Open Source Ticketing Enhancing Mobility as A Service Schemes

Abstract

Public transport users need innovative, multi-applicative, multi-functional, safe and secure ticketing systems, easy to use. Operators, on the other hand, need systems which offer all requirements from passengers but financial sustainable. To achieve balance and provide sustainable and useful public transport services, traditional public transport needs to be improved with new innovative mobility solutions. Ticketing is the key to the making mobility services work together. Data from services using public transport must be public for the benefit of citizens and city planners. Concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) as an integration of various forms of transport services into a single mobility service accessible on demand is a new way of thinking about public transport. This paper focuses particularly on open source as a main driver for enhancing Mobility as a Service schemes.