Portland TriMet Presentation On Data Sharing (Updated Version)

Leveraging Resources for Customer Information by Exposing Transit Data Business Intelligence: Focusing on Customers APTA TransITech 2008 Tim McHugh, CTO

TriMet’s Developer Resources began with GM request to promote innovation and public transit by providing resources to an emerging creative class

TriMet’s Developer Resources began with GM request to promote innovation and public transit by providing resources to an emerging creative class Can we leverage existing software development by exposing data to the public?

TriMet’s Developer Resources began with GM request to promote innovation and public transit by providing resources to an emerging creative class Can we leverage existing software development by exposing data to the public? developer.trimet.org

TriMet Developer Resources TriMet Developer Resources for Customer Information for Customer Information Promotes use of transit and Promotes use of transit and information related to transit information related to transit

License Agreement License Agreement Worked with Legal Dept Worked with Legal Dept Provides protection & Provides protection & defines Terms of Use defines Terms of Use

Registration Process Registration Process Agree to Terms of Use Agree to Terms of Use Notification for Updates Notification for Updates Monitor Usage & Thresholds Monitor Usage & Thresholds

Direct access to most current Direct access to most current Schedule Data Schedule Data in common open format in common open format

Direct access to most current “GTFS is aalightweight, open “GTFS is lightweight, open Direct access to most current format that provides aa format that provides Schedule Data Schedule Data common, easy way to common, easy way to in common open format exchange transit data. You exchange transit data. You in common open format don't have to be Google™ don't have to be Google™ to use it.” to use it.” Tim Moore, Bart Tim Moore, Bart

Developers are Developers are scraping schedule data scraping schedule data off websites anyway. off websites anyway. GTFS offers aamore stable GTFS offers more stable solution with Terms of Use. solution with Terms of Use.

iamcaltrain.com iamcaltrain.com Source: “Caltrain station and route data was Source: “Caltrain station and route data was scraped from the Caltrain Website… The scraped from the Caltrain Website… The results of their work can be downloaded in results of their work can be downloaded in the form of aaMySQL Dump.” the form of MySQL Dump.”

Who is using Schedule Data in the GTFS format?

maps.google.com maps.google.com Get Driving Directions Get Driving Directions AND AND Public Transit Directions Public Transit Directions

transittrips.com transittrips.com Sits on Google Transit Sits on Google Transit Make save links to common trips itit Make save links to common trips easier to easier to

mtsotp.com/mts/stop_finder/stop_finder.cfm mtsotp.com/mts/stop_finder/stop_finder.cfm Built on the GTFS – other agencies coming Built on the GTFS – other agencies coming Finds all stops, buses & trains in an area Finds all stops, buses & trains in an area

“As aapublic service, publicroutes.com believes in “As public service, publicroutes.com believes in allowing public information to be shared openly allowing public information to be shared openly by municipalities across the country in hopes of by municipalities across the country in hopes of maximizing travel efficiency and better maximizing travel efficiency and better serving the greater public. serving the greater public. By pooling available data and advocating an open By pooling available data and advocating an open source platform, PublicRoutes.com and municipal trip source platform, PublicRoutes.com and municipal trip planners will accurately ensure that all people will have planners will accurately ensure that all people will have the best possible information available when the best possible information available when traveling via public transportation.” traveling via public transportation.” Submitted on behalf of PublicRoutes.com February 13, 2008 Submitted on behalf of PublicRoutes.com February 13, 2008

spek.org/trimet/map.php spek.org/trimet/map.php Draws route lines using GTFS Draws route lines using GTFS

TimeTable Publisher TimeTable Publisher Uses GTFS Data Uses GTFS Data T3 Webinar T3 Webinar How to Implement the TimeTable How to Implement the TimeTable Publisher: An Open Source Publisher: An Open Source Application for Transit Agencies Application for Transit Agencies May 14, 2008 May 14, 2008

Direct access to Direct access to Real-Time Data Real-Time Data via web services via web services

Who is using our Web Services for Customer Information?

