Transport Direct - Standards

Standards

A number of data standards were developed to support the collection, transfer and management of the required transport data:-

  • CycleNetXChange a UK data protocol for exchanging information about infrastructure to support the development of a national cycle journey planning function within the Transport Direct Portal.
  • IFOPT, a CEN standard for defining public transport access information (building on NaPTAN and NPTG).
  • JourneyWeb, a protocol to allow the development of a distributed journey planning service (which became the Transport Direct Portal).
  • NaPTAN for the exchange of information associated with bus stops, railway station and other public transport access point.
  • NPTG for the exchange of information about places and points of interest.
  • SIRI, a CEN standard for exchanging real-time public transport information.
  • TransXChange, a UK data protocol for the exchange of public transport schedules in conjunction with Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, Arriva and Stagecoach Group

Other organisations involved in this work included Traveline, the Real Time Information Group (RTIG), the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers (ATCO) and the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) as well a number of system suppliers.

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