Toward an Open Transit Service Data Standard in Developing Asian Countries
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2015
Subject Area
place - asia, technology - intelligent transport systems
Keywords
transit service information databases, general transit feed specification (GTFS), developing countries
Abstract
To determine the viability of using transit service information databases that used the general transit feed specification (GTFS) as a low-cost first step toward addressing common transit system issues in developing countries, a team from the World Bank undertook GTFS pilot programs in Manila, Philippines; Haiphong, Vietnam; and Zhengzhou, China. These cities represented a diverse cross section of local conditions and challenges. Through these pilot activities, the World Bank team learned two things: (a) GTFS databases did have the potential to help developing cities overcome, for the first time, challenges that they faced for many years and (b) GTFS databases were very difficult to establish and maintain in developing countries. To support practitioners seeking to undertake GTFS programs in developing countries, this paper walks readers through the steps undertaken to design and implement the pilot activities, citing both successes and specific lessons learned throughout.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Transportation Research Board, Washington, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Krambeck, H., & Qu, L. (2015). Toward an Open Transit Service Data Standard in Developing Asian Countries. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2538, pp. 30–36.
