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QROWD is a pioneering initiative exploiting the potential of cross-sectoral Big Data integration and analysis to improve transportation and mobility across European cities. It aims to make transport smarter by leveraging the human factor: smarter transport, smarter cities. To do this, QROWD and project partners – such as TomTom and ATOS – have together developedRead more

Smart transport, as a fundamental aspect of smart cities, has in the previous year rapidly developed on a global scale. With innovations ranging from electric bus fleets in China, to integrated and automated ticketing systems in Europe’s metro system, smart transport is getting smarter. Partly, this is because the benefits of smart transport are numerous.Read more

Smart ticketing is not a new concept. Most people are aware of digital tickets such as Oyster and Navigo which emerged in the early 2000’s. However, e-ticketing has now reached a new milestone. Contactless bank cards now offer a comparable service, making transport easier to access than ever. This has, in recent years, become anRead more

Go Ahead London are a company that provide nearly a quarter of London’s buses. According to the group, their vehicles travel over 80 million miles annually, and employ more than 7600 staff across various sites within the city. The company have a history of innovation, and have recently become one of the front runners forRead more

Since the beginning of 2018 there have been a plethora of transport and technological developments across the EU, but also the wider world. For example, the Sydney metro in Australia has been the first city in the country to implement a fully automated metro system as a result of a 5.2 billion euro project. TheRead more

In a recent interview the director of the QROWD project, Professor Elena Simperl, states that the goal of the project is ultimately to make transport in its various forms smarter. She goes on to explain that by making transport “smarter” she means improving the quality of available services that different transport operators offer to citizens,Read more

Smart cities are on the rise globally, with estimations of urban populations set to rise to 5.2 billion by 2050. Smart cities therefore evolve in a number of key areas to improve the quality of life for their inhabitants. Environment, safety, utilities, buildings and transportation all contribute to the level of smartness a city canRead more

QROWD is an EU funded project that delivers big data integration, human-driven solutions and innovative transport solutions for smart cities and smart mobility. Recent advances in data-sharing, smartphones, 4G connectivity, GPS and the Internet of Things (IoT) have led to an explosion of ‘intelligent mobility’, an industry that is predicted to be worth £900bn perRead more

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