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Center Identification Number: 77902
Project Title: Expanding the Google Transit Data Feed Specification to Support Operations and Planning
Principal Investigator:
Martin Catalá, Senior Research Associate
Center for Urban Transportation Research
External Project Contact:
Diane Quigley
I. Start and End Dates
Start Date: July 2009 Expected End Date: January 2011
I. Project Objective/Problem Statement
The development of Google's free on-line transit trip planner has been one of the most exciting developments in transit for many years. Transit agencies that store trip information into a specific file format (the Google Transit Feed Specification) and forward the data to Google's transit team will have a robust, recognizable on-line trip planner for free. But perhaps equally exciting is the impact of the open data architecture, which is not hidden under the veil of proprietary software and has spurred many other developments including extending the usefulness of the Google Transit Feed Specification (GTFS). One clear example is the development of an Open Source application, TimeTable Publisher, developed by TriMet in Portland, Oregon. Anyone using the GTFS is able create transit timetables in print and web formats using TimeTable publisher. FTA is promoting the use of TimeTable Publisher through the development of a webinar. Additional examples of applications built off the GTFS data, include the development of transit planning mobile applications including an IPhone application and a text messaging application. Also, more traditional GIS desktop applications are using the GTFS, with the development of an ESRI data model for the GTFS. Given the growing utilization of the GTFS data, this research project proposes an examination of opportunities and existing uses of the GTFS and developing a data schema and application that will help leverage the GTFS data to further benefit transit agencies. Since the primary purpose of the Google Transit application is to better communicate with the customer, this project will focus on using the GTFS to support service planning and operation business activities.
II. Objectives/Tasks
The primary goal of the project is to identify how the Google Transit Feed Specification data can be leveraged to further assist transit agencies with business activities such as service planning and operations. Achieving this goal requires two efforts; an inventory of how transit agencies and software developers are expanding the utility of the Google Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) and the development of a data schema that incorporates the GTFS and supports additional business functions within a transit agency.
It is important to note, that the goal of the project is not to change the Google transit specification. The project team will communicate with the Google Transit team during this project to better understand the feed specification. Changes to the specification may be a by product of this effort but it is not the primary goal.
Task 1: Project Management
This task will deal with on-going management activities of the project, preparing progress reports, and reviewing and editing final deliverables.
Task 2: Literature Review and Case Studies
A review of the research and literature of on-line transit trip planners will be conducted to examine how the trip planning transit data are being used for operations and planning. The disciplines of information and geo-spatial technologies are at the core of these activities within a transit agency. Consequently, this research will also examine (minimally) how these technologies and disciplines are being used at transit agencies.
Case Studies
Transit Agency Case Studies
Transit agencies using Google Transit offer a great deal of insight on the challenges to implementation. These agencies may reveal a roadmap for how to implement Google transit at their agency.
Inventory of GTFS Applications and Opportunities
Given that the Google Transit Feed Specification is an open data architecture and is not hidden under the veil of proprietary software it has spurred the development of many other software applications which extends the usefulness of the Google Transit Feed Specification (GTFS). An inventory of these applications will illustrate the power of an open data architecture and the opportunity it presents for the transit industry.
Examples such as TriMet's TimeTable Publisher is a high profile example of a transit agency extending the utility of the GTFS, however, other agencies and software developers may be extending the usefulness of the data but are not programmatically developing open source applications as TriMet has done. Consequently, there may be equally significant applications that are being used internally within transit agencies and developed by private developers. A review of agencies using Google Transit will assist with identifying such opportunities.
There are 50 plus North American transit agencies currently employing the Google Transit web application, this task will inventory of how and if the data is being used for other purposes. Additionally, an inventory of applications developed by private developers and research institutions will be conducted to better understand the opportunities available from using the GTFS.
Recognizing that the GTFS was developed for a single purpose, there are most probably inherent limitations of the GTFS as it pertains to operations and planning within a transit agency. The inventory will also document the limits of the GTFS and difficulties associated with working with this data set as well as potential opportunities.
Task 3: Examining Additional Business Application of GTFS
Given the robust nature of the GTFS data it can possibly support several additional business functions; including but not limited to customer service, bus stop inventory management and service planning. A thorough review of the data elements of the GTFS and the potential business applications will be examined in this task and used in Task 4 to develop and expand a data schema to support these business applications. Some examples may include:
Integration with AVL applications
Automatic Vehicle Locator technologies can be used to show "real-time" location of bus information. This technology is already being utilized as part of "mash-up" applications and Google's mapping applications. Integration with the GTFS can help communicate to the public as well as transit managers.
Integration with APC Applications
Automatic Passenger Counters (APC) can be used to support service planning and other business decisions. The data obtained from APC recorders can be integrated with the GTFS and used for visualizing performance data, such as on-time performance, load capacity and overall activity.
Integration with mobile devices
Mobile devices are quickly evolving as a tool for accessing data from the internet. To this end several programming efforts are being undertaken to make the Google Transit application available through mobile devices such as the cell phone.
Web-based Stop Inventory and Management applications
With desktop and mobile internet devices communicating with the internet, applications capable of displaying transit data are able to allow editing and querying opportunities which may support a stop inventory and management system which works with the Google Transit Feed Specification.
