Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems: Lessons from digital matatus in Nairobi

Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography

Volumn 213, Issue , 2015, Pages 227-241

  Klopp, Jacqueline ^a   Williams, Sarah ^b   Waiganjo, Peter ^c   Orwa, Daniel ^c   White, Adam ^d  

^a Center for Sustainable Development Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d Groupshot   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIGITAL DEVICES; MASS TRANSPORTATION; METADATA; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE SETS; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN PLANNING;

DIGITAL INFORMATION; DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION; INFORMATION TOOLS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OPEN SOURCE TOOLS; PASSENGER INFORMATION; SERVICE FREQUENCY; URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84937509890     PISSN: 18632351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18368-8_12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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