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Ottawa - The City of Ottawa and Ryerson University spinoff company Flybits officially released a mobile application called Ottawa Nav today, a commuting tool that delivers up-to-the-minute, customized road information to commuters. The free app is available today for iOS and Android devices.
“Our city is going through significant transformation over the next few years to keep our economy moving,” said Mayor Jim Watson. “This new app offers another means to connect with residents and provide additional on-demand information to give residents better navigation through Ottawa and to help reduce traffic congestion.”
Flybits has mapped the city into a multitude of zones, associating contextual data with every location. As commuters move throughout the city, they will receive useful and relevant information in real time based on their location and travel preferences. Managed through a secure web console, City staff can easily provide up-to-the minute updates and notifications within a zone—making critical information instantly available to everyone.
With no infrastructure dependencies and the ability to scale quickly, powering Ottawa Nav with Flybits technology is helping Ottawa to further its reputation in being one of Canada’s connected cities.
“The solution is like a mini-traveller information centre right on their mobile device,” said Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the Transportation Committee. “The system is flexible to enable City staff to communicate the relevant traveller information based on the motorist’s location and the situation, in a safe, reliable and convenient fashion.”
The app’s functionality differs depending on whether the user is a driver or a passenger. While driving, the mobile app delivers relevant audible information to users informing them of events occurring in their area of travel, including construction projects, collisions and other unplanned incidents.
For increased safety, Ottawa Nav will also provide, where applicable, notifications of a reduced speed limit in construction and school zones. While in passenger mode, users can tap into the City and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario’s traffic cameras to access real time images to view traffic conditions near their immediate location.
This system was designed and developed by Flybits Inc., a Ryerson University spinoff company and Canadian leader in context-aware intelligent mobility solutions. The Flybits platform features scalable software that enables City staff to share pertinent applications, web pages and other information instantly without any infrastructure investment or demands. Powered by Flybits, Ottawa Nav is a one-stop-shop platform for residents seeking traveller and mobility information in the City.
“Ottawa is the first city to deploy a context-aware computing strategy,” explained Dr. Hossein Rahnama, Founder of Flybits - Director of Research and Innovation - Ryerson Digital Media Zone. “The system senses and interprets contextual parameters—such as location, day, time, mobile and personal preferences—surrounding each individual user, delivering relevant and customized services to make the most out of their mobile experience.
Ottawa Nav is launching with a focus on intelligent traffic solutions, but the same framework can be used to disseminate all useful information pertaining to Ottawa. By utilizing this powerful tool to connect city services and make them available to residents in real time, the City of Ottawa has become a pioneer in the discovery and actualization of a smarter, more connected city.”
In addition, the system’s scalability also gives the network the capability to remain current with new transportation technologies and upgrades in the future.
In May 2012, City Council approved the Transportation System Management Plan to promote safe and efficient movement of goods and people, to reduce traffic congestion and fuel consumption, and to optimize existing infrastructure. Today’s release of Ottawa Nav supports two of three key objectives of the plan: TSM Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology Solutions, and Traveller Information Systems (TIS).
The Ottawa Nav application is now available for free on the Apple AppStore and Google Play for Android devices. Other platforms will become available in the future. For further information or view a video about Ottawa Nav, please visit ottawa.ca.
Ottawa – The City of Ottawa’s new solution traffic app, Ottawa Nav, is one more piece of the City’s Transportation System Management (TSM) Plan to better connect with residents and visitors travelling in the city.
The TSM plan involves developing strategies and technologies to provide transportation solutions that promote various modes of transportation (cycling, pedestrian, vehicular and transit), reduce fuel consumption and emissions, reduce traffic congestion, lower operating costs, optimize existing infrastructure, and enhance safety and community liveability.
The plan will be implemented over a 10- to-15-year period, and its focus will be resident-centric, giving convenient information and interacting with all road-users – which include cyclists, pedestrians, tourists, and transportation service providers.
The TSM plan is broken down into three emphasis areas:
The development of the City of Ottawa’s Ottawa Nav app covers two of the three emphasis areas: Traveller Information Services and TSM Innovation, Collaboration and Technology Solutions.
The mobile traffic application was developed in partnership with Flybits Inc a spin-off company of Ryerson University. The context-aware software solution gives residents up-to-the-minute traffic information, based on their current location, mode of transportation and their personalized preference settings on their IOS and Android devices.
