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Coverage area: The Netherlands
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Organisation and management: Mobidot is a Dutch Start-up established in 2013. Mobidot collects personal travel information by using an application on smartphones. The app collects multimodal, door-to-door and 24×7 movement behaviour of people. The information can be used by the owner of the app and with permission it is used by Mobidot and partners.
Mobidot works for governments, transport companies, service providers and employers. With the information gathered via the Mobidot app on smartphones, clients can use the knowledge of travel behaviour and travel motivation to influence movement behaviour of people and provides capabilities to influence travel behaviour in a personalised way.
Source of funding: The start-up is funded through their partners assignments. And Mobidot received a EU- stimulation price in 2014
Initial investment: N/A
Development history: Mobidot is established in 2013. Mobidot is a Dutch spin-off and start-up company of former technological institute Novay and European commission funded R&D project Sunset. Sunset is part of the European commission’s Seventh Framework programme Smart Cities & Sustainability under DG Connect.
Modes of transport included: depending on the wishes of the customer using the Mobidot services. The software can distinguish train, bus, bicycle automatically with accelerometer. Other modes of transport can be distinguished surveys integrated in the application.
Service Features: Mobidot offers their services in two ways: via a turn-key model or via an integration model with the clients own application.
In the Turn-key model the client uses the Sesamo app (mobidot own app), the client will be able to allow certain people to access the app, collecting the information about their target group via the Sesamo app.
In the integration model the services are integrated in the application of the client.
In both options the client is in charge and in control of the respondents.
Source of data: Personal travel information is gathered by the sesame application developed by Mobidot, but also via the integration of the Mobidot services in clients applications.
Data flow: the data is processed by the Mobidot data processing platform called MoveSmarter. MoveSmarter is a modular platform with 5 different modules; MoveSmarter Library; MoveSmarter Tracking Module; MoveSmarter Information Management Module; MoveSmarter Incentive Management Module and the MoveSmarter Sampeling Module.
The modules are supported by an Identity Management module and a web-based MoveSmarter Management cockpit. The MoveSmarter Identity Management software provides domain and user registration and identification, authentication for data exchange and role-based authorization to MoveSmarter functionality. This creates a secure, manageable environment. The web-based management cockpit provides a user interface for administrators for user management, configuration of the functional modules, monitoring and tuning, data anonymization and data visualisation and reporting.
For explanation about the different modules see: source.
Open data policy: The API is available in consultation with Mobidot.
Continuity: Mobidot is a private company providing services to governments and transport companies. It will continue to do so if there is enough demand for their services.
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