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Moving Travel Information


1.    Promoting the bus

  • MapMovies added to a travel website reach people in new and entertaining ways.
  • MapMovies show city level networks serving destinations.
  • MapMovies give the modern look to bus travel
  • MapMovies make routes easy to understand
  • MapMovies offers opportunities to include real time information.
 
 
 
2.    Generating ridership
  • MapMovies put buses on the travel agenda for the infrequent or first time traveller 
  • MapMovies show all routes to destinations in a new visually engaging way
  • MapMovies create a useful 'mental map' for future trips
  • with local information, MapMovies can inform all!

 

 

3.    Connecting with the public

  • MapMovies are customer-facing
  • with light-weight file sizes, MapMovies  download quickly and capture attention
  • with click-throughs, MapMovies provide travel alerts, updates, evening & weekend variations, local bus stop maps, timetables and ticket purchasing

 
 
4.    Making mapmovies
  • MapMovies are based on city network quickmaps and street surveys
  • MapMovies can also be derived from existing databases using tools being developed by quickmap
  • MapMovies illustrate direct bus routes to specific destinations whereas printed quickmaps promote bus networks
  • Mapmovies and quickmaps use node and spoke construction showing transport links between well known and some lesser known places
  • MapMovies highlight transport connections with other services in the bus network
 
 
 
5.    Adding local identity and operator branding
  • MapMovies offer opportunities for local links on the movie frame
  • MapMovies suitable for operator branding. logos, colours, messages etc 

 
 
6.    Developing map movies
  • MapMovie 'plus' packages combine travel information with event-based information
  • MapMovie 'plus' costs are covered by marginal increase in attendance as suggested by results from the
    Hampton Court Flower 2007 and
    The Notting Hill Carnival 2007
    movie with over 23,000 downloads during a 5 day period.

 
7.    Playing an important part in travel plans
  • MapMovies are used by British Land plc to make visitors and staff more aware of buses serving its property developments such as Broadgate at Liverpool Street, London
  • MapMovies have the support of The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone who launched the first bus movie for British Land's Regent's Place Travel Plan

8.    Research and development
  • current developments will have a direct impact on the development of movies
  • current research will offer live positioning of buses using real time data
9.    Distribution

  • MapMovies bring essential bus and travel information onto your PC, mobile phone and public displays
  • encouraging linking direct to the file allows others to use directly on their websites as proven with the Carnival MapMovie


Can we help you 'reposition' the bus as a modern and effective part of city life with our MapMovies?

powerpoint 'brochure'

databased powered MapMovies

Andrew Sutton, David Sherriff
020 7813 3397
info@quickmap.com
Quickmap Limited

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Document date 16/01/08
The Quickmap logo and the 'MapMovie' name are Trade Marks of Quickmap.

Quickmap Limited PO Box 12, London SE5 9PN tel.020 7813 3397
www.quickmap.com Reg Office: 178 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4NJ Company No. 3732957
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bus MapMovie from Quickmap London termini series

commissioned by vicinitee.com for British Land PLC

Worthing demonstrator

place selector

night and day buses

used for getting to the Bus Industry Award ceremony