1. Transport for Greater Manchester
Microsoft Partner
Transport for Greater Manchester
Making it easier & enjoyable to use public transport
Manchester creates open-data platform to improve transportation services
Results
Improve transportation services by creating mobile device apps that travelers could use to better plan, manage, and enjoy their journeys.
Partner Black Marble used Windows Azure to create and host a real-time open data platform
Helped developers use platform to create transportation apps
100+ app development projects underway
Faster, easier, and more enjoyable transport for citizens and visitors
The Real-Time Open Data Information System project is Greater Manchester’s first step into the cloud
Engage
Customer: Transport for Greater Manchester
Partner: Black Marble
City: Manchester, UK
Organization Profile
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating public transport services throughout Greater Manchester, in North West England.
Summary
Greater Manchester wanted to improve its transportation services by creating mobile device apps that travelers could use to better plan, manage, and enjoy their journeys. Transport for Greater Manchester decided to make its data publicly available and used Windows Azure to create and host a real-time open data platform. Third-party developers are using this platform to create a wide range of apps that make it easier and more enjoyable to use Greater Manchester’s public transport network.
Technology:
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure SQL Database
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012
Microsoft Azure Service Bus
“By using Windows Azure, we were able to create a world-class transport data-sharing solution in just six weeks and go from being behind to being ahead nearly overnight.”
— John Garner, Head of Information Services, Transport for Greater Manchester