GIGA mapping - I So then we decided to sit down and make different connections with all the information we had. For this, we had to pull out all the observations, waiting psychology notes, the Indian scenario notes, online research and then put it all together in one map. When we started the first decision came easy – deciding the format of the map – a linear time based map – as both waiting and bus systems are well represented. However then making the giga map was not at all a simple task. On the facing page is the first rough draft of the same. (Clockwise from top left) Starting point: The different points from which a commuter starts his journey. Bus arrival: Different factors affecting the experience just as the bus arrives. Like - Physical reservation - refers to the fact that a queue forms hastily and in a unorganized manner for which the commuter has to physically push through to get to the bus before it starts moving again. Reaching the stop: Activities centered around the arrival of the commuter at the bus stop. Mode: The different modes of auxiliary transport which act as feeders to the bus service, as the bus stops are not always very close to the starting point of the commuter.
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