WP Essentials
This is a Work Package as part of the OSSTIP project.
Inputs: Existing GTFS timetable (OSSTIP/WP1), GIS display infrastructure (OSSTIP/WP2), various Open Source tools such as Graphserver and/or OpenTripPlanner.
Outputs: Software repository of prototype tool, installed example on a Virtual Machine server, Generated map-based analytical displays, documentation of how it was set up.
Estimated Time: Small-Medium
Requirements Summary
There are two key challenges with utilising software tools that visualise a public transport timetable:
- The decision-making involved in generating the actual timetable itself;
- The capacity to save the timetable in GTFS format.
The goal in this work package is produce software scripts and/or tools to support this process to be as efficient as possible. This may involve either writing new scripts, or leveraging existing open source applications, such as TransitDataFeeder.
The envisaged starting point is a set of transport routes saved in a common GIS format, such as ESRI Shapefiles, as developed in OSSTIP/WP1. These would be accompanied by a “desired frequency” and “average speed” of each route – probably to be recorded as part of the GIS database.
From this expected starting point, the scripts tools in this WP are envisaged to (a) create a set of “first cut” GTFS timetable files based on the above inputs; and (b) provide some kind of support/process for identifying where the generated timetable most needs to be further edited manually. This process should also be documented, so it can be reproduced as efficiently as possible throughout later stages of the project.
Results
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