GTFS2STN: Analyzing GTFS Transit Data by Generating Spatiotemporal Transit Network

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Autores principales: Liu, Diyi, Guo, Jing, Gu, Yangsong, King, Meredith, Han, Lee D., Brakewood, Candace
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Publicado: 2024
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author Liu, Diyi
Guo, Jing
Gu, Yangsong
King, Meredith
Han, Lee D.
Brakewood, Candace
author_facet Liu, Diyi
Guo, Jing
Gu, Yangsong
King, Meredith
Han, Lee D.
Brakewood, Candace
contents The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) is an open standard format for recording transit information, utilized by thousands of transit agencies worldwide. This study introduces GTFS2STN, a novel tool that converts static GTFS transit networks into spatiotemporal networks, connecting bus stops across space and time. This transformation enables comprehensive analysis of transit system accessibility. Additionally, we present a web-based application version of the GTFS2STN tool that allows users to generate spatiotemporal networks online and perform basic analyses, including the creation of isochrone maps from a given origin and the calculation of travel time variability between origin-destination pairs over time. Comparative analysis demonstrates that GTFS2STN produces results similar to those of Mapnificent, an existing open-source tool for generating isochrone maps from GTFS inputs. Compared with Mapnificent, GTFS2STN offers enhanced flexibility for researchers and planners to evaluate transit plans, as it allows users to upload and analyze historical or suggested GTFS feeds from any transit agency. This feature facilitates the assessment of accessibility and travel time variability in transit networks over extended periods, making GTFS2STN a valuable tool for the planning and research for the transit systems.
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spellingShingle GTFS2STN: Analyzing GTFS Transit Data by Generating Spatiotemporal Transit Network
Liu, Diyi
Guo, Jing
Gu, Yangsong
King, Meredith
Han, Lee D.
Brakewood, Candace
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Social and Information Networks
The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) is an open standard format for recording transit information, utilized by thousands of transit agencies worldwide. This study introduces GTFS2STN, a novel tool that converts static GTFS transit networks into spatiotemporal networks, connecting bus stops across space and time. This transformation enables comprehensive analysis of transit system accessibility. Additionally, we present a web-based application version of the GTFS2STN tool that allows users to generate spatiotemporal networks online and perform basic analyses, including the creation of isochrone maps from a given origin and the calculation of travel time variability between origin-destination pairs over time. Comparative analysis demonstrates that GTFS2STN produces results similar to those of Mapnificent, an existing open-source tool for generating isochrone maps from GTFS inputs. Compared with Mapnificent, GTFS2STN offers enhanced flexibility for researchers and planners to evaluate transit plans, as it allows users to upload and analyze historical or suggested GTFS feeds from any transit agency. This feature facilitates the assessment of accessibility and travel time variability in transit networks over extended periods, making GTFS2STN a valuable tool for the planning and research for the transit systems.
title GTFS2STN: Analyzing GTFS Transit Data by Generating Spatiotemporal Transit Network
topic Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Social and Information Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.02760