Returning detailed information for real time vehicle monitoring

[Max Eagle]

How can I return more detailed information for real time vehicle monitoring?

Here's my Python code:

response = requests.get(f'http://api.511.org/transit/VehicleMonitoring?api_key={api_key}&agency=BA')

json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8-sig'))

I return this as a result:

But the API guide shows a sample result with much greater detail:

My guess is that I need to provide a line id and / or a vehicle id, but when I tried doing that, neither returned anything more specific than what I initially had.

Any advice or help is greatly appreciated.

Max

[Kapeel Daryani]

Hi Max,

 

The vehicle monitoring API provides vehicle locations and has limited information about the lines. Detailed information about routes/lines operated by any transit agency can be found using the lines API (https://api.511.org/transit/lines?api_key=ENTER-API-KEY-HERE&operator_id=BA). In addition, to this endpoint 511 SF Bay Open Data Portal also offers other endpoints that provide information about transit services in SF Bay Area. The ‘Open 511 Data Exchange Specifications – Transit’ document available on https://511.org/open-data/transit can give you detailed information about the available API endpoints.

 

Feel free to reach us if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Regards,

Kapeel Daryani.

 

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How can I return more detailed information for real time vehicle monitoring?

 

Here's my Python code:

 

response = requests.get(f'http://api.511.org/transit/VehicleMonitoring?api_key={api_key}&agency=BA')

json.loads(response.content.decode('utf-8-sig'))

 

I return this as a result:

 

 

But the API guide shows a sample result with much greater detail:

 

My guess is that I need to provide a line id and / or a vehicle id, but when I tried doing that, neither returned anything more specific than what I initially had.

 

Any advice or help is greatly appreciated.

 

Max

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