March 18-25, 2012
DAY 4 Update
Flocksourcing*
in Dhaka
Measurability changes our perception of things
Flocksourcing* = Guided crowdsourcing
On March 18, 10 paid volunteers set out to ride 240 buses in Dhaka in one week, tracking bus positions, counting riders (including females) and issuing rider satisfaction surveys all with the help of a smartphone, an app and a mobile data plan
Daily Bus Traces in Dhaka Uttara Mirpur
We asked them to focus on routes from Azimpur to Mirpur and Uttara
Azimpur Mar 18
Mar 19
Mar 20
http://web.mit.edu/mrching/Public/analysisdhaka.html
Daily Bus Traces in Boston
We are trying to do the same thing in Boston / Cambridge MIT
Boston
March
http://web.mit.edu/mrching/Public/analysisboston.html
Volunteer Performance
In 4 days, volunteers have rode an aggregate of 180 trips and issued 600 surveys while on the bus with 3 volunteers riding for more than 24 hours
http://web.mit.edu/mrching/Public/volunteer.html
Kb16
Kb10
Kb2
Kb14
Volunteer Performance by Trace
Kb20
Kb7
Kb8
Kb13
Volunteer Trips by Start Time
7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM kb 16
1
3
kb-14
1
3
kb-2
1
2
3
kb10
1
2
kb13
1
4
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
3
4 3
2
1
4
1
2
4
1
2
2
1
1
kb7
5
3
kb8
1
3
2
2 2
4
1
5
1 1
2
kb2 kb20
2
1
1 1
4
6
2
Uttara
Bus Speed Map
Pallabi
Dhanmondi
New Market
http://web.mit.edu/mrching/Public/speeddhaka.html
Bus Travel Times New Market – Dhanmondi 2 km, 33 rides 10 km/hr
New Market – Pallabi 10 km, 16 rides 9 km/hr
New Market – Uttara 20 km, 25 rides 13 km/hr 2:07
2:07 1:45 1:48
1:42 0:37
1:39
0:37
1:39 1:28
1:08
1:10
0:46
0:49
0:46
IN
OUT
OVERALL
1:09
1:33
1:25 1:10
1:10
OUT
OVERALL
0:18 0:14
0:12
0:06
0:06
0:09 0:06
IN
OUT
OVERALL
IN
2:07 2:05 0:37
1:42
12:00 OUTBOUND
0:00 INBOUND
1:39
1:32 1:16 1:11 1:101:08 1:08 1:07 1:03 1:02 0:58 0:55 0:54 0:49 0:46
0:21 0:19 0:19 0:18 0:18 0:17 0:17 0:14 0:14 0:13 0:13 0:13 0:11 0:11 0:10 0:10 0:11 0:10 0:09 0:09 0:08 0:08 0:08 0:08 0:07 0:07 0:06 0:07 0:06
0:00
1:481:52 1:47 1:43 1:43 1:421:43 1:45 1:40 1:361:39 1:28 1:27 1:23 1:20 1:20 1:20 1:18 1:15 1:15 1:13 1:12 1:10
4:48
9:36 OUTBOUND
14:24
19:12
INBOUND
4:48
9:36 14:24 19:12 0:00 OUTBOUND
INBOUND
Passenger Counts, Empty Seats, Female Share Overall Total passenger count
57 50
50
51
47 38
44
38
41
41
48
52
53
55
41 22 22
10
Empty seats
(12)
(6)
(4)
7
1
5
4
15
1
(1)
(7)
24
(5)
(8)
(12)
(15) 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM 36%
25% 18%
19% 16%
14%
15% 10%
17%
17%
17%
16%
14%
Female share of total
11%
8%
8%
5% 7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM
Live Survey Dashboard Avg Bus Happiness 2.6 (out of 5)
Map of Survey Locations http://web.mit.edu/mrching/Public/surveydhaka.html
Work, Home and Commute
Visualization by Fineo http://tinyurl.com/surveydhaka3-21
Income, Ownership, Bus Riding Frequency
Visualization by Fineo http://tinyurl.com/surveydhaka3-21
Passenger Counts and Rider Happiness 3.5
57
50
3.0
2.0
50
55
2.7
52
3.1
51 47
2.6 2.5
60
Passenger Count
44
2.6 41
2.4
38 2.3
2.0
38
41
3.3 50
48
2.9
2.7
53
2.8
2.5 41 2.3
2.2
40
2.2
2.0
2.0 30
Rider Happiness 1.5
22 20
1.0
15
10
0.5
-
7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM11 PM
Rider Happiness by Bus Line
27 (to Uttara)
Overall 3.3
3.1 2.6
2.9
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.3 2.0
2.5 2.3
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.0
36 (to Mirpur)
7 AM 8 AM 9 AM 10 AM
11 AM
12 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM 4 PM 5 PM 6 PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM PM
11 PM
Rider Happiness by One-Way Commute Time
2.80 2.61
2.59
1 hour
1.5 hours
2.52
15 minutes
30 minutes Overall
Azimpur
Dhanmondi
2.51
2.46
2 hours
2+ hours
KhiilKhet
Uttara