Open data release of GTFS real-time data for the community bus “Kiyo Bus” and its publication on the Google Maps
July 5, 2024
Kiyose City, Tokyo
Association for Open Data of Public Transportation
YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory
Kiyose City in Tokyo has released the data on its community bus, “Kiyo Bus,” in GTFS-JP and GTFS real-time formats from the Public Transportation Open Data Center, which is run by the Association for Open Data of Public Transportation (ODPT). As a result, from July 3, 2024, real-time location information for “Kiyo Bus” has been posted on the Google Maps.
The GTFS real-time data for “Kiyo Bus” is transmitted via a simple bus location system that uses smartphones, developed by YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory (UNL). This system was developed as part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s “Research and Study on the Open Distribution of Dynamic Data in the Public Transportation Sector” project (tentative English project name: the original Japanese title is “公共交通分野における動的データのオープンな流通に関する調査検討業務”), and it supports small-scale public transportation operators such as community bus services in transmitting real-time public transportation data at low cost. In the future, we aim to contribute to the open distribution of more public transportation data in collaboration with the activities of the ODPT.
YRP UNL aims to improve the convenience of public transportation by having more business operators utilize public transportation open data, including the data on “Kiyo Bus.”
Kiyo Bus
