Methods and systems for obtaining a multi-modal route

A system arranged to obtain multi-modal routes in a multi-modal transportation network, comprising:

• a data store comprising data indicative of a plurality of segments, each being indicative of a navigable segment of the network, and each segment having data indicative of a traversal time for the segment associated therewith, wherein the plurality of segments representative of the multi-modal transportation network includes:
• a first subset of segments indicative of a first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network, the first transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user only at specific times;
• and a second subset of segments indicative of a second transportation sub-network of the multimodal transportation network, the second transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user substantially at any time, the traversal time data associated with at least some of the first subset of the plurality of segments indicative of navigable segments of the first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network being based on a transit time indicative of a time taken to travel along the segment, and an additional time based on a frequency at which travel along the segment occurs;
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• a processor arranged to:
• perform a route search between an origin and a destination within the multi-modal transportation network using the traversal time data associated with the segments of the network including the first subset of segments and the second subset of segments in order to obtain one or more possible multi-modal route from the origin to the destination through the transportation network;
• select a selected multi-modal route from among the one or more possible multi-modal routes;
• and
• present, to a user, navigation instructions for following the selected multi-modal route as the user travels along the selected multi-modal route, the navigation instructions being presented by a corresponding device based on a mode of transport presently being used by a user for traveling along the selected multi-modal route.

A method of creating a data product storing digital map data representing a multi-modal transportation network, the method comprising:

• generating digital map data representing the multi-modal transportation network using a plurality of segments, each being indicative of a navigable segment of the network, and each segment having data indicative of a traversal time for the segment associated therewith, wherein the plurality of segments representative of the multi-modal transportation network includes:
• a first subset of segments indicative of a first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network, the first transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user only at specific times;
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• a second subset of segments indicative of a second transportation sub-network of the multimodal transportation network, the second transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user freely at substantially any time, the traversal time data associated with at least some of the first subset of the plurality of segments indicative of navigable segments of the first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network being based on a transit time indicative of a time taken to travel along the segment, and an additional time based on a frequency at which travel along the segment occurs;
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• storing the digital map data including the first subset of segments and the second subset of segments on the data product, the storing comprising storing, associated with the at least some of the first subset of segments, the additional time based on the frequency at which travel along the segment occurs.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method of obtaining multi-modal routes in a multi-modal transportation network represented using a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments being indicative of a navigable segment of the network, and each segment having data indicative of a traversal time for the segment associated therewith, wherein the plurality of segments representative of the multi-modal transportation network includes:

• a first subset of segments indicative of a first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network, the first transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user only at specific times;
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• a second subset of segments indicative of a second transportation sub-network of the multimodal transportation network, the second transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user substantially at any time, the traversal time data associated with at least some of the first subset of the plurality of segments indicative of navigable segments of the first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network being based on a transit time indicative of a time taken to travel along the segment, and an additional time based on a frequency at which travel along the segment occurs, the method comprising:
• performing a route search between an origin and a destination within the multi-modal transportation network using the traversal time data associated with the segments of the network including the first subset of segments and the second subset of segments in order to obtain one or more possible multi-modal routes from the origin to the destination through the transportation network;
• selecting a selected multi-modal route from among the one or more possible multi-modal routes;
• and
• presenting, to a user, navigation instructions for following the selected multi-modal route as the user travels along the selected multi-modal route, the navigation instructions being presented by a corresponding device based on a mode of transport presently being used by a user for traveling along the selected multi-modal route.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method of creating a data product storing digital map data representing a multi-modal transportation network, the method comprising:

• generating digital map data representing the multi-modal transportation network using a plurality of segments, each being indicative of a navigable segment of the network, and each segment having data indicative of a traversal time for the segment associated therewith, wherein the plurality of segments representative of the multi-modal transportation network includes:
• a first subset of segments indicative of a first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network, the first transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user only at specific times;
• and
• a second subset of segments indicative of a second transportation sub-network of the multimodal transportation network, the second transportation sub-network being a network which may be joined, left and traveled through by a user freely at substantially any time, the traversal time data associated with at least some of the first subset of the plurality of segments indicative of navigable segments of the first transportation sub-network of the multi-modal transportation network being based on a transit time indicative of a time taken to travel along the segment, and an additional time based on a frequency at which travel along the segment occurs;
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• storing the digital map data including the first subset of segments and the second subset of segments on the data product, the storing comprising storing, associated with the at least some of the first subset of segments, the additional time based on the frequency at which travel along the segment occurs.