Our latest white paper, understanding the mobility ground truth in Bangkok, explores the 16 public transport modes that people in the Thai capital use to get around. One of those modes is canal boats, used to travel along and across the city’s khlongs.

Canal boats are typically used by commuters…

For this post in our Team Insights series, Julian Hirst, Director of WhereIsMyTransport, explains how our regional model works, and shares his thoughts on the impact of our ground-up mobility data collection on operations and market understanding.

Our data collectors

In emerging-market megacities, mass public transport is complex, nuanced, and…

By Guillaume Boniface-Chang, Head of Product at WhereIsMyTransport

When we set out to offer access to public transport information for the Majority World, including cities like Mexico, Lima and Bangkok, we knew we were looking at one of the toughest challenges in the mobility space.

Our approach at WhereIsMyTransport is unique because we look at the whole public transport network, not only the services provided by government bodies.

That means looking at the fragmented, privately-operated routes that sit within the informal economy that represent, in some cities…

At WhereIsMyTransport, we are a technology company that does not simply aggregate information — we produce entirely new mobility data. For cities in the Majority World, we create comprehensive data sets of public transport environments from scratch, starting with the truth on the ground.

Our work requires a combination of…

We recently announced the launch of Rumbo, our Android app designed to improve the public transport experience in emerging-market megacities. In this post, some of the team involved in Rumbo’s development share their perspectives on the challenges — as well as the rewards — associated with building an innovative consumer product for Majority-World markets.

WhereIsMyTransport is thrilled to announce our Series A extension, raising an additional $14.5 million, and furthering our mission to empower people everywhere to get where they need to go. …

WhereIsMyTransport believes in the positive impact digitalisation can have in emerging-market megacities — places that are asset-rich, but information-poor. Finding your way through a city’s web of public transport routes can be an insurmountable obstacle for many at the best of times, but especially when journeys don’t go to plan.

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At WhereIsMyTransport, we believe that public transport has an essential role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and local emissions, and improving quality of life. We encourage urban citizens to continue to use public transport, improving the experience through access to better information. …