility and health, these services are producing an ever more useful byproduct: journey data. Mapped through global positioning system (GPS) devices on the bikes or via Bluetooth using GPS data from users’ smartphones, the journey data that operators collect could be a powerful tool for city planners and policymakers, possibly even a valuable commodity.
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All Rights Reserved
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Post date:
20 Dec 2017