In case this hasn't already had wider distribution... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christopher Osborne <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 6:05 AM Subject: [transit-developers] UK Transport Data goes open To: [email protected]
Hello all A lot of good news today as all of the UK's rail and local transport data goes open: 3. Train and bus data - The Government will work with the transport industry to make available by April 2012 timetable and real-time train and bus information to support the development of innovative applications to improve passenger journeys. This measure will support the development of a real-time transport information market, helping passengers make better travel decisions and businesses to better predict logistics and travel needs. This measure will release under the Open Government Licence (OGL) comprehensive timetable and real-time train and bus information as machinereadable and machine-processable data, as well as locational information about the rail network and its railway stations. Unless otherwise stated, the commitments to release this data will be for April 2012. DfT will work with the Transport Industry to make available the following rail data sets: o Rail timetable information on a weekly basis (December 2011) o Real-time running data from Network Rail o Location data about Great Britain Rail network o Location data about GB rail network stations DfT will also work with Traveline to release the following data relating to buses: o Traveline National Dataset on a weekly basis (Great Britain buses); and o Next Buses API of planned and real-time information at 350,000 GB bus stops (April 2012). 4. Rail fares data - The Government will consult in early 2012, through the Fares and Ticketing Review, on providing open access to rail fares data, giving passengers and business better information and enabling them to make the most cost-effective travel choices. DfT will work with the rail industry to ensure that full data on rail fares is made available to passengers and business. DfT will consult as part of its Fares and Ticketing Review on how the rail industry could provide this data in a way that protects passengers against potential misinterpretation of complex data on fares levels and restrictions. In addition, DfT will set out a way forward for Rail Transparency including Open Data in the forthcoming Rail Command Paper. Releasing this data will boost the market for fare finding and comparison services such as online search engines or mobile apps. This could also include comparisons between different modes of transport. We would expect this to result in savings for passengers and business. http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/resources/Further_detail_on_Open_Data_measures_in_the_Autumn_Statement_2011.pdf -- Christopher Osborne www.cloudsourced.com twitter.com/osbornec -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Transit Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/transit-developers?hl=en.
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