Jump to content

Bus Open Data Service

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dudleybus (talk | contribs) at 19:04, 12 May 2022. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Bus Open Data Service
Agency overview
Formed28th January 2020
JurisdictionEngland
Ministers responsible
Parent departmentDepartment of Transport
WebsiteBus Open Data Service (dft.gov.uk)

The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) is a government-funded service in England, established in 2020[1] as part of the Bus Services Act 2017. It was created in a partnership between ITO World, the Department for Transport and KPMG.[2]

The service is described by ITO World as a "an international first" as it provides Open Data of bus timetables, fares and Automatic Vehicle Location of buses across England.[3]

Moovit [4]

Newcastle [5]

Data Implementation

31 December 2020 Obligation to provide bus timetable data to the Bus Open Data Service. 7 January 2021 Obligation to provide vehicle location and basic fares and tickets data to the Bus Open Data Service. 7 January 2023 Obligation to provide complex fares and ticket data to the Bus Open Data Service.[6]

Uses

Following the introduction of the Bus Open Data, there have been a number of uses for the system.

  • The website Bustimes.org ustilises data from BODS to supply information such as timetable, fares and vehicle location information[7] via an API link, with the vehicle location information displaying on a map.
  • The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain, in their 2020/21 annual report, stated that use of the Bus Open Data Service would "make available more data than ever before on an operator’s performance."[8]
  • TransportXtra [9]
  • Bus Service Registrations[10]

Critism

Despite providing fare, time and vehicle location, the Department for Transport has ruled out including key accessibility information on bus stops, stations and vehicles despite the Bus Services Act making specific provision for open data, 'for the purpose of facilitating travel by disabled persons'.[11]

A number of operators have struggled to provide the data required by the deadlines provided by the Bus Open Data Service, requiring providers to implement alternative solutions.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "UK Bus Open Data Service goes live". Intelligent Transport. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "An Introduction to the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) - Ito World". Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Bus open data policy". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Department for Transport's bus open data project gets new support". Intelligent Transport. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "How Newcastle is becoming a real-time city". Cities Today. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Bus open data policy". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Data sources – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain Annual report 2020-21". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. ^ "How DfT Bus Open Data (BODS) can be used to plan an electrif". www.transportxtra.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. ^ Deakin, Tim (9 February 2022). "BODS set to capture service registrations and 'digital BSOG'". routeone. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Bus Open Data: A data revolution but an accessibility fail - The Transport Network". www.transport-network.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Enhancing the passenger experience is TransMach's top priority". routeone. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  13. ^ "R & S Waterson's goes contactless with TransMach". routeone. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bus_Open_Data_Service&oldid=1087484730"