Back in December of 2009, I posted on some of the issues with Google Maps transit itinerary results in rural areas that some Trillium clients were experiencing. Recently, I noticed that some of these issues were resolved. Earlier, this trip was half walking directions. Now, one of the results shows the option to take transit […]
Google Maps introduced a new feature to transit search results recently. In addition to providing the time duration of a travel leg, the number of stops also appears. Screenshot below. At first, the data nerd in me liked this new feature. The new information presented is simple. It doesn’t take up much space in the […]
Roughly one month ago, the source code for TransitDataFeeder was released. TransitDataFeeder is an open source web-based application for creating and maintaining data in the General Transit Feed Specification. The software aims to offer equivalent functionality to what Trillium already offers in the form of WebSchedule. However, TransitDataFeeder is different in several ways. Here’s more […]
Streetfilms has put together an eloquent and persuasive case for making transportation data more open. It is just over 6 minutes long. Watch and enjoy. If you have time, check out some of their other inspiring films on the site. A Case for Open Data in Transit from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Here’s from the filmmaker, […]