Many traffic management operating systems use software systems that map and chart the city and region with a primary focus on the existing infrastructure and geographical environment of the area. The City’s new system, Ottawa Nav, maps out the areas in the city as individual repositories of information and data.
The City can use the network system and its data repositories to give a complete view of the community – making it a valuable analytical and decision-making tool for future traffic management planning and engineering.
This software solutions technology is scalable, which means that as we move into the future, it has the flexibility to expand, connect and utilize new and emerging information sources. Providing traffic information is just the beginning of the emergence of intelligent mobile services for Ottawa communities.
The technology powering the application gives commuters the most current traveller information, such as construction, special events, and unplanned incidents. To adhere to safe driving practices and avoiding distractions, the app provides the information verbally to the driver. However, passengers can access over 200 City of Ottawa and Ministry of Transportation’s traffic cameras.
The application is also a one-stop-shop for travel and mobility information. Users can access traffic, public transit and cycling information as well as pay by phone functionality and relevant websites (which are recommended based on a user’s current location and preferences). Ottawa Nav will soon include turn-by-turn navigation, emergency vehicle notifications, parking monitoring and social media integration.
Flybits
Flybits was founded by Dr. Hossein Rahnama, along with a team of Computer Science graduates at Ryerson, to commercialize a cloud-based, context-aware platform that allows businesses and government entities to deliver the ultimate mobile user experience. A disruptive technology, Flybits aims to streamline information finding by delivering relevant applications to each user — in real-time, when they need it most. The company’s core middleware platform, FARE (Flybits Activity Recognition Engine) enables enterprises to benefit globally from Ubiquitous Relevance™: customers, employees, suppliers – everyone receives timely and tailored information.
Flybits is a spin-off company of Ryerson University with the participation of MaRS Innovation. The company is exemplary of a profound idea in academia that has evolved from research to a successful commercialized product. Through the growth of on-campus Zones such as the Digital Media Zone (DMZ) and the Ryerson Centre for Cloud and Context-Aware Computing (RC4), companies like Flybits have been able to grow from lab-based research to a commercialized industry solution-provider and an emerging startup organization. Creating opportunities – Flybits connects people and places to possibilities™. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with an office in the United Kingdom.
For further information, visit www.flybits.com.
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“Our city is going through significant transformation over the next few years to keep our economy moving,” said Mayor Jim Watson. “This new app offers another means to connect with residents and provide additional on-demand information to give residents better navigation through Ottawa and to help reduce traffic congestion.”
Flybits has mapped the city into a multitude of zones, associating contextual data with every location. As commuters move throughout the city, they will receive useful and relevant information in real time based on their location and travel preferences. Managed through a secure web console, City staff can easily provide up-to-the minute updates and notifications within a zone—making critical information instantly available to everyone.
With no infrastructure dependencies and the ability to scale quickly, powering Ottawa Nav with Flybits technology is helping Ottawa to further its reputation in being one of Canada’s connected cities.
“The solution is like a mini-traveller information centre right on their mobile device,” said Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the Transportation Committee. “The system is flexible to enable City staff to communicate the relevant traveller information based on the motorist’s location and the situation, in a safe, reliable and convenient fashion.”
The app’s functionality differs depending on whether the user is a driver or a passenger. While driving, the mobile app delivers relevant audible information to users informing them of events occurring in their area of travel, including construction projects, collisions and other unplanned incidents.
For increased safety, Ottawa Nav will also provide, where applicable, notifications of a reduced speed limit in construction and school zones. While in passenger mode, users can tap into the City and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario’s traffic cameras to access real time images to view traffic conditions near their immediate location.
This system was designed and developed by Flybits Inc., a Ryerson University spinoff company and Canadian leader in context-aware intelligent mobility solutions. The Flybits platform features scalable software that enables City staff to share pertinent applications, web pages and other information instantly without any infrastructure investment or demands. Powered by Flybits, Ottawa Nav is a one-stop-shop platform for residents seeking traveller and mobility information in the City.
“Ottawa is the first city to deploy a context-aware computing strategy,” explained Dr. Hossein Rahnama, Founder of Flybits - Director of Research and Innovation - Ryerson Digital Media Zone. “The system senses and interprets contextual parameters—such as location, day, time, mobile and personal preferences—surrounding each individual user, delivering relevant and customized services to make the most out of their mobile experience.
