Sometimes items in a database will stand by themselves, and do not require additional context or documentation to help us interpret them – for example, when we consult transport timetables to find out when the next train leaves.
Google Now relies on the enormous processing power, public data (such as transport timetables) and personalised information that Google can focus on the question of "what does this person want to know now?" Siri, by contrast, waits to be asked.
In Stuart: A Life Backwards he brilliantly traced the life of a homeless alcoholic; in Simon: The Genius in my Basement he told the story of his one-time landlord, a mathematical prodigy, who turned into a messy recluse and fanatical collector of public transport timetables.
Moreover, the travel industry is one of the obvious sectors for use of important real-time data, such as trip planning, public transport timetables, etc. [9].
One application in the pipeline is the result of a collaboration with Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national railway operator, and it combines GPS and map data with train and transport timetables.
Make plans to go to whatever your destination is and go! Book tickets, find out public transport timetables or bike routes, pack a lunch etc. Do anything to make it happen easily.
In the operations planning process of public transport (PT), timetable synchronization is a useful strategy utilized to reduce transfer waiting time and improve service connectivity.
Timetabling, transport between institutions, record-keeping and reporting could all make for a logistical nightmare.
Many respondents suggested public transport routes and timetables needed to be better aligned to hospital services and visiting times.
The travelers can get updated information covering a wide area of services, such as travelling/trips (optimal routes, public transport means selection, timetables info), weather information, traffic flow, etc.
