Research on the characteristics of regular bus trips in Guangzhou under the influence of the new crown epidemic based on multivariate data fusion

ABSTRACT

Conventional public transportation is an important part of public transportation, and it has always been the focus of urban transportation research to excavate the characteristics of public transportation and analyze residents' travel patterns. In 2020, the new crown epidemic broke out. The outbreak and continuation of the epidemic have caused shocks and challenges to conventional public transportation, and the characteristics of conventional public transportation have developed significantly. Taking Guangzhou as an example, this paper conducts bus IC card mining based on multi-source data fusion, and conducts research on the characteristics of changes in Guangzhou's regular bus travel rules under the influence of the new crown epidemic. Research shows that under the continuous influence of the epidemic, the scale of bus trips has dropped significantly, the attraction of conventional buses to commuter passengers has been weakened, special groups are important users of public transport, and the ride code has become the most important payment method. © 2022 SPIE.