Customer Information Customer Information at Airport at Airport Port of Portland’s Use of Data Port of Portland’s Use of Data

trimet.onmyiphone.net trimet.onmyiphone.net Free Application for iPhone Free Application for iPhone Transit next arrival times Transit next arrival times “At first I Iwas just going to scrape the “At first was just going to scrape the Trimet site to get the information. But Trimet site to get the information. But then I Icame to find out that Trimet then came to find out that Trimet actually has aareally nice API to all their actually has really nice API to all their tracking information!” tracking information!” Matt King, TriMet Rider & Software Developer Matt King, TriMet Rider & Software Developer

portlandtransport.com portlandtransport.com Transit Surfer & Transit Board Transit Surfer & Transit Board Next arrival times for cell phones, handhelds, Next arrival times for cell phones, handhelds, full-size screens, text messaging full-size screens, text messaging

traincheck.com traincheck.com Free SMS Services for Free SMS Services for Cell Phones Cell Phones Access to transit next arrival times Access to transit next arrival times

TransitCast TransitCast Presents arrival times and locations Presents arrival times and locations of buses that are approaching aa of buses that are approaching selected stop selected stop

Future plans for developer.trimet.org

Web Service for Web Service for TriMet Trip Planner TriMet Trip Planner Access to Planned Trip Itineraries Access to Planned Trip Itineraries Offers alternative to screen scraping Offers alternative to screen scraping for applications like Dadnab for applications like Dadnab

Trip Planner Web Service Example Trip Planner Web Service Example TriMet builds the API and the TriMet builds the API and the applications are unlimited applications are unlimited Formatted Request Web Trip Service Planner API Formatted Return

Trip Planner Web Service Example Trip Planner Web Service Example TriMet builds the API and the TriMet builds the API and the Mobile Trip Planning applications are unlimited applications are unlimited Using my cell phone, I can get public transit directions to the nearest pizza place from my current location. Formatted Request Web Trip Service Planner API Formatted Return

Trip Planner Web Service Example Trip Planner Web Service Example TriMet builds the API and the TriMet builds the API and the Mobile Trip Planning applications are unlimited applications are unlimited Using my cell phone, I can get public transit directions to the nearest pizza place from my current location. Current GPS Formatted Location, Current Time, Request Requested Event/Place Location- Web Trip Based Service Planner Service En Route API Formatted Planned Itinerary (LBS) Return To Event/Place

Who else is making their data publicly accessible and why?

Public Feeds Page Public Feeds Page By making the GTFS data publicly By making the GTFS data publicly accessible, you can avoid addressing accessible, you can avoid addressing multiple and varied data requests on multiple and varied data requests on an individual basis. an individual basis.

DART DART Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dallas Area Rapid Transit Public Records Act Public Records Act Any person has aaright to request Any person has right to request public data, and the public agency has public data, and the public agency has aaresponsibility to provide it. responsibility to provide it.

Sacramento Sacramento Regional Transit Regional Transit GTFS file available for download GTFS file available for download

Capital Metro Capital Metro Austin, Texas Austin, Texas “…is making stop and schedule “…is making stop and schedule data available in several formats data available in several formats including GTFS.” including GTFS.”

OCTA OCTA Orange County, CA Orange County, CA Now offers 22options to plan Now offers options to plan your trip online your trip online

Redwood Transit System Redwood Transit System Humboldt County, CA Humboldt County, CA GTFS file available for download GTFS file available for download Uses Google Transit as Uses Google Transit as Agency Trip Planner Agency Trip Planner

BART BART San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay “We want to foster innovative new “We want to foster innovative new applications, reach aabroader applications, reach broader audience and encourage more people audience and encourage more people to choose BART. to choose BART. …we just can't justify spending …we just can't justify spending time on some of the things our time on some of the things our customers have asked for.” customers have asked for.”

Thank You For more information, please visit: developer.trimet.org

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