Frequency Data

[srikanthlogic]

Include provision to add a frequency data based on number of fleets that run on a route. Plug this for giving route suggestions where it acts as a parameter.

[justjkk]

Can we just add the attribute 'number_of_times_visited' to the Route object and thus assert the route's importance? It is positively correlated to the route number's 'frequency' information, right? So, we can actually use that as a substitute for 'frequency' information in calculating routes?
But, the problem is how do we update the 'number_of_times_visited'?(because, the pages may be served from cache)

[srikanthlogic]

"dis.agree" That the 'number_of_times_visited' will have positive correlation with frequency. People in north chennai may not use our site at all, that doesnt mean they are infrequent. same way, buses from central, CMBT may be looked more and that doesnt mean these buses are frequent.

[yuvipanda]

+1 on srikanth.

[srikanthlogic]

on the other hand,there is nothing wrong in collecting this data. it will help us to get some trend, we could prioritize some map development for these routes (like we could try mapping all the stops (non stages) too on these routes) when we have the stop functionality.

[yuvipanda]

@srikanth: You have access to Google Analytics, right? That's the easiest way to this data.

[srikanthlogic]

Nope :(. Anyway will ping u later and get that. i actually thought that awstats also has some. Btw does google analytics also has data about what source / dest is being searched ? If thats not there , that might be a new minor ticket to track people's usage.