One month of archived MTA Bus Time pilot data for the B63

[Frumin, Michael]

All,

 

In response to some requests a bit back, we’ve posted some archived data from the MTA Bus Time pilot system on the B63.  The data and documentation, including some very important caveats, can be found here: http://bustime.mta.info/wiki/Developers/ArchiveData

 

This first extract contains historical records for the B63 route in Brooklyn from April 3, 2011 through May 3, 2011.  Each record in this data set contains, for a single bus, the time of observation, bus location, bus route, next stop, distance from that stop, and other variables described on that page.  Because of the prototype nature of the MTA Bus Time pilot system, it takes some effort to generate these extracts.  Future B63 extracts will be posted if demand and applications for this first extract merit the effort.

 

Please let us know what you think, if you see any issues, and, of course, what fun and interesting applications you find for this data.

 

Thanks,

Mike