Citizens to Improve Bicing

In relation to the visualization to raise the awareness on the dynamics of bicing from openly available data, Aleix Ruiz de Villa has developed an algorithm to improve the distribution of the bikes. The solution, inspired by the classic traveling salesman problem, simulates the movement of the trucks that redistribute the bikes to work on the best routes to perform the job in less time. Besides the theoretical problem, the major issues hides behind the complexity of the city. So far Aleix has worked on the historic behavior of bike stations, simplifying the problem to 100 stations.The specifications and logistics of bike-sharing systems is coming to a science, and so far the citizens have been leading it. Alex decided to work on it observing the trucks going around the city and thinking there might be a more efficient solution.

The “traveling salesman” of the XXI century