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Digital Matatus: Nairobi's Matatu Routes Mapped into GTFS

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Landmark of the Week re-read of every source: title made descriptive, all 135 routes rather than roughly 130, the first attributed to the team against Google's own announcement, the Springer chapter re-dated from 2020 to 2015, the BRT plan credited to ITDP with UN-Habitat and KeNHA, the survey sample named, the feed's 2020 expiry and the producer identity of the catalogue's replacing feed corrected; impact and lesson rewritten, 16 record claims and 91 story claims with locators, 9 outside sources added, every source dated or explicitly undated.

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Claims, one by one

The text below is copied verbatim from the published record. Each claim names the source dossiers that carry it; caveats stay attached to the claim they qualify.

Claim 1 clm-7223cfb1bd4e495f quantitative

Between September 2012 and September 2013 a team from the University of Nairobi, MIT and Columbia rode all of Nairobi's 135 matatu routes with GPS-tracking phones

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The peer-reviewed paper gives the collection window, September 2012 to September 2013, and says the team from the three universities and the design firm Groupshot collected data on all 135 routes using mobile devices.
Caveat: The route count varies across the team's own publications: 135 in the paper, 136 plus six rail lines in the book chapter, more than 130 in the MIT release. The chapter dates formal collection from February 2013, after a software test in the autumn of 2012.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 2 clm-ee57983e7aec5b68 descriptive

converted the data into a modified GTFS loose enough for a system with no calendars, no service frequencies and no operating schedules

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project site says several data points the standard requires - calendars, service frequencies and operating schedules - simply do not exist for the matatu system, so the team developed a modified GTFS; the paper describes generating rough estimates of departures and frequencies to fill the standard's fields.
Caveat: The published feeds do contain calendar and frequency files with the team's estimates; what does not exist is a schedule the matatus follow.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus Project (official site)
Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 3 clm-2e4fc5252736b2be quantitative

A stylised paper map followed in January 2014

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT News dates the release of the stylised map to January 2014; the project's download page dates the pocket and wall maps to 23 January 2014.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible
Digital Matatus - maps and data downloads page

Claim 4 clm-04f163c7e4a6c34b descriptive

which the county government made the official matatu map

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper states that the Nairobi City County Government designated the map as the official transit map for the city, and its figure caption says the city government made it the official matatu map when the final version was released in January 2014.
Caveat: The team's own book chapter is inconsistent: one page says the governor made it the official map at the launch, another that the city intended to adopt it. Both statements are the team's.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)
Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 5 clm-67e4f3d5a9b323c6 quantitative

on 26 August 2015 Google switched on matatu directions in Google Maps

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Google's Africa blog post of 26 August 2015 announces that bus and matatu route information is available on maps.google.co.ke in collaboration with Digital Matatus; the paper gives the same launch date.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Google Africa Blog - Nairobi transit directions now available on Google Maps (26 Aug 2015)
Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 6 clm-5df36a8fc61895b3 descriptive

The project team calls it the first semi-formal transit system in Google's routing

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper says it is the first semi-formal transit system to be included in the Google Maps transit routing feature, and the lab's news item calls it the first time an informal transit system is navigable through Google Maps.
Caveat: The claim is the team's. ITDP, an outside organisation, called Nairobi one of the first projects to bring informal transit into GTFS, alongside Dhaka, Manila and Mexico City.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)
MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus now on Google Maps (9 Sep 2015)

Claim 7 clm-c1a28ceabc10766c quantitative

Google's own announcement said Nairobi joined "the over 2800 towns and cities" with the feature

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Google's post says Nairobi now joins the over 2800 towns and cities having the feature, naming Lagos, Johannesburg, Tokyo and Sydney, and does not describe the launch as a first.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Google Africa Blog - Nairobi transit directions now available on Google Maps (26 Aug 2015)

Claim 8 clm-0549c9974902dc30 quantitative

Over 5,000 downloads of the map were registered in its first six months

Published field: impact · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT News reports over 5,000 downloads registered in the map's first six months; Columbia's news office gives the same figure.
Caveat: The count is the team's own, relayed by its partner universities. The project site counts it differently - more than 5,000 unique IP addresses that downloaded the data - and the paper gives more than 5,000 downloads of data and paper maps without a six-month window.

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible
Columbia Climate School - Map and app help people track transit in Nairobi (26 Aug 2015)

Claim 9 clm-dae62774069ee437 quantitative

five routing apps were built on the data, among them Ma3Route and Flashcast Sonar in Nairobi and the Canadian Transit App

Published field: impact · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper lists over five routing applications built on the openly shared data - Ma3Route, Sonar Flashcast, Matatu Maps, Digital Matatus and Transit App; the chapter says Transit App was produced by a Canadian company.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)
Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 10 clm-895336bd64046262 quantitative

In the project's own survey of 66 planning students 86% said the map made it easier to find their way around the city and 83% said they were more likely to take a new matatu route

Published field: impact · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter reports a survey of sixty-six first-year planning students at the Technical University of Kenya: 86% believed the map made it easier to find the way around the city and 83% were more likely to take a new matatu route.
Caveat: The chapter itself says the sample did not reflect the makeup of the city: about two-thirds of respondents were under 22 and nearly 88% were men.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 11 clm-6d309dde820a7294 quantitative

