Open Traffic Data Exchange and Collaborative Platform

Traffic information is a necessity information for people within a smart city context. Whether we travel by personal cars or public transportations, up-to-date information on traffic situations helps make our travel much more convenient. Thailand is no different from the rest of the world. This is evident that many cities including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Phuket built mobile applications for disseminating their existing transportation data to public. Also, several universities implement mobile applications to give information on campus transportation. However, these implementations are independent and their data cannot be shared or exchanged between them. This paper shows an implementation of an open traffic data exchange that is ongoing between Nectec and Mahidol University. Both Nectec and Mahidol University have their proprietary traffic systems to inform of their transportation. We agree on some sets of simple standards so that collaboration and sharing of information is possible and efficient. It is our intention to make this platform available to all community including RD and business enterprises.