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Transit agencies voluntarily grant the U.S. Department of Transportation access to, and use of, their data The data are provided as GTFS files BTS uses the data to update the National Transit Map |
Transit agencies register their data at https://faces.fta.dot.gov/ Agencies also use the application to grant the U.S. Department of Transportation a CC BY 3.0 US creative commons license The license gives the U.S. Department of Transportation the right to access and use the agency's transit data periodically BTS collects the data and combines them into the National Transit Layer The National Transit Layer is used to create and maintain the National Transit Map |
To gain a greater understanding of how transit affects access to opportunity Improve awareness of existing transit systems and schedules Insight into the national transportation system A critical and substantial update to National Transit Layer; a National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) NGDAs are an important part of the National Spatial Data Infrastruture (NSDI) |
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Frequently Asked Questions Email: The National Transit Map |
GTFS is an acronym for General Transit Feed Specification Feeds are internet locations from which data can be harvested The specification defines how to store transit data about stops, routes, and schedules It has been adopted by about half the nation's transit agencies and almost all the largest agencies |
The National Transit Layer will be available from the National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) |
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