ITDP, with UN-Habitat and the national highways authority, used the data for the 2014 service plan of the Uhuru Highway (A104) bus rapid transit corridor

Published field: impact · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: ITDP wrote in March 2014 that it was using the dataset, in partnership with the Kenya National Highways Authority and UN-Habitat, for plans and recommendations for the BRT along the Uhuru Highway; the paper cites the resulting Nairobi Ndovu/A104 bus service plan.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

ITDP - New maps and open data pave way for Nairobi BRT (7 Mar 2014)
Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 12 clm-f78c10d3ca86e122 quantitative

The team re-rode the routes in 2017 and 2019

Published field: lesson · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project announced an updated feed for all 133 routes in February 2017 and, in October 2019, the release of the 2019 feed as its third extensive data collection in six years.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Updated Nairobi GTFS feed available (2 Feb 2017)
Digital Matatus - Second update of Digital Matatus now live (8 Oct 2019)

Claim 13 clm-8dcac6f387fc26ba quantitative

said the 2019 collection covered more than 140 routes and 4,000 stops

Published field: lesson · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The October 2019 announcement says the team collected and verified more than 140 routes and 4,000 stops across the city.
Caveat: The catalogued 2019 feed lists 136 bus routes; the difference is the team's own count against the catalogue's.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Second update of Digital Matatus now live (8 Oct 2019)

Claim 14 clm-d1af6aae39e68aaa quantitative

that feed's calendar ran out on 31 December 2020, and the Mobility Database lists it as inactive

Published field: lesson · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The catalogue record for the official DigitalMatatus feed gives a service range of 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020, a last download on 7 June 2024 and the status inactive.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Mobility Database - DigitalMatatus official feed mdb-1815 (catalogue)

Claim 15 clm-ce70a1bc7c202ef4 descriptive

No Nairobi agency is recorded in the sources read here as having taken the collection over

Published field: lesson · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Both catalogue records name the research project - Digital Matatus GTFS and DigitalMatatus - as the producer, and the replacement notice points from the old feed to the same producer at a new URL; no feed from a Nairobi authority was found.
Caveat: An absence in the sources read, not a finding about the city: a county or NaMATA feed could exist outside the catalogue.

Sources carrying this claim

Mobility Database - DigitalMatatus official feed mdb-1815 (catalogue)
Mobility Database - Digital Matatus GTFS feed tfs-535 (catalogue)

Claim 16 clm-a489415038b93f84 descriptive

a GTFS loosened for a system where fares vary and routes and stops move with traffic, police checks, commuter demand and the weather

Published field: lesson · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project site says fares are variable and routes and stops can change depending on traffic patterns, police checks, commuter demands or the prevailing weather; the paper adds that fares can triple when it rains and routes change with construction, police avoidance and school hours.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus Project (official site)
Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 17 clm-debd42bdc8a8f1a7 quantitative

Nairobi's matatu network comprises over 135 routes that, according to the 2009 census, serve a population of well over 3.1 million within the metropolitan area

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper opens its description of the system with this sentence (page 41).
Caveat: The peer-reviewed paper is written by the project team itself; peer review covers the method, not an outside evaluation of the system.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 18 clm-ce53e3f43b1758b8 quantitative

approximately 9554 matatus and buses serve the Nairobi region

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper cites the Transport Licensing Board's 2012 count (page 41).
Caveat: A 2012 licensing count quoted by the team; no newer fleet figure is given.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 19 clm-a85f9b15d93c873c quantitative

roughly 3.5 million people depend on matatus every day in Nairobi but have little information on the more than 130 different routes

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT's news office quotes Sarah Williams with these words.
Caveat: A figure given by the project lead in an interview, not a measurement cited to a source.

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible

Claim 20 clm-4d57564c0c47ad6d descriptive

service does not always have fixed schedules and fares, and drivers often take detours to avoid traffic or police and sometimes take the liberty of improvising stops

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper describes the system this way (page 41).
Caveat: The peer-reviewed paper is written by the project team itself; peer review covers the method, not an outside evaluation of the system.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 21 clm-012a41cc14b03646 descriptive

when it rains in Nairobi, fares can triple

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper gives this example of demand-driven fares (page 43).
Caveat: The peer-reviewed paper is written by the project team itself; peer review covers the method, not an outside evaluation of the system.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 22 clm-afc1d787c5293306 quantitative

charted over 3,000 matatu stops, most of which had been established by private matatu drivers, not the local government

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT's news office reports the stop count and who set the stops.
Caveat: A partner university's news office, not an outside outlet.