Ottawa Nav is launching with a focus on intelligent traffic solutions, but the same framework can be used to disseminate all useful information pertaining to Ottawa. By utilizing this powerful tool to connect city services and make them available to residents in real time, the City of Ottawa has become a pioneer in the discovery and actualization of a smarter, more connected city.”
In addition, the system’s scalability also gives the network the capability to remain current with new transportation technologies and upgrades in the future.
In May 2012, City Council approved the Transportation System Management Plan to promote safe and efficient movement of goods and people, to reduce traffic congestion and fuel consumption, and to optimize existing infrastructure. Today’s release of Ottawa Nav supports two of three key objectives of the plan: TSM Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology Solutions, and Traveller Information Systems (TIS).
The Ottawa Nav application is now available for free on the Apple AppStore and Google Play for Android devices. Other platforms will become available in the future. For further information or view a video about Ottawa Nav, please visit ottawa.ca.
Ottawa Nav just one more piece of City’s Transportation System Management plan for a connected city
Ottawa – The City of Ottawa’s new solution traffic app, Ottawa Nav, is one more piece of the City’s Transportation System Management (TSM) Plan to better connect with residents and visitors travelling in the city.
The TSM plan involves developing strategies and technologies to provide transportation solutions that promote various modes of transportation (cycling, pedestrian, vehicular and transit), reduce fuel consumption and emissions, reduce traffic congestion, lower operating costs, optimize existing infrastructure, and enhance safety and community liveability.
The plan will be implemented over a 10- to-15-year period, and its focus will be resident-centric, giving convenient information and interacting with all road-users – which include cyclists, pedestrians, tourists, and transportation service providers.
The TSM plan is broken down into three emphasis areas:
- Advanced Traffic Management Systems
- Traveller Information Services
- TSM Innovation, Collaboration and Technology Solutions.
The development of the City of Ottawa’s Ottawa Nav app covers two of the three emphasis areas: Traveller Information Services and TSM Innovation, Collaboration and Technology Solutions.
The mobile traffic application was developed in partnership with Flybits Inc a spin-off company of Ryerson University. The context-aware software solution gives residents up-to-the-minute traffic information, based on their current location, mode of transportation and their personalized preference settings on their IOS and Android devices.
Many traffic management operating systems use software systems that map and chart the city and region with a primary focus on the existing infrastructure and geographical environment of the area. The City’s new system, Ottawa Nav, maps out the areas in the city as individual repositories of information and data.
The City can use the network system and its data repositories to give a complete view of the community – making it a valuable analytical and decision-making tool for future traffic management planning and engineering.
This software solutions technology is scalable, which means that as we move into the future, it has the flexibility to expand, connect and utilize new and emerging information sources. Providing traffic information is just the beginning of the emergence of intelligent mobile services for Ottawa communities.
The technology powering the application gives commuters the most current traveller information, such as construction, special events, and unplanned incidents. To adhere to safe driving practices and avoiding distractions, the app provides the information verbally to the driver. However, passengers can access over 200 City of Ottawa and Ministry of Transportation’s traffic cameras.
The application is also a one-stop-shop for travel and mobility information. Users can access traffic, public transit and cycling information as well as pay by phone functionality and relevant websites (which are recommended based on a user’s current location and preferences). Ottawa Nav will soon include turn-by-turn navigation, emergency vehicle notifications, parking monitoring and social media integration.
Flybits
Flybits was founded by Dr. Hossein Rahnama, along with a team of Computer Science graduates at Ryerson, to commercialize a cloud-based, context-aware platform that allows businesses and government entities to deliver the ultimate mobile user experience. A disruptive technology, Flybits aims to streamline information finding by delivering relevant applications to each user — in real-time, when they need it most. The company’s core middleware platform, FARE (Flybits Activity Recognition Engine) enables enterprises to benefit globally from Ubiquitous Relevance™: customers, employees, suppliers – everyone receives timely and tailored information.
Flybits is a spin-off company of Ryerson University with the participation of MaRS Innovation. The company is exemplary of a profound idea in academia that has evolved from research to a successful commercialized product. Through the growth of on-campus Zones such as the Digital Media Zone (DMZ) and the Ryerson Centre for Cloud and Context-Aware Computing (RC4), companies like Flybits have been able to grow from lab-based research to a commercialized industry solution-provider and an emerging startup organization. Creating opportunities – Flybits connects people and places to possibilities™. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with an office in the United Kingdom.
For further information, visit www.flybits.com.
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