June newsletter

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New validator release, 1,400+ new feeds, and licensing updates

We've been working behind the scenes on a bunch of new features. Here's the roundup:

Richer, more comprehensive GTFS data

The 8.0 release of the Official GTFS Schedule Validator is now live and running on the Mobility Database! Now we can track early producers of new GTFS features:

Contactless EMV Support - 10 transit authorities are now flagging tap-to-pay support for riders thanks to first adopters 🇨🇦 Toronto Transit Commission and Transit:
🇵🇹 Carris Metropolitana | 🇵🇹 Metro de Lisboa | 🇨🇦 Miway | 🇺🇸 PVTA | 🇺🇸 SEPTA | 🇺🇸 RGRTA | 🇺🇸 Community Transit (WA) | 🇺🇸 OCTA | 🇺🇸 Trinity Metro | 🇺🇸 Fort Worth

Stop Access - 5 transit authorities are improving routing between stations and street-level stops thanks to first adopters 🇯🇵 ODPT and Google:
🇫🇷 Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) | 🇫🇷 SNCF | 🇫🇷 Trains régionaux ZOU ! | 🇺🇸 PVTA | 🇯🇵 Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation - Toei Bus

Cars Allowed - 3 transit authorities are specifying when vehicles accommodate cars onboard thanks to first adopters 🇫🇮 Fintraffic and Transitous:
🇵🇹 Carris Metropolitana | 🇫🇷 Brittany Ferries | 🇫🇷 Corsica Line

Data partnerships

Japan - We partnered with the Japan Association for Bus Digitalization to automatically sync with their GTFS Data Repository portal, which provides up-to-date GTFS and GTFS Realtime data for bus systems across Japan. There are now over 600 Japanese feeds on the Mobility Database.

France - We partnered with Transport Data Gouv, the national access point for transit data in France, to sync with their GTFS and GTFS Realtime data. There are now over 800 French feeds on the Mobility Database that are automatically updated.

Skip license legal jargon

Finding and understanding the terms of data licenses can be a headache for consumers. Now on the Mobility Database, we've added a search filter for common standard licenses, so you can see which feeds use them, and then read the conditions of the license in plain language to assess if the data is available for commercial use.

We're working on expanding this filter to include custom licenses. If you're a data consumer using this feature, please reach out to let us know if it's helping you with data discovery.

Easier dataset cross-referencing

We've added an MD5 hash alongside our SHA256 hash to make dataset cross-referencing easier for consumers who already have GTFS data in their pipeline.

Thank you to our contributors

Mobility Database
@brendannee
@jdamcd
@jbruechert
@derhuerst
@joaodcp
@itsjoeco
@thomasryde

Official GTFS Schedule Validator
@PatrickSteil
@tqpcharlie
@cswilson252
@derhuerst
@drewda
@przemekwrona
@eamonnmcmanus
@sylvanson

Explore our tools

• Go to the Mobility Database to explore feeds from Japan, France, and beyond
• Test Contactless EMV Support, Stop Access, and Cars Allowed data using the new GTFS Schedule Validator release