General Transit Feed Specification
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The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) defines a common format for public transportation schedules
and associated geographic information.
GTFS, first conceived by Bibiana McHugh, an IT Manager at Portland's TriMet transit agency was developed by Google
and Portland TriMet, and originally known as the Google Transit Feed Specification.
Public transport timetable
A public transport timetable is a representation of public transport information to assist a passenger with planning a trip using public transport. A timetable details when vehicle will arrive and depart specified locations and may be organised for by route or for a particular stop...
and associated geographic information.
GTFS, first conceived by Bibiana McHugh, an IT Manager at Portland's TriMet transit agency was developed by Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
and Portland TriMet, and originally known as the Google Transit Feed Specification.