Great story in today’s New York Times about maintenance/repair issues with subway elevators in the New York City Transit system. Umibot finds this interesting because it draws attention to the hidden world of attribute data. While spatial elements (station points, entrances, routes, etc…) are valuable, attribute data allow users to act on information–hours of operation, are elevators in operation (today), real-time scheduling/routing, parking facilities, etc…Last week we announced our mass transit initiative, and lots more about that coming soon…

Great Flash graphic showing elevator entrapments and downtime.