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible

Claim 23 clm-07407a36835123f4 descriptive

Supported by a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, the Digital Matatus project was conceived at Columbia University

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT's news office states the funder and the origin; the paper's acknowledgements name the Rockefeller grant (page 49).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible
Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 24 clm-9e7102c127c2072d quantitative

where Williams worked as director of the Spatial Information Design Laboratory through August 2012, when she moved to MIT

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT's news office gives Williams's move from Columbia to MIT.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible

Claim 25 clm-2cc3d39c4398194c quantitative

when our research team started the project in 2012, we did not know of any organizations using mobile devices to generate data on semi-formal bus systems

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's own words (page 40).
Caveat: The peer-reviewed paper is written by the project team itself; peer review covers the method, not an outside evaluation of the system.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 26 clm-b25b4eb5ed6b3085 quantitative

data collection occurred from September 2012 to September 2013; however, the process was periodically stopped to test data quality and retool our collection software

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's account of the collection window (page 41).
Caveat: The book chapter dates formal collection from February 2013; the paper's window includes the testing phase.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 27 clm-b39f8275e0245b1a quantitative

in the fall of 2012, we tested various software developed for data collection on cell phones

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's timeline (page 231).
Caveat: The project team's own account.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 28 clm-792197e0b6a37d0e quantitative

formal data collection began in February of 2013 using a modified version of MyTracks App for Android smart phones developed specifically for the project

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter dates the formal start and names the app (page 231); MIT's news office also dates collection from February 2013.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)
MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible

Claim 29 clm-c06caef9e0c29077 descriptive

a student team from the University of Nairobi led by Dan Orwa and Peter Wagacha

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT's news office names the Nairobi team and its leaders.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible

Claim 30 clm-59e23c930f6d48d8 quantitative

successfully collected data on 135 routes that comprise Nairobi's matatu system

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's route count (page 41); page 40 says the same, 'all Nairobi's 135 matatu routes'.
Caveat: The team's other publications give 136 routes and 6 rail lines (chapter) and 133 or 'more than 140' routes in later collections.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 31 clm-045cc0372728dea4 quantitative

we collected 136 routes and 6 rail lines

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's count (page 234).
Caveat: Differs by one route from the paper's 135; the chapter also counts rail lines.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 32 clm-bc776b1ea9daf6cf quantitative

134 matatu routes and over 3,000 stops in Nairobi County were mapped

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Capital FM's launch-day report gives this count.
Caveat: A press figure; the team's own publications give 135 or 136.

Sources carrying this claim

Capital FM - Matatu routes now available on Google maps (26 Aug 2015)

Claim 33 clm-834a8fdeea8dfb36 quantitative

some 130 matatu routes, covering more than 3,000 stops

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Columbia's news office gives this rounded count.
Caveat: A partner university's news office; the peer-reviewed count is 135.

Sources carrying this claim

Columbia Climate School - Map and app help people track transit in Nairobi (26 Aug 2015)

Claim 34 clm-8d9df7d2e07eb27f quantitative

Cape Town has over 600 routes while Nairobi has 138

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Klopp's 2016 article in The Conversation gives this comparison.
Caveat: An article by a project founder; the team's other counts are 133 to 136 routes.

Sources carrying this claim

The Conversation - Using data from cellphones to help Nairobi crack commuter stress (2 Oct 2016)

Claim 35 clm-a07983881bc353f2 quantitative

only four of around 766 agencies producing feeds were in Africa

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's review of the GTFS Exchange, accessed 24 August 2014 (pages 40–41).
Caveat: A snapshot of one data-sharing platform in 2014.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 36 clm-cff82a36b12ab6b7 descriptive

also assumes there are standard schedules and fares, standard vehicle types, scheduled service outages, and that transit agencies are maintaining the data

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's description of what GTFS assumes (page 43).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 37 clm-ce3974236f021759 descriptive

we had to generate rough estimates for departure and frequency of trips from the main terminus at peak and off-peak periods

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper explains how the schedule fields were filled (page 43).
Caveat: The feed therefore carries estimated, not observed, frequencies.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 38 clm-b1104238b9d4bc14 descriptive

a matatu generally leaves a stop every two minutes during peak hours

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's observation, given in parentheses (page 43).
Caveat: An observation by the team, not a measured headway.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 39 clm-ac8063b525387ec9 descriptive

fare information is optional in the GTFS format; therefore, we decided not to populate this field since it would be difficult to develop it in a standardized way

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's decision on fares (page 43).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 40 clm-c60ff6ab9fd08235 descriptive

given that the data was developed for the hundreds of "agencies" operating matatus, the research team is listed in that field

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper on the GTFS agency file (page 43).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 41 clm-0c0594df998758a2 descriptive

the group added a "continuous stops" field to the stop times and routes table

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper reports the change approved at a conference of GTFS users (page 46).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 42 clm-f983715c8131048f quantitative

In January 2014, Digital Matatus released a stylized transport system map resembling subway maps from developed world capitals like London, New York, and Paris

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT's news office dates and describes the map; the project's download page dates the pocket and wall maps to 23 January 2014.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible
Digital Matatus - maps and data downloads page

Claim 43 clm-8e8cde945e44d13c quantitative

over the weekend of January 25–26, 2014, eight teams of up to four university students each participated in the collaborative programming competition

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper describes the hackathon held at the map's launch (page 46).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 44 clm-a17da2fd776f7503 descriptive

the downloadable maps went viral on social media, and versions were printed in local newspapers

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's account of the launch (page 236).
Caveat: The project team's own account.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 45 clm-a31ecea7558c05d9 quantitative

wildly popular, with over 5,000 downloads registered in the first six months

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: MIT's news office gives the download count and the window.
Caveat: A count reported by the team through a partner's news office; what exactly was counted differs between the team's accounts.

