Open Data Challenge for Public Transportation 2024 – powered by Project LINKS – will release the following data.
For details on the data, please refer to the respective linked sites. Additional data will be made available as it becomes ready.
Public Transportation Open Data Center
This platform for public transportation open data is operated by the Association for Open Data of Public Transportation. It provides data on railways, buses, ferries, airlines, and shared bicycles. Some data will be available exclusively for the challenge.
Railway
JR East's GTFS-formatted timetable data, GTFS-RT train location data, and operational information, along with a variety of other railway data, will be provided.
Bus
Timetable data in GTFS format for Toei buses and others, GTFS-RT bus location data, and a wide range of other bus data will be provided.
Ferry
A variety of GTFS-formatted route information data will be provided.
Airline
Flight schedules and real-time arrival/departure information for airlines such as Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, along with other aviation-related data, will be provided.
Bike share
docomo Bike Share and OpenStreet (Hello Cycling) will provide GBFS-formatted bike share station information.
Demand Responsive Transportation
GTFS-Flex data related to Demand Responsive Transportation will be provided.
List of Provided Data
GGTFS Data Repository
Municipalities and private bus operators that operate community buses release public transportation data, such as bus schedules, in GTFS format. This data, organized chronologically and registered in repositories, can be downloaded or accessed via API for use under an open license.
The operation is supported by the Japan Bus Information Association and managed by Association for Promotion of Infrastructure Geospatial Information Distribution.
Railway
GTFS format data for railways operated by private operators, etc.
Bus
GTFS format data for community buses operated by municipalities and buses operated by private bus companies.
Ferry
GTFS format data for ferries and maritime vessels.
List of Provided Data
Project LINKS
Various administrative information from within the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has been reconstructed as "data" for the purpose of utilizing it.
Project LINKS Web site
PLATEAU
This is a project promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in collaboration with various players to realize digital twins of cities across Japan. 3D city models are provided as open data so that anyone can freely extract city data.
PLATEAU Web site
Pedestrian Space Navigation Project (HokoNavi)
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is promoting the open data of information on barriers such as steps in pedestrian spaces and information on barrier-free facilities.
This project is working to realize an inclusive society in which everyone can move around autonomously and safely by promoting a variety of services that meet the various needs of people and robots using pedestrian spaces, such as route search and guidance that avoids steps and providing information on barrier-free facilities.
Pedestrian Space Navigation Project (HokoNavi) Web site
<Cooperative Open Data>
Please utilize the following open data sites as well.