National Transit Database reporting
The responsibilities and obligations of transit agencies to report to multiple agencies is a significant burden to transit agencies. The data from the GTFS may support such activities. In particular, the NTD reporting agencies could be streamlined to assist agencies with this obligation.
Task 4: Development of a Data Schema to Support Additional Transit Business Applications
Given the findings in Task 3 a data schema will be developed and prototypes will be developed for the testing the data schema, to support the identified business applications. The data schema prototypes will coordinate with transit agencies willing to work with the project team.
Task 5: Implementation of Applications Using the Data Schema Prototype
Working with transit agencies and other organizations the new prototype data schema will be developed and tested to support additional business opportunities identified in task 3. The full details of this application are still to be known, but at a minimum the application will include the ability to read and write to the GTFS. This task will include a consultation with the project team about the direction of the application prototype.
Task 6: Report Findings
The report findings will be organized into three sections. The first section will document the opportunities which the GTFS data presents for transit agencies and techniques for leveraging the GTFS to assist transit agencies. The second section will document the developed data schema and how the implementation of the schema expanded the use of the GTFS data. The final section of this task will address any difficulties and limitations of the GTFS and Google Transit. The findings will be combined into a publication for printing and distribution (i.e., PDF).
III. Deliverables
Project deliverables will include quarterly progress reports, a draft final report, and a final report.
Progress Reports
Quarterly Progress Reports - Quarterly progress reports will be provided to the Florida Department of Transportation Project Manager and the Research Office. Reports will include the following sections:
Florida Department of Transportation
Research Center, MS 30
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
All Final Reports shall contain:
NOTE: All written deliverables will be submitted in electronic format to the Project Manager and the Research Center for processing. Electronic reports will be e-mailed to Sandra Bell at email@example.com. Hard copies will be sent to the following address:Sandra Bell, Research Contracts Administrator
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street, MS 30
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
Other Deliverables
A software application, or prototype thereof that can read and write to the Google Transit Format (GTFS) will be delivered.
IV. Project Schedule
V. Project BudgetSalaries and Fringe 89,812.14
Fixed Price Sub Total 89,812.14
Indirect Cost (fixed price subtotal x 10%) 8,981.21
Total Fixed Price Amount 98,793.36
Total Lump Sum Amount (Salaries and Benefits) 98,793.36
Cost Reimbursable (Subtotal) 1,096.00
Indirect Costs (cost reimbursable subtotal x 10%) 109.00
Total Project Cost 99,998.36
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Important Announcement: Champions for Change Application Deadline Extended
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Nike's N7 Programs Announces Funding Opportunities
for Native Youth Through Generation Indigenous
Grants are now available to Native youth for sport and physical activity programs and initiatives.
Washington, DC, July 20, 2015 –– As a part of President Obama's Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) initiative, Nike, Inc. and the N7 Fund has partnered with the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) to extend grant opportunities as a resource for Native youth leaders promoting health and wellness through sport and physical activity in their community. Gen-I is an initiative to help improve the lives of Native youth and to cultivate the next generation of Native leaders. Gen-I includes new investments and policies to expand educational, employment, and health and social services for Native youth. CNAY, along with the Department of the Interior, have partnered to launch a National Native Youth Network. Through this Network, CNAY has engaged over 2,000 Native youth from across the country in 2015.
Sam McCracken, CNAY board member and General Manager of Nike's N7 Programs, announced this new funding opportunity at the first-ever White House Tribal Youth Gathering on July 9. During the Gathering, which brought over 1,000 Native youth from across the country to Washington, DC, McCracken remarked, "N7 has allocated resources for Native youth as a part of N7's commitment to Gen-I. We created this opportunity in partnership with the Center for Native American Youth to bring sport and all of its benefits to Gen-I and to create further opportunities for future generations."
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Native youth can now apply for up to $10,000 in funding for their programs and initiatives through the N7 Fund website. For more information and to apply, please visit http://n7fund.com/apply/.
"I am inspired by Sam McCracken's leadership and passion for making a difference in the lives of Native children through sport," said Erin Bailey, Executive Director of the Center for Native American Youth, a policy program at the Aspen Institute. "Nike N7 represents a positive outlet and brand to many and we are excited about their continued work to support Native youth through the Network."
The N7 Fund provides access to cash only grants to Native American and Aboriginal communities in support of sports and physical activity programs for youth. Our goal is to help unleash a child's potential through the power of sport. Nike is inspired by Native American wisdom of the Seven Generations: In every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the seventh generation. For more information, visit www.niken7.com.
Center for Native American Youth is dedicated to improving the health, safety and overall well-being of Native American youth through communication, policy development and advocacy. Founded by former US Senator Byron Dorgan in February 2011, the Center is a policy program within the Aspen Institute, headquartered in Washington, DC. The Center works to strengthen and create new connections as well as exchange resources and best practices that address the challenges facing Native youth. Visit the Center's website for a comprehensive list of resources available to young Native Americans, tribes and the general public. For more information, visit www.cnay.org
The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute is based in Washington, DC; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.
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