Mobility Application with Semantic Reasoning

Abstract

Active mobility is a way of keeping oneself in a good health, although it may cause some discomfort. Globally, and specifically in Singapore context, several elements can influence our decisions. The choice of the right time for active mobility depends not only on available vehicles but also on the weather and the air quality. Popular fitness trackers motivate users by a daily step count goal. At the same time, open data, bus arrival times or shared bicycles availability help optimise the planning of the active mobility. Given these elements, a personalised mobile application was designed in order to facilitate the mobility choice. The paper describes how this application was constructed. It focuses on the use of semantic web reasoning for the integration of all factors and the recommendation inference. The outcome of the ongoing deployment with 36 participants is presented.