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* [https://trilliumtransit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201876369-Display-of-headsign-Google-Maps- Best practices and application-behavior context for specifying headsigns] in GTFS from [[Trillium]]. | * [https://trilliumtransit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201876369-Display-of-headsign-Google-Maps- Best practices and application-behavior context for specifying headsigns] in GTFS from [[Trillium]]. | ||
* The Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida has identified [https://github.com/CUTR-at-USF/gtfs-realtime-validator/blob/master/Rules_Implemented.md some best practices] as part of their experience with GTFS-realtime feeds. | * The Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida has identified [https://github.com/CUTR-at-USF/gtfs-realtime-validator/blob/master/Rules_Implemented.md some best practices] as part of their experience with GTFS-realtime feeds. | ||
| + | * [https://dev.to/gavinr/how-to-open-a-gtfs-bus-feed-in-the-browser-kgo How to Open a GTFS Feed in the Browser] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 5 April 2020
The General Transit Feed Specification allows for transit features to be described using a variety of approaches. In some cases, particular approaches will result in better results in GTFS-consuming applications. Various pages on the web offer advice on best practices for creating GTFS.
Official:
- GTFS.org Industry-Standard Best Practices - These Best Practices are agreed to and published by 17 industry partners. These are the most broadly-accepted and complete GTFS Best Practices.
Unofficial:
- The Transit App developers page provides "Open Data Guidelines" which includes recommendations on how to form GTFS for best results in the application.
- Google Maps has a GTFS Best Practices Guide
- An open Google Doc has captured some best practices from members of the GTFS community.
- RideSchedules provides GTFS Publisher Best Practices for creating and hosting GTFS.
- Kurt Raschke provides recommendations for how to host GTFS data on a server to ensure update availability in consuming applications.
- Quentin Zervaas's Book The Definitive Guide to GTFS offers some discussion of GTFS best practices and style choices.
- FeedValidator's errors and warnings reference provides an inventory of some common GTFS defects to avoid. feedvalidator.py software can automatically identify these potential issues.
- Best practices and application-behavior context for specifying headsigns in GTFS from Trillium.
- The Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida has identified some best practices as part of their experience with GTFS-realtime feeds.
- How to Open a GTFS Feed in the Browser