{"id":9,"date":"2024-01-12T05:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T05:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/?p=9"},"modified":"2025-02-15T01:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T01:24:53","slug":"pax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/pax\/","title":{"rendered":"PAX &#8211; Pre-travel Airport Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lede\">Thanks to the rise of affordable sensor technology and digital twins, airports have many ways of leveraging tech to improve operational efficiency and situational awareness. Where does that leave passengers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a lengthy digital twin pilot project for Vancouver International Airport, we turned our attention to the more human side of travel: the passenger experience. Plenty of tools exist to streamline airport ops, and the idea of applying those design principles to the traveller&#8217;s journey was a natural (and novel) progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Base Premise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air travel for passengers is a maelstrom of chaotic scheduling, unpredictable variables and guesswork. What if we designed an app that could use available data to generate a carefully-timed, stress-free airport experience? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is PAX<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever you have to fly, PAX can plan your journey through the airport using information you provide in advance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It uses your travel plans, personal data, preferences and to-do list to generate a <em>pre-travel itinerary<\/em> (PTI) to guide your movements prior to boarding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It knows your local airport layout and the locations of the key points\u2014and choke points\u2014in your PTI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using airport ops sensor data it knows how many other travellers are in the airport, and where they are, so it can better manage traffic and timing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It surfaces promotional info to generate support for airport restaurants and businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It provides compelling incentives to fully explore the airport and take advantage of available services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It uses augmented reality to provide directional guidance and cleverly integrate ads into the environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversation &#8211; ideation &#8211; concept art &#8211; wireframing &#8211; design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jump to: The messy work \/ the clean work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized screen-mobile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1203\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"width:auto;height:500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_1.jpg 1203w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_1-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_1-1024x511.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_1-768x383.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized screen-mobile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1511\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width:auto;height:500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_2-1.jpg 1511w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_2-1-300x119.jpg 300w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_2-1-1024x407.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_2-1-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1511px) 100vw, 1511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized screen-mobile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" style=\"width:auto;height:500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_3.jpg 1202w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_3-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_3-1024x511.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_3-768x383.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized screen-mobile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1511\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58\" style=\"width:auto;height:500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_4.jpg 1511w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_4-300x119.jpg 300w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_4-1024x407.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pc_folio_pax_4-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1511px) 100vw, 1511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1523\" src=\"https:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pax_miro-preview-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68\" srcset=\"http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pax_miro-preview-1.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pax_miro-preview-1-300x178.jpg 300w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pax_miro-preview-1-1024x609.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pax_miro-preview-1-768x457.jpg 768w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pax_miro-preview-1-1536x914.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/protoncandy.com\/folio\/wp-content\/uploads\/pax_miro-preview-1-2048x1218.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the rise of affordable sensor technology and digital twins, airports have many ways of leveraging tech to improve operational efficiency and situational awareness. 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