28 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | JULY/AUGUST 2017
S P EC I A L R E P OR T
A N OT H E R D ATA ,
Another Dollar
By Justin Kern
Fledgling as data collection and analysis
may seem, experts prep what’s next.
N ITS CURRENT STATE, DATA
can sometimes seem like another
four-letter word to transit
providers. Th e seismic shift
of an industry toward its digital
future might not hold the
same glitz when you’re busy
combing reports or pounding
the pavement for the right inhouse
data talent.
But tomorrow, give or take fi ve
years? Th e work of a handful of
tech providers and payment processors
alone spell massive shift s
in visualization, open systems,
machine learning, autonomous
driving and the way we look at
Singapore. Along with many more
changes, there’s the chance that at
least some transit providers will
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