Helsinki Open Transport Data Manifesto. TopicReport_TransportData.pdf (application/pdf Object) UK transport mapped: Every bus stop, train station, ferry port and taxi rank in Britain. Welcome to the ultimate transport data | News. Heard of the National Public Transport Data Repository before? Unless you're the ultimate transport enthusiast, there's no reason why you should; hidden behind pre-registration and restrictions on commercial use it was not exactly easy to find. But all that has changed, thanks to data.gov.uk. The Liberal-Conservative coalition always pledged to release Whitehall's largest databases to the world; this is one of the biggest. Why's it such a big deal? The official description gives you some idea of how important it is: A snapshot of every public transport journey in Great Britain for a selected week in October each year.
The dataset is compiled with information from many sources, including local public transport information from each of the traveline regions, also coach services from the national coach services database and rail information from the Association of Train Operating Companies That's a bit "here's all the data but sod you if you want to actually do anything with it". SP_Open_Data_for_LED_in_Asia_25Jan2012_FINAL.pdf (application/pdf Object) Program-Your-City.pdf (application/pdf Object) SNCF launches a debate on open transport data in France. The following guest post is by Pieter Colpaert from iRail npo and Pierre Chrzanowski, and was reviewed by Regards Citoyens. Pieter and Pierre are both members of our brand new Working Group on Open Transport – watch this space for a full announcement of the working group’s activities and details on how to get involved!”
At first sight, you may think that data.sncf.com is the new open data website of the SNCF, the National Corporation of French Railways. Not yet. The company preferred to launch a consultation website before opening up its data. In a country struggling to involve the transport industry in the open data movement, this initiative is most welcome. Although SNCF seems to be ready for open data, other public transport operators in France are still reluctant. Open data for multimodal transport Today, commuters use different types of transport to go to work or to travel across Europe. Some countries are already doing their part. Transport innovation through real open data.
Viajeo.eu :: Welcome. The ePSI Helsinki Open Transport Data Manifesto. Open transport data in Germany? Not if you’re not Google — European technology news. Rennes Métropole: 1st French Community to strategically open up government transport data. During February 2010, Rennes announced a pilot to open up for re-use government transportation data and was reported by LiberTIC and the ePSIplatform , among others. The story has changed from one about a pilot to one now about the success of Rennes’ pioneering open data and the potential for the future. The Rennes Kéolis tranportation data portal is online.
The text of the news on the Rennes open data story by DD à Rennes (approximate English translation) (French Text online ) “Rennes is an innovator in data management service, in fact, in a press release we learn that the city now provides public data under Creative Commons. After London and San Francisco, Rennes is the first French town to embark on such an approach. Excerpt from press release: For the first time in France, a community decides to strategically open up the data from its public transportation system, geo data geo and information practices 1500 of agencies and associations. SNCF Open Data - La communauté Open Data.