Ugg, sorry, I didn't edit the subject or erase all the other messages. Here's a fixed version. :) ~PJ
> > See a sneak preview of the Open Trip Planner, TriMet's new open source > > multi-modal trip planner scheduled for release in Fall, and meet the > > developers involved in the project. > > This is a very interesting project. I recently began mapping and > entering the local bus routes (which even Google doesn't have, courtesy > of our local "closed data" policies). I realized that my work is still > useless to the general community because the OSM doesn't have a way to > enter the schedule, and public transport schedules appear to be unwanted > data. > > Where is the OpenTripPlanner's schedule data stored? Is there any > way to get an early copy of OpenTripPlanner to work with it? > > Thanks, > Mike Hey Mike, I don't understand what you mean by local closed data policies. Maybe in the past, but not anymore. Portland has some of the most open data policies in the States, or so I've heard. See http://civicapps.org/datasets. Trimet bus routes are freely available to import directly, if you wanted. However, they change a lot, so most trip planners draw that data in separately. Most transit agencies, including Trimet, provide their schedules in a GTFS format (General Transit Feed Specifications). This allows Google and other trip planners to get the most updated schedules regularly. See http://developer.trimet.org/ There are also regularly updated shapefiles available. For Trimet's purposes, OpenTripPlanner will be drawing from three different data sources - OpenStreetMap for a base map, Trimet for route info and scheduling (the GTFS), and an elevation data source. See http://opentripplanner.com/ You can contact OpenPlans yourself for more info on OTP. You can also demo OTP from Trimet http://maps5.trimet.org/otp/. Just keep in mind that OSM is not updated with enough data for walking and bike modes to be accurate. We're still working on that! Hope this helps. Maybe see you at the Meet & Greet? -- PJ Houser Trimet GIS intern, 503-962-5711 (office)
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