> # ?Adding Melbourne?s timetables to Google Transit will be very > # welcome, but otherwise, the government is treating public > # transport timetables as though they were a state secret,? > # said Mr Bowen. ?This information ultimately belongs to the > # public and should be freely available to anyone who has an > # interest in using such data.? > > Of course that rumoured addition never happened. Data did appear > very briefly on this VIC government website from 2010 (for the > "app my state" competition) but it didn't last: >
There was an episode of Stilgherrian's Patch Monday podcast that looked at a similar temporary GPS data service and API for Sydney's buses. While not free software centric the episode does cover a few of the issues that the NSW transport authority had in providing such GPS data as an ongoing service. Those interested in the subject may like to have a listen. Cheers Tim Hamilton -- Vote NO in referenda. _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list [email protected] http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb
