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Journey’s end for traditional data sources? Not yet

Tom Van Vuren, Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald
20 January 2017
Tom Van Vuren is a divisional director at consultant Mott MacDonald and a visiting professor at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.
Tom Van Vuren is a divisional director at consultant Mott MacDonald and a visiting professor at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds.

 

Of course I expect that transport modelling and forecasting will be used by the NIC in its National Infrastructure Assessment. But they won’t be key drivers, nor should big data replace the existing techniques. 

British transport modelling practice is among the best in the world, in terms of our professional skill base, supporting guidance such as WebTAG, available data, and transparency in how models play a role in policy and decision-making. 

I certainly wouldn’t call...

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