Session host: Jari Honkonen (HSL)

Time and place: Check the eagenda http://bit.ly/okf-convention_agenda

Description

This workshop is for learning about and experimenting with public transport data and its visualisation. This includes an introduction to the HSL open data (related to Tampere and matka.fi too), creating relevant use cases for the data, brainstorming of ideas on how to illustrate data as well as hands on demos and collective learning.

Datasets: Timetables, passenger feedback survey data and trip statistics. APIs: Journey Planner, real-time stop timetables, disruption info, HSL live. Potential data sources: FourSquare, Twitter, mak.hsl.fi, OpenStreetMap, Helsingin palvelukartta.