heat mapping your transportation decisions

15.June2008
Mysociety.org British tech nonprofit project, which builds and provides new tools for civic good, has released a beautiful series of maps illustrating the various data transmission around England. See, for example, the sample map on whether public transport (buses, light rail is the best in red) or a private car (blue) you will be faster from Cambridge station to any other part of the country. (Cambridge is in the lower right corner, nearish London.) Project has created many other maps, as well, illustrating the different figures.

This is interesting, of course, as proof of concept. I am sure that it was time-consuming and costly to create, but will not always be the case. If organizations such as public transport agency expose their data via the API then you can imagine, it appears as to be only a matter of force, which is only a matter of time. Would not it be great to be able to look at the map, as to any way you planning? "I am in the 44th and Killingsworth in Portland, and I wanted to go to the 15th and Belmont. If I'm willing to be removed from within a few blocks, it would go faster on light rail or car? How long it may take, I to get to a certain place? special place that I headed there is no public transport dead zones, is it? "Oh, you can answer questions! This is just one of many maps published by MySociety, which is a good thing, with regard to Margaret Thatcher's famous (attributed) quote - "Man, who even after age 26."