OPTIMUM multimodal route-planning app

Basic Information

Language

English

Latest update

Price

Free

Application time

during travelling

Assistance required

no

Assistance data

personal information, GPS location

Tool type

Mobile app


Application area

  • Data gathering
  • Other

Target Audience

  • Medium-sized cities
  • Large cities

Summary

The EU project OPTIMUM developed and offers free of charge a multimodal route-planning application (app) that features smart notifications and proactive recommendations to encourage “greener” transport behaviour.

The app supports multimodal route planning in three major European cities: Birmingham (UK), Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Vienna (Austria). All available information on complex urban transportation networks has been integrated in these three cities, including public means of transport -  trains, metros, buses, taxis, shared bicycles, shared cars and electric vehicles.

The OPTIMUM app includes a personal profile that can be enabled to give greener transport recommendations. Based on start location and destination inputs, the app can plan routes to meet specific individual needs - e.g. time and date of arrival or departure, transport modes or vehicle locations.

Users can also add “via points” along the route proposed by the application. In addition, the app can suggest alternative routes, along with information on modes of transport, time of travel and CO2 emissions for each trip alternative. Routing optimisation can then be personalised to fit the user’s travel profile.

Persuasive messaging accompanies each specific alternative to steer the user towards greener transportation choices (i.e. walking, cycling, public transport). Later versions of the app will integrate a crediting system that rewards greener transportation choices. The app supports the storage of current and future trip itineraries, allows quick access to planned trips and informs the user about potentially relevant incidents (e.g. congestion, accidents, road works).  

The user’s local surroundings are shown as a map, which allows the user to locate a potential destination or identify points of interest (POIs). These POIs can be filtered through categories and be included in route requests. Finally, feedback functionality is very important, as it allows the user to communicate easily with the OPTIMUM project, which in turn allows the user to rate the app and provide feedback.

The app can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store.

Good Example

The tool is currently being tested in Birmingham, Vienna and Ljubljana. Detailed reports of the testing will be available later. See www.optimumproject.eu

Thematic areas


Active mobility
  • Walking
  • Cycling

Collective passenger transport & shared mobility
  • Ride sharing
  • Car sharing
  • Bike sharing
  • Accessibility
  • Intermodality
  • Service improvements

Smart, Sustainable, Connected and Shared mobility
  • Connected and automated transport
  • ITS for traffic

Behavioural change & mobility management
  • Mobility marketing and awareness raising
  • Mobility Planning

Road safety & security
  • Enhancing passenger security
  • Safer roads, bike and foot paths
  • Cybersecurity and data privacy

Contacts

Fluidtime Data Services GmbH

optimum-pr [at] intrasoft-intl.com

+322 23 81 711

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