Hopthru Cleanse
APC processing done right
Hopthru Cleanse is a processing agent designed to turn your raw APC data into accurate, reliable ridership counts that can be used for anything from federal reporting to corridor analysis.
Great, you have APCs installed.
Now what?
When can I use APC data for NTD reports?
Installing APCs is just the first step in the process. Before APC data can be used in National Transit Database ("NTD") reports, it must be certified by the FTA. In order to achieve this certification, you must show that your APC data is 95%+ accurate when counting passengers. Full Reporters need to verify this for Unlinked Passenger Trips ("UPT") and Passenger Miles Travelled ("PMT") while Reduced Reporters only need to verify UPT.
Hopthru Cleanse ensures that you meet these accuracy thresholds, making certification a breeze.
Should I use un-verified data for service planning?
We wouldn't recommend it just yet. You wouldn't want to inform service changes off of APC data until you have full trust in its accuracy.
Meet Hopthru Cleanse.
Everything you need to trust your data.
Static GTFS
Schedule data
Raw APC Data
APC data prior to any processing
Vehicle Assignments
Which vehicles were on which blocks?
NTD Certification
Use data produced by Hopthru Cleanse in your NTD reports
Planning and Analysis
Improve service efficiency by acutely understanding the demand throughout your system
Meet Hopthru Cleanse.
Everything you need to trust your data.
Static GTFS
Schedule data
Raw APC Data
APC data prior to any processing
Vehicle Assignments
Which vehicles were on which blocks?
NTD
Certification
Use data produced by Hopthru Cleanse in your NTD reports
Planning and Analysis
Improve service efficiency by acutely understanding the demand throughout your system
What's included?
Correlation
APCs have no notion of the service they're on. Correlation accurately matches raw APC data with your schedule, enriching it with route, stop, and trip information.
Cleaning
APCs count everything, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Hopthru Cleanse filters out extraneous data like driver boardings and layover activity.
Expansion
Only have a portion of your fleet equipped with APCs? Hopthru Cleanse detects trips not found in APC data and expands them based off of historical data so you can look at the complete picture.