README for MTA NaviLens Usage dataset. Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Program, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) 2026-01-16 ---------------------------------------------------------------- LINKS TO DATASET ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. Dataset archive link: https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-NaviLens-Usage/kag2-r3f3/about_data B. Final Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.21949/ph7t-4944 C. Data Management Plan DOI: https://doi.org/10.48321/D1R67H ---------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF DATASET ---------------------------------------------------------------- Navilens usage data contains records of scan events (each row represents a time a NaviLens code was scanned). Scan records include the code identifier, the type of asset scanned (e.g., bus stop, bus vehicle, subway station, train car, or vehicle feature), the app used (NaviLens vs. NaviLens GO), the device language setting at time of scan, and timestamps. For certain asset types, scan events are also enriched with location fields such as bus stop identifiers and names or subway station identifiers and names. This data supports evaluation of the NaviLens deployment and related project reporting, including work funded through the USDOT SMART Grant. ---------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. General Information B. Sharing/Access & Policies Information C. Data and Related File Overview D. Methodological Information E. Data-Specific Information for: MTA NaviLens Usage F. Update Log ---------------------------------------------------------------- A. GENERAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Title of Dataset: MTA NaviLens Usage 1. Description of Dataset: This dataset contains NaviLens usage data, meaning records of scan events (each row represents a time a NaviLens code was scanned). Scan records include the code identifier, the type of asset scanned (e.g., bus stop, bus vehicle, subway station, train car, or vehicle feature), the app used (NaviLens vs. NaviLens GO), the device language setting at time of scan, and timestamps. For certain asset types, scan events are also enriched with location fields such as bus stop identifiers and names or subway station identifiers and names. This data supports evaluation of the NaviLens deployment and related project reporting, including work funded through the USDOT SMART Grant. 2. Dataset archive link: https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-NaviLens-Feedback-Survey/q2wi-uth2/about_data 3. Authorship Information: Principal Data Creator or Data Manager Contact Information Name: Miriam Philipson ORCID: 0009-0007-9551-538X Institution: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) Address: 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 Email: miriam.philipson@mtahq.org Associate Data Creator or Data Manager Contact Information Name: Christine Singh ORCID: 0009-0004-8728-3505 Institution: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) Address: 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 Email: christine.singh@mtahq.org Organizational Contact Information Name: Metropolitan Transportation Authority Accessibility Institution: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) Address: 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 Email: opendata@mtahq.org 4. Date of data collection and update interval: July 2024-August 2025 5. Geographic location of data collection: New York, New York, United States of America 6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This dataset package was funded through the USDOT Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Program. The grant number for this project is: SMARTFY22N1P1G45 ---------------------------------------------------------------- B. SHARING/ACCESS & POLICIES INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0. Recommended citation for the data: Philipson, Mira and Singh, C. (2026). MTA NaviLens Usage Data [datasets]. doi.org/10.21949/ph7t-4944 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: These data are in the Public Domain. 2. Was data derived from another source?: No. 3. This dataset and its documentation was created and shared to meet the requirements enumerated in the U.S. Department of Transportation's "Plan to Increase Public Access to the Results of Federally-Funded Scientific Research" Version 1.1 << https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Official%20DOT%20Public%20Access%20Plan%20ver%201.1.pdf >> and guidelines suggested by the DOT Public Access website << https://ntl.bts.gov/publicaccess/ >>, in effect and current as of April 10, 2019. ---------------------------------------------------------------- C. DATA & RELATED FILE OVERVIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. File List for the MTA_NaviLens_Usage.zip collection A. Filename: MTA_NaviLensUsage_Overview.pdf Short description: A PDF file of a general description and summary of NaviLens usage dataset. B. Filename: MTA_NaviLensUsage_DataDictionary.pdf Short description: A PDF file of a list of all data labels found in usage data with description and data type. C. Filename: MTA_NaviLensUsage_20260115.csv Short description: A CSV file of all recorded data of all NaviLens codes scanned from July 2024 to August 2025. ---------------------------------------------------------------- D. METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: NaviLens scan data are collected automatically by NaviLens every time a NaviLens code is scanned. The data is anonymized per MTA Cybersecurity requirements and delivered to the MTA by NaviLens in CSV format. The data was then changed to the local time zone for accuracy, and details for the locations of each code were added as well. Operationally, NaviLens codes were deployed at select locations (including listed Manhattan and Bronx subway stations and on routes such as Bx12/Bx12-SBS, M23 SBS, and M66), and the scan data is specific to codes located in these environments as part of the MTA’s USDOT SMART Grant Stage 1 project. ---------------------------------------------------------------- E. DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. MTA_NaviLensUsage_20260115.csv A. Number of variables (columns): 14 B. Number of cases/rows: 126K C. Each row represents: 1 code identifier, code name, type of asset, app used, device language, and timestamp D. Data Dictionary/Variable List: MTA_NaviLensUsage_DataDictionary.pdf E. Missing data codes: N/A ---------------------------------------------------------------- F. UPDATE LOG ---------------------------------------------------------------- This README_MTA_NaviLensUsage file was originally created on 2026-01-16 by Christine Singh, 0009-0004-8728-3505, Accessibility Projects Specialist, christine.singh@mtahq.org Update Log: 2026-01-16: Original file created