Collaboration is a concept that carries significant weight when discussing multimodal trips of passengers. For Transport Service Providers (TSPs), it is a method to facilitate a door-to-door (D2D) journey, which is a fundamental goal outlined by the EU in the 2011 Transport White Paper. However, collaboration is a very generic concept that is difficult to define. For SYN+AIR, collaboration among modes pertains to data sharing among TSPs in the context of facilitating a seamless D2D journey.

The main objective of SYN+AIR is to generate common goals for TSPs that will justify data sharing, facilitating the user to execute a seamless D2D journey. SYN+AIR employs a partially participatory (in terms of validation) and partially, technology driven approach (in terms of defining data flow among TSPs) that is user-centric; customer journeys will be generated for the entire multimodal chain and SYN+AIR will analyse how those journeys can be facilitated through improved planning and operations activities (following the ATFCM phases: strategic, pre-tactical, tactical) powered by data sharing. For the analysis, air travelling is placed in the epicentre; all multimodal chains consider the usage of air travelling.

Consequently, a “Smart Contracts Framework” will be generated based on a Business Process Model. Smart Contracts are agreements among TSPs that define data sharing criteria (scope, parties’ obligations, contract’s time span and fulfilment criteria). TSPs can use the agreements for structuring a collaboration scheme with another TSP either strategically or tactically. Data generated by Travel Companion apps will also be analyzed in the context of enriching the Smart Contracts Framework allowing TSPs to improve their activities and execute informed decisions. Finally, SYN+AIR will determine what additional recommendations can be provided to travelers based on the execution of a Smart Contract.

Bando:
H2020-SESAR-2019-2

Role of the Polytechnic:
Partner

Scientific coordinator of the Polytechnic:
Prof. Michele Ottomanelli, Prof. Mario Binetti

SSD:
ICAR/05 “Transport”