Sources carrying this claim

MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible

Claim 46 clm-d48388159065f290 quantitative

more than 5,000 unique IP addresses downloaded the data

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project homepage counts IP addresses that downloaded the data six months after release.
Caveat: The team's own server count.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus Project (official site)

Claim 47 clm-6d999f4652caac1e quantitative

there have been more than 5000 downloads of the data and paper maps

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's version of the figure, counted since the January 2014 release (page 46).
Caveat: The peer-reviewed paper is written by the project team itself; peer review covers the method, not an outside evaluation of the system.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 48 clm-2e43097fda1312f8 descriptive

the Nairobi City County Government has designated the map as the official transit map for the city

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's statement (page 49).
Caveat: The team's book chapter says in one place that the governor made it official and in another that the city intended to adopt it; no county document was found.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 49 clm-e057f99d5b1c020b quantitative

Nairobi's city government made it the official matatu map when the final edited version was released in January 2014

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The caption of the paper's Figure 6 (page 47).
Caveat: The team's own statement; no county document was found.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 50 clm-b29ff2f376e81029 descriptive

the governor of Nairobi made it the official Matatu map

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's account of the launch (page 236).
Caveat: One page later the same chapter says the city 'intended to adopt' the map.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 51 clm-fc32f91d675e8e3c descriptive

the city intended to adopt it as its official map

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's second, weaker wording (page 237).
Caveat: Contradicts the chapter's own earlier page and the paper.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 52 clm-be0b7ab46a266d74 quantitative

Governor Evans Kidero was attending the City Lab London 2015 Conference

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Kenyans.co.ke reports the governor launching Digital Matatus as a county system at the conference in London.
Caveat: A press report; MIT's lab lists a CIO East Africa report of the same launch dated November 2015.

Sources carrying this claim

Kenyans.co.ke - Nairobi launches new phone technology to ease traffic (Oct 2015)

Claim 53 clm-3b40aff58fdb1d71 descriptive

A total of sixty-six surveys were collected after respondents had the opportunity to review and comment on the paper version of the matatu map

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter describes the survey of first-year planning students at the Technical University of Kenya (page 236).
Caveat: A survey designed and run by the team.

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Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 54 clm-833160659495a584 quantitative

almost all, 86%, believed the map made it easier to find the way around the city

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's survey result (page 237).
Caveat: Sixty-six respondents, by the team's own description not representative of the city.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 55 clm-977bd4efd8048f43 quantitative

about 83% reported that with the map they are more likely to take a new matatu route

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's survey result (page 237).
Caveat: Sixty-six respondents, by the team's own description not representative of the city.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 56 clm-b07ec3d4b1e0a057 quantitative

more than 80% of respondents reported never having seen a public transit map like the Digital Matatu map for their city

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's survey result (page 237).
Caveat: Sixty-six respondents.

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Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 57 clm-e2ca5d762305c064 descriptive

the survey sample did not reflect the makeup of the city

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's own limitation (page 237).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

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Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 58 clm-49a26b9062886930 quantitative

about two-thirds of respondents were under the age of 22 years of age, and nearly 88% were males

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter describes the sample (page 237).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

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Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 59 clm-92f8895b6ae214ac quantitative

was launched on August 26, 2015 in Nairobi

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper dates the Google Maps transit feature (page 46); Google's blog post is dated 26 August 2015; MIT's lab dates Google's announcement to the same day.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)
Google Africa Blog - Nairobi transit directions now available on Google Maps (26 Aug 2015)
MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus now on Google Maps (9 Sep 2015)

Claim 60 clm-e7c5dfd3387077f1 descriptive

it is the first semi-formal transit system to be included in the Google Maps transit routing feature

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's claim (page 46).
Caveat: The team's own claim; Google's announcement does not call it a first.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 61 clm-124f098cd1f880e1 descriptive

the first time an informal transit system is navigable through Google Maps

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The MIT lab's news item of 9 September 2015.
Caveat: The team's own claim.

Sources carrying this claim

MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus now on Google Maps (9 Sep 2015)

Claim 62 clm-f197b11805d3e186 descriptive

working in collaboration with Digital Matatus

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Google's announcement credits the project.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Google Africa Blog - Nairobi transit directions now available on Google Maps (26 Aug 2015)

Claim 63 clm-5f3b5420299e5669 quantitative

Nairobi now joins the over 2800 towns and cities having this very useful and convenient feature, including Lagos, Johannesburg, Tokyo and Sydney

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Google's announcement frames Nairobi as joining cities that already had transit directions; it does not use the word first.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Google Africa Blog - Nairobi transit directions now available on Google Maps (26 Aug 2015)

Claim 64 clm-e03910ee1ff8996e descriptive

a first for Google maps as it will inform the development of Transit maps in similar cities with similar public transport structure like Manila, Dhaka, Mexico City or Dar es Salaam

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Capital FM's launch-day report.
Caveat: A press outlet repeating the team's framing; the comparison cities are the outlet's.

