Measuring fine-grained metro interchange time via smartphones

• Main Authors: GU, Weixi, ZHANG, Kai, ZHOU, Zimu, JIN, Ming, ZHOU, Yuxun, LIU, Xi, SPANOS, Costas J., SHEN, Zuo-Jun (Max), LIN, Wei-Hua, ZHANG, Lin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: Underground public transport; Location-based service; Smartphone; Crowdsourcing; Software Engineering; Transportation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/4881; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/5884/viewcontent/trc17_gu.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

High variability interchange times often significantly affect the reliability of metro travels. Fine-grained measurements of interchange times during metro transfers can provide valuable insights on the crowdedness of stations, usage of station facilities and efficiency of metro lines. Measuring int...