Intelligent Mobility for Smart Communities
A special issue of Systems (ISSN 2079-8954).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2015) | Viewed by 250
Special Issue Editors
Interests: public transport; shared transport solutions; intelligent mobility; transport policy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Intelligent mobility is a rapidly growing facet of intelligent transport systems (ITS) and an important contributor to the concept of smart communities in both rural and urban environments. Intelligent Mobility refers to the optimised movement of people and goods by the most suitable mode or combination of modes which address complete end-to-end journeys.
‘Always-on’ connectivity is changing the way that mobility services are being provided and importantly is contributing to a wealth of new data which complements other sources of ITS data derived from specific transport modes and networks. Such data is a valuable asset in the delivery of intelligent mobility with considerable economic and social potential, not only in terms of new products and services, but also in contributing greater transparency and accountability.
We welcome papers with a focus on communication of information between transport operators, authorities, mobility service providers and passengers, methods to encourage behavioural change, and an appreciation of the privacy and trust considerations that underpins the role of data in the delivery of intelligent mobility solutions. We are interested in the role of open data, data sharing and how the crowd, i.e., citizens, online workers, can be involved with generating and maintaining appropriate smart community datasets. We welcome case-studies of specific intelligent mobility applications, e.g., on dynamic journey planning (including multi-modal solutions), personalised mobility services, autonomous vehicles, advanced public transport systems, traffic management etc., and the contribution they can make to the development of smart communities.
Prof. Dr. John D. Nelson
Dr. Steve Wright
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- intelligent mobility
- data
- smart communities
- personalised services
- multi-modal
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