Sources carrying this claim

Capital FM - Matatu routes now available on Google maps (26 Aug 2015)

Claim 65 clm-8ad8622f394b0a4c descriptive

the Nairobi project is one of the first to bring informal transit into GTFS

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: ITDP's March 2014 article, which names projects in Dhaka, Manila and Mexico City alongside Nairobi.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

ITDP - New maps and open data pave way for Nairobi BRT (7 Mar 2014)

Claim 66 clm-65707d85487b29fb quantitative

The team assisted Laban Okune, who used the data to improve his award-winning Ma3Route mobile app

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper names the app and its developer (page 46).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 67 clm-a8d620abfd019bca descriptive

worked with Jeremy Gordon of Flashcast who developed a routing program called Sonar using the data

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper names the app and its developer (page 46).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 68 clm-d6120563aa946f64 descriptive

the Digital Matatu trip planning app was created for Windows

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's list of apps built on the data (page 237).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 69 clm-db4bd37db15d8238 descriptive

another trip planning app called Matatu Map was created

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's list of apps built on the data (page 237).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 70 clm-709e918e16539ed6 descriptive

more recently a Canadian company used our data to produce Transit App

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The chapter's list of apps built on the data (page 237).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM)

Claim 71 clm-e856aa8dac4eab71 descriptive

in a partnership with the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and UN-Habitat

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: ITDP's own account of who it worked with.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

ITDP - New maps and open data pave way for Nairobi BRT (7 Mar 2014)

Claim 72 clm-235ff1300e8fb517 descriptive

building off the dataset to develop plans and recommendations for the upcoming BRT along the Uhuru Highway

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: ITDP's own account of what it used the data for.
Caveat: ITDP writing about its own work.

Sources carrying this claim

ITDP - New maps and open data pave way for Nairobi BRT (7 Mar 2014)

Claim 73 clm-52c55ca7eca84479 quantitative

Nairobi Ndovu/A104 Bus Service Plan

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's reference list cites 'ITDP, UN-Habitat, 2014. Nairobi Ndovu/A104 Bus Service Plan' (page 51).
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 74 clm-bcd9525fcc508f6e descriptive

transit systems are dynamic, and it is critical that data is constantly updated

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Klopp's 2016 article.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

The Conversation - Using data from cellphones to help Nairobi crack commuter stress (2 Oct 2016)

Claim 75 clm-89530a63f2d25647 descriptive

an updated version of the Nairobi GTFS Feed is now available on our website

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project's news post of 2 February 2017.
Caveat: The project team's own account.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Updated Nairobi GTFS feed available (2 Feb 2017)

Claim 76 clm-c43daf525026de11 quantitative

the next step was to collect updated data for all the 133 matatu routes in Nairobi

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project's news post of 2 February 2017.
Caveat: The team's count for the 2017 collection; its 2015 publications say 135 and 136.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Updated Nairobi GTFS feed available (2 Feb 2017)

Claim 77 clm-9bcd8e9b11369838 quantitative

in the summer of 2018, the research team performed the third round of data collection

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The MIT lab's project page.
Caveat: The project team's own account.

Sources carrying this claim

MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus

Claim 78 clm-54e3e3c346057f3c descriptive

to allow a comparison of old routes to new routes and the ability to modify the old routes where needed

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The MIT lab's project page describes the amended collection software.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus

Claim 79 clm-cf575c52fc69c94c descriptive

helped maintain the data in the format needed for Google Maps upload

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The MIT lab's project page.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus

Claim 80 clm-83c7f5001dd21fe4 quantitative

The Digital Matatus team has just released the 2019 transit feed for the city of Nairobi

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project's news post of 8 October 2019.
Caveat: The project team's own account.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Second update of Digital Matatus now live (8 Oct 2019)

Claim 81 clm-3caf3c0c9b6dd329 quantitative

the Digital Matatus team has collected and verified more than 140 routes and 4,000 stops across the city

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project's news post of 8 October 2019.
Caveat: The team's own count; the feed file lists 136 routes.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Second update of Digital Matatus now live (8 Oct 2019)

Claim 82 clm-0a13a209d0376485 descriptive

the third extensive data collection conducted by the team in the past six years

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project's news post of 8 October 2019.
Caveat: The project team's own account.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Second update of Digital Matatus now live (8 Oct 2019)

Claim 83 clm-a8aa01e8a9352a19 quantitative

in the past two years, the matatu network has grown from 3,300 km to 3,550 km in length

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project's news post of 8 October 2019.
Caveat: The team's own measurement from its 2017 and 2019 collections.

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - Second update of Digital Matatus now live (8 Oct 2019)

Claim 84 clm-063e99428ad50850 quantitative

GTFS Feed (05/30/2019)

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The project's download page lists feeds dated 5 August 2015, 30 January 2017 and 30 May 2019.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Digital Matatus - maps and data downloads page

Claim 85 clm-9af04383be90f913 descriptive

this feed has been replaced with a different producer URL

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The catalogue's notice on the original feed record.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Mobility Database - Digital Matatus GTFS feed tfs-535 (catalogue)

Claim 86 clm-252877199b6a6a80 quantitative

Start Jan 1, 2019 End Dec 31, 2020

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The catalogue's service date range for the replacing feed.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Mobility Database - DigitalMatatus official feed mdb-1815 (catalogue)

Claim 87 clm-9d6956db47d703c3 quantitative

Latest: Fri Jun 07 2024

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The catalogue's dataset history for the replacing feed.
Caveat: A catalogue fetch date, not a change to the feed.

