Citymapper app maps best travel route for you
11 Dec 2015|1,428 views
Launched in Singapore in April, Citymapper - which smartphone users can download for free - provides travel options according to time, cost and even energy expended, reported The Straits Times.
The transport app has already gone 'live' with travel tips for the 12-station Downtown Line 2 MRT stretch linking Singapore's north-west corridor to the city, opening two weeks from now. Citymapper also gives an Uber option, but none for taxis.
Citymapper general manager Gene Soo said this is because Uber's data is available in API - application program interface, a 'language' enabling computers to 'talk' to each other. Mr. Soo said that is how Citymapper has been able to proliferate in 28 cities. "In many cities, governments feel it is in their interest to promote public transport, so they help us with data," said Mr. Soo. "Anyway, this is publicly available data."
He said Citymapper is not just a transit guide, but also a 'door-to-door' travel planner. The app also tells users where the walking and biking paths are. For cyclists, it gives three route options: fast, regular and quiet. For train commuters, it has tips on which carriage is nearest to an escalator at the desired destination.
Mr. Soo said improvements are being made. For instance, there is a plan to provide rail disruption alerts and suggest alternative travel plans. The information is available but incomplete at the moment, and Citymapper is working to make it comprehensive, he said. He revealed that Citymapper is working with the Land Transport Authority on developing a journey planner that includes information such as the best sheltered route home when it rains, the smoothest route by train if you are carrying a foldable bicycle, and the easiest route for prams.
Launched in Singapore in April, Citymapper - which smartphone users can download for free - provides travel options according to time, cost and even energy expended, reported The Straits Times.
The transport app has already gone 'live' with travel tips for the 12-station Downtown Line 2 MRT stretch linking Singapore's north-west corridor to the city, opening two weeks from now. Citymapper also gives an Uber option, but none for taxis.
Citymapper general manager Gene Soo said this is because Uber's data is available in API - application program interface, a 'language' enabling computers to 'talk' to each other. Mr. Soo said that is how Citymapper has been able to proliferate in 28 cities. "In many cities, governments feel it is in their interest to promote public transport, so they help us with data," said Mr. Soo. "Anyway, this is publicly available data."
He said Citymapper is not just a transit guide, but also a 'door-to-door' travel planner. The app also tells users where the walking and biking paths are. For cyclists, it gives three route options: fast, regular and quiet. For train commuters, it has tips on which carriage is nearest to an escalator at the desired destination.
Mr. Soo said improvements are being made. For instance, there is a plan to provide rail disruption alerts and suggest alternative travel plans. The information is available but incomplete at the moment, and Citymapper is working to make it comprehensive, he said. He revealed that Citymapper is working with the Land Transport Authority on developing a journey planner that includes information such as the best sheltered route home when it rains, the smoothest route by train if you are carrying a foldable bicycle, and the easiest route for prams.
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