Mobility as an Information Concept New layers of information: We can imagine a ‘digital skin’ layered over tarmac and concrete. Maps of emotions and memories are inextricably linked to the map they overlay, in the same way…
Mobility as a Reality Concept The key features that will define future activity spaces: Mobility visions can no longer be separated into ‘physical trips’ and ‘virtual trips’ on the internet and other communication media. The division between…
New relationships between activities and locations Currently, one of the important devices that collects data and transforms it into digital maps is the mobile phone. The Digital Skin (Jagdish, Re-Mapping the City) can be comprised of many different…
New layers of information New technologies create new layers within the urban environment; layers of information that can be overlaid on a cartographic representation of the city. These new layers of dynamic intelligent information can spur…
Big Data One major influence of ICT is the ability to manage and interact with the transport system in real time. Initially there was strong ‘top down’ development of sophisticated traveller information systems, using…
ICT will define future mobility Will physical travel be replaced with virtual contacts? Will smartphones and computers replace travel? Maybe there is no more need for so much travel. Will congestion disappear and will parking places in…
New concept of accessibility Unlike past decades, location does not matter so much anymore. We can perform most of our social activities online in virtual manners. To what extent is this happening? The internet has radically…