Sources carrying this claim

Mobility Database - DigitalMatatus official feed mdb-1815 (catalogue)

Claim 88 clm-4766334d7fe0e696 descriptive

An Open Resource Center for Mapping Public Transport across Africa

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The resource centre's own description on its homepage.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

DigitalTransport4Africa - resource centre homepage

Claim 89 clm-89d9138496ab96be descriptive

spearheaded by the French Development Agency and Digital Matatus and other mapping collectives and joined by the World Bank

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The 2019 paper describes the initiative's origin.
Caveat: Written by one of the project's founders; peer review covers the argument, not an outside evaluation.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp and Cavoli 2019, Transport Reviews - Mapping minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi (peer-reviewed)

Claim 90 clm-4785dc7f6e08185b descriptive

GTFS, map and papers for the buses of Nairobi (Kenya)

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The repository's own description; its creation and last-activity dates, both 25 April 2022, were read through the platform's API.
Caveat: The repository page itself sits behind a bot wall; the description was read through the platform's API.

Sources carrying this claim

DigitalTransport4Africa data commons - Nairobi repository on GitLab

Claim 91 clm-1fb16b362fefdddb descriptive

these cities include Kampala, Maputo, Accra, Lusaka, Amman, Cairo, Managua and elsewhere

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Klopp's 2016 article lists the cities taking up the method.
Caveat: A founder's list; the Accra project's own wiki does not name Digital Matatus.

Sources carrying this claim

The Conversation - Using data from cellphones to help Nairobi crack commuter stress (2 Oct 2016)

Claim 92 clm-3f7c958f9e2e8fe9 descriptive

UN-Habitat and ITDP more recently have tried to replicate this work in Kampala, Uganda

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's conclusion (page 49).
Caveat: The peer-reviewed paper is written by the project team itself; peer review covers the method, not an outside evaluation of the system.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 93 clm-b96b2a986ba2b6c9 descriptive

engaged the Institute of Transportation Development Policy (ITDP) to replicate the mapping process in Kampala

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The 2019 paper on UN-Habitat's Kampala replication.
Caveat: Written by one of the project's founders; peer review covers the argument, not an outside evaluation.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp and Cavoli 2019, Transport Reviews - Mapping minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi (peer-reviewed)

Claim 94 clm-f4a039007fb2e8a1 descriptive

led by WRI and partners and funded by the French Development Agency (AFD)

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: WRI's June 2022 release describes the initiative's governance.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

WRI - WRI and partners select 4 winners of Digital Transport for Africa innovation challenge (14 Jun 2022)

Claim 95 clm-e821ffec404ba329 quantitative

only 15 African cities have mapped their public transport systems and minibus taxi networks in a standardized and open format

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: WRI's June 2022 release.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

WRI - WRI and partners select 4 winners of Digital Transport for Africa innovation challenge (14 Jun 2022)

Claim 96 clm-cd9236a9572a5dd9 descriptive

indicated the Maputo City Council's willingness to take ownership of the map, a significant milestone in the project

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The 2019 paper on the renaming of Maputo's map.
Caveat: Written by one of the project's founders; peer review covers the argument, not an outside evaluation.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp and Cavoli 2019, Transport Reviews - Mapping minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi (peer-reviewed)

Claim 97 clm-90999d4e1ae892f7 quantitative

At the launch of the Google transit app for Nairobi in 2015, the ICT Director for the National Transport and Safety Authority was asked by journalists who would be responsible for updating and providing this data to the public

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The 2019 paper's account of the launch.
Caveat: Written by one of the project's founders; peer review covers the argument, not an outside evaluation.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp and Cavoli 2019, Transport Reviews - Mapping minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi (peer-reviewed)

Claim 98 clm-2cc1fdf6c425cac5 descriptive

ideally, this function should eventually be taken over by a government agency, such as Kenya Institute for Public Policy Analysis (KIPPRA) or the National Transport and Safety Authority, with a steady budget allocation for updating the data

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's recommendation (page 49).
Caveat: The peer-reviewed paper is written by the project team itself; peer review covers the method, not an outside evaluation of the system.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 99 clm-edeea7128a36a879 descriptive

KIPPRA has expressed interest in maintaining the data and the methodology

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The paper's conclusion (page 49).
Caveat: An expression of interest reported in 2015; no later source shows KIPPRA taking the data over.

Sources carrying this claim

Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed)

Claim 100 clm-5a09972ad855a687 descriptive

multilateral actors/lenders such as the World Bank, the European Union and the African Development Bank and their consultants, used the data and maps without, however, generally recognising a role in or responsibility for supporting the creation of such data

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The 2019 paper's assessment.
Caveat: Written by one of the project's founders; peer review covers the argument, not an outside evaluation.

