Department for Transport

The Department for Transport are exploring what the bus industries requirements and expectations are for the Bus Open Data Service, now and in the future.

We want to work with local authorities, suppliers and operators to identify what you would want to see BODS & ABODS able to do to help you achieve your objectives and goals. As part of this work, we are holding a series of online workshops.

During the workshop we will explore:

Analyse Bus Open Data (ABOD) is an extension service to the Bus Open Data Service (BODS), that provides free-to-access reporting and analytics to operators and authorities nationally.

The service provides:

Today the Department for Transport has published its mobility as a service code of practice for for app developers and companies aims to ensure they offer more streamlined and joined up journeys for travellers and commuters while ensuring the technology is accessible to all.

Announced in the Bus Back Better strategy, the Bus Centre of Excellence (BCoE) was launched in April.

The BCoE website is now live https://www.buscentreofexcellence.org.uk/
 
This platform is a one-stop shop for the latest resources, events, and training for all who work in the bus sector. The BCoE website will host the a wide range of resources, including from RTIG, to boost your and others capability in the sector, including industry reports, case studies, technical notes and policy updates.

The current data profile for supplying data to BODS supports standard bus services. There are an increasing number of flexible bus services operating and providing sometimes the only public transport provision in an area.

The Department for Transport yesterday published the draft Accessible Information Regulations for the Bus Service Act 2017.

The Government this morning published its Transport Data Strategy, setting out plans to improve how people find, use and get value from transport data to support greater innovation in the sector and deliver better services.

The press release: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/passengers-set-to-benefit-from-new-digital-transport-strategy

The Bus services around the Christmas and New Year period will often operate differently to normal weeks. 

The data for use in services such as the Department for Transport Bus Open Data Service , Traveline, journey planners, real time systems and mobile phone apps all need to be updated to reflect the changed operation. 

This advice deals with how to prepare data for the BODS and other systems to ensure that it is correct for the Christmas and New Year 2022-23 holiday period. 

This advice deals with how to prepare data for the BODS service to ensure that it is correct for the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

https://www.rtig.org.uk/documents/rtigt052-1

In August 2022 we will be holding workshops that will explore some items currently on the development road map and seek to identify what new features and functions local authorities would like to see in ABODS.

There will one focused on Authority requirements on 22nd August 14:00 - 16:00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/analyse-bus-open-data-local-authority-workshop-tickets-372833002547