A Guide To Using GTFS Data

The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) is a standard format for transit data, allowing different transit organizations to publish their data in a consistent manner. GTFS data is not maintained by one provider but rather by individual transit organizations, which can make it difficult to source and wrangle. Scheduled GTFS data is used for analysis and prediction purposes. The GTFS data includes tables such as stops, trips, routes, shapes, stop_times, agency, calendar, and fare_attributes, among others. These tables contain essential information about the locations of transit stops, routes, schedules, and fares. Using a cloud-native platform and CARTO can help work with GTFS data, providing a low-code visual tool for streamlining analytical processes. By processing GTFS data into formats usable for spatial analysis, users can create useful data such as transit stops, lines, and movements, which can be used to analyze and predict transit patterns.

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