Sources carrying this claim

Klopp and Cavoli 2019, Transport Reviews - Mapping minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi (peer-reviewed)

Claim 101 clm-c3c41e2a3a843cff descriptive

still poor endorsement by public authorities

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: A slide of AFD's 2021 deck on the Accra mapping project.
Caveat: AFD's own lesson about a project it funded.

Sources carrying this claim

MobiliseYourCity / AFD - Paratransit and digital commons in Africa (slide deck, 28 Jun 2021)

Claim 102 clm-7e3646045ec1675f descriptive

the assumptiun « we have data = we can have relevant planning » is not so obvious

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The same slide; the spelling is the original's.
Caveat: AFD's own lesson about a project it funded.

Sources carrying this claim

MobiliseYourCity / AFD - Paratransit and digital commons in Africa (slide deck, 28 Jun 2021)

Claim 103 clm-86a2ed701bae92aa descriptive

begins with passenger demand surveys that help determine how frequently each existing route operates, how many people board and alight at each stop, current commercial speeds, and transfer locations

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: ITDP's Line 2 service plan describes its own method; the document does not cite Digital Matatus or GTFS.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

ITDP Africa - Service plan for Nairobi BRT Line 2 (Oct 2019)

Claim 104 clm-be11f866bc9c07a0 descriptive

was stopped due to lack of funding

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The Star's report of 1 July 2026 on the BRT project.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

The Star - Nairobi BRT dream: how NaMATA plans to break Nairobi's traffic deadlock (1 Jul 2026)

Claim 105 clm-5f147be7afcb9f95 quantitative

will enable the use of existing public transport routes for 5 corridors

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: The Star's report of 1 July 2026 quotes the authority's plan.
Caveat: A plan announced by the authority, not a service.

Sources carrying this claim

The Star - Nairobi BRT dream: how NaMATA plans to break Nairobi's traffic deadlock (1 Jul 2026)

Claim 106 clm-00436ef42c1cd8b1 descriptive

the Auditor-General flagged the project as stalled

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Capital FM's report of 10 August 2026 on the audit for the year to 30 June 2025.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

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Capital FM - NaMATA racks up Sh1bn interest on delayed BRT payments (10 Aug 2026)

Claim 107 clm-c9ade84374665b99 quantitative

suspended the works from 11 January, 2022

Published field: body · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says: Capital FM's report of 10 August 2026.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

Capital FM - NaMATA racks up Sh1bn interest on delayed BRT payments (10 Aug 2026)

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Operator: Digital Matatus Project (MIT, Columbia University, University of Nairobi)
Actor types: research
Funding model: grant
Funding description: Rockefeller Foundation grant
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25 source dossiers

Digital Matatus Project (official site) digitalmatatus.com · 3 linked claims

Open original source ↗

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Type / language: web-page · language not classified
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The project's own account of the method, the modified GTFS, the download count, the five routing apps and the city's recognition of the map. A standing project site with no publication date; its newest news item is from October 2019.
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Digital Matatus - maps and data downloads page digitalmatatus.com · 3 linked claims

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Lists the pocket and wall maps dated 23 January 2014, the GTFS feeds dated 5 August 2015, 30 January 2017 and 30 May 2019, and the 2019 wall map. A standing page with no publication date.
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Digital Matatus - Second update of Digital Matatus now live (8 Oct 2019) digitalmatatus.com · 6 linked claims

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Published: 2019-10-08
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The team's announcement of the 2019 feed: data collected since 2014, the third extensive collection in six years, more than 140 routes and 4,000 stops, and a network grown from 3,300 km to 3,550 km in two years.
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Digital Matatus - Updated Nairobi GTFS feed available (2 Feb 2017) digitalmatatus.com · 3 linked claims

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Announces the first update of the feed, collected for all 133 matatu routes, with upload to Google Maps to follow.
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MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus civicdatadesignlab.mit.edu · 3 linked claims

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The lead laboratory's project page: the January 2014 release, two updates to the GTFS file after the first release, a third round of data collection in the summer of 2018, and the funders. A standing page with no publication date.
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MIT Civic Data Design Lab - Digital Matatus now on Google Maps (9 Sep 2015) civicdatadesignlab.mit.edu · 3 linked claims

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The lab's news item dating Google's announcement to 26 August 2015 and describing it as the first time an informal transit system is navigable through Google Maps - the team's own wording.
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MIT News - Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible news.mit.edu · 10 linked claims

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Dates the paper map to January 2014, reports 5,000 downloads in its first six months, data collection from February 2013, more than 3,000 stops, and five apps using the data, and describes the Google Maps integration as a first for a semiformal system.
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Williams et al. 2015, Journal of Transport Geography (peer-reviewed) doi.org · 35 linked claims

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The peer-reviewed account: data collection from September 2012 to September 2013 on all 135 routes, the modified GTFS, the county's designation of the map as official, the launch of Google Maps transit on 26 August 2015, and the ITDP/UN-Habitat bus service plan. Publication date from Crossref; the publisher blocks automated reading.
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Klopp et al. 2015 - Leveraging cellphones for wayfinding and journey planning in semi-formal bus systems (Springer, CUPUM) digitalmatatus.com · 18 linked claims

