Devising a centralised transport operator look-up service has been an interesting output for the Open Transport initiative (as well as creating the actual customer account integration API). But it wasn’t something that we originally anticipated that we would need to do. It was just something that we identified along-the-way as being necessary for true interoperability …
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User Experience principles for Open Transport adoption
When creating the Open Transport API and its associated documentation, it would have been easy to fall into the the trap of just of just focusing on the technology tasks. However, it was also a key consideration of the team to consider the User Experience of those systems that have adopted the Open Standard for …
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API Specification v0.9.1
Today there’s two updates to the Open Transport API: The creation of a new centralised operator look-up API (following our recent decision to create an API that will act as a directory of each registered mobility operator). This has been given the name “operator-info” and the specification set at version 0.9.1 An update to the …
An improved user experience with interoperable transport accounts
One of the expected benefits of an interoperability standard for transport accounts is the improvement it gives the end user. Suppose you are a traveller who uses 6 different transport services on a pretty regular basis. This means that (aside from how you plan and buy your tickets) to get a collective view of what …
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Open Transport account integration. Where’s the trick?
Our aim for the Open Transport Initiative is for it to be adopted as a standard by as many transport operators and MaaS platforms as possible. It is why we plan to make v1.0 an Open Standard and freely available without conditions or constraints. “So what do the participating organisations expect to get out of …
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Open Transport Phase One in more detail
The incremental delivery of the the Open Transport initiative has been the plan since it started. Trying to deliver (what we believe) all the functionality the transport industry needs at once Would not be realistic, given the limited resources of the founding team Does not allow for flexibility in delivery over time, as our understanding …
The benefits of a mobility account Open Standard
We have been asked if it is possible to list out the possible benefits of releasing and adopting a standard for transport account interoperability. So here are a few we have come up with: Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) needs to provide a joined-up view of transportation made across multiple modes to the customer. This is especially relevant …
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Centralised transport look-up API
In previous posts we have mentioned the need for a centralised look-up service for all transport / mobility providers. This is needed (especially in the early stages of the Open Transport standard) to enforce data consistency between those who have adopted it. To achieve this, the Open Transport team have agreed that we need to …
Article about Open Transport on Digit website
There is a great post about the Open Transport initiative from Moya of Ideal Interface on the Digit website this week.https://digit.fyi/open-transport-shaking-up-the-transport-sector/ The article leads with the line: “Open Transport is creating a standard way that transport customers can securely integrate their accounts together and share some transport data. “ It answers some very useful questions that …
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Open Transport Press Release October 2019 (full version)
Open Transport Initiative launches New Standard for Transport and Mobility Interoperability “Open Transport aims to do for the transport sector what Open Banking has done for the Financial Services sector.” Today, International Standards Day (14th October) sees the launch of a new standard in the transport and mobility sector. The publication of a draft Open …
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Open Transport - Transport & Mobility Data Interoperability 