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Technical guidance: publishing location data using the Bus Open Data Service (SIRI-VM)

The data formats bus operators must use when publishing location data via the Bus Open Data Service under the SIRI-VM standard.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
21 October 2020

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Technical guidance: SIRI-VM

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The Service Interface for Real-time Information Vehicle Monitoring (SIRI-VM) standard is designed to:

  • exchange vehicle monitoring information between control systems
  • distribute this information to journey planners, alert systems and displays that wish to process and match real-time positions based on structured elements

SIRI-VM provides information about the current location and expected activities of public transport vehicles including:

  • current and subsequent journeys
  • the calling points on each journey
  • the scheduled and expected arrival times

This technical guidance provides an insight into the parts of the SIRI-VM standard that will be captured via the Bus Open Data Service. It is aimed principally at system architects and designers who have a basic understanding of:

Published 21 October 2020

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