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The team's chapter in Planning Support Systems and Smart Cities: the MyTracks collection from February 2013, 136 routes and 6 rail lines, the survey of 66 planning students (86% and 83%), and the ITDP bus service plan. Online date from Crossref (DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-18368-8_12); the PDF on the project site.
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Mobility Database - Digital Matatus GTFS feed tfs-535 (catalogue) mobilitydatabase.org · 2 linked claims

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The catalogue record of the original feed: service range 2 March 2012 to 31 December 2015, last fetched 5 May 2016, and the notice that the feed has been replaced with a different producer URL. A live catalogue page with no publication date.
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Mobility Database - DigitalMatatus official feed mdb-1815 (catalogue) mobilitydatabase.org · 4 linked claims

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The replacing record: the same producer, DigitalMatatus, now served from the DigitalTransport4Africa repository - 136 bus routes, service range 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020, last downloaded 7 June 2024, status inactive. A live catalogue page with no publication date.
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Google Africa Blog - Nairobi transit directions now available on Google Maps (26 Aug 2015) africa.googleblog.com · 5 linked claims

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Google's own announcement: matatu routes available on maps.google.co.ke in collaboration with Digital Matatus, with Nairobi joining 'the over 2800 towns and cities' that have the feature. Google does not call it a first.
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ITDP - New maps and open data pave way for Nairobi BRT (7 Mar 2014) itdp.org · 4 linked claims

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ITDP's own account of using the dataset, in partnership with the Kenya National Highways Authority and UN-Habitat, for plans and recommendations for the BRT along the Uhuru Highway; calls Nairobi one of the first projects to bring informal transit into GTFS.
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Capital FM - Matatu routes now available on Google maps (26 Aug 2015) capitalfm.co.ke · 2 linked claims

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Nairobi press report of the launch day: 134 routes and over 3,000 stops mapped, and the integration described as a first for Google Maps.
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Columbia Climate School - Map and app help people track transit in Nairobi (26 Aug 2015) news.climate.columbia.edu · 2 linked claims

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The partner university's news office: some 130 routes and more than 3,000 stops, and the map downloaded more than 5,000 times in its first six months.
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Kenyans.co.ke - Nairobi launches new phone technology to ease traffic (Oct 2015) kenyans.co.ke · 1 linked claim

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Reports Governor Evans Kidero launching Digital Matatus as a county system at the CityLab London 2015 conference and repeating that the data was used by five apps in Nairobi.
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Klopp and Cavoli 2019, Transport Reviews - Mapping minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi (peer-reviewed) doi.org · 5 linked claims

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Klopp and Cavoli, Transport Reviews 39(5): the spread of the method to other African cities, the Maputo council's ownership of its map, the unanswered question of who updates Nairobi's data, and the lenders who used it. Online date from Crossref; read from the UCL open-access copy.
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The Conversation - Using data from cellphones to help Nairobi crack commuter stress (2 Oct 2016) theconversation.com · 3 linked claims

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Jacqueline Klopp's own account a year after the Google launch: the cities taking up the method, Nairobi's 138 routes against Cape Town's 600, and the need for constant updating.
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WRI - WRI and partners select 4 winners of Digital Transport for Africa innovation challenge (14 Jun 2022) wri.org · 2 linked claims

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WRI's release: DigitalTransport4Africa is led by WRI and partners and funded by AFD, and only 15 African cities had mapped their public transport in a standardised open format by mid-2022.
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DigitalTransport4Africa - resource centre homepage digitaltransport4africa.org · 1 linked claim

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The resource centre's homepage: its self-description, management by WRI and AFD, and community posts dated into 2026. A standing page with no publication date.
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DigitalTransport4Africa data commons - Nairobi repository on GitLab gitlab.com · 1 linked claim

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The commons' Nairobi repository: GTFS, maps and papers; creation and last activity both dated 25 April 2022 in the platform's metadata. The producer URL of the Mobility Database's replacing feed points here. A live repository with no publication date.
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MobiliseYourCity / AFD - Paratransit and digital commons in Africa (slide deck, 28 Jun 2021) mobiliseyourcity.net · 2 linked claims

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AFD's slide deck on paratransit mapping and digital commons: the Accra copy's output and the agency's own lessons, including poor endorsement by public authorities. Dated on the slides.
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ITDP Africa - Service plan for Nairobi BRT Line 2 (Oct 2019) africa.itdp.org · 1 linked claim

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ITDP Africa's service plan for Nairobi's BRT Line 2: the method rests on the plan's own passenger surveys; the text does not mention Digital Matatus or GTFS. Dated October 2019 in the document.
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Capital FM - NaMATA racks up Sh1bn interest on delayed BRT payments (10 Aug 2026) capitalfm.africa · 2 linked claims

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Capital FM on the Auditor-General's report for the year to 30 June 2025: the Thika Road BRT works suspended from 11 January 2022 and the project flagged as stalled.
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The Star - Nairobi BRT dream: how NaMATA plans to break Nairobi's traffic deadlock (1 Jul 2026) the-star.co.ke · 2 linked claims

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The Star on the metropolitan transport authority's plans in July 2026: the BRT project stopped for lack of funding and a scheme to use existing public transport routes on five corridors.
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