2020 Volume 72 Issue 2 Pages 179-183
Since 2015, when the author published open public transportation data in the GTFS format in Shizuoka Prefecture, the number of open data publishers is rapidly increasing. Standardization of data format by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in 2017 is supporting this trend. The role of the data is becoming more critical in Recent MaaS (Mobility as a Service) movement. In this paper, I will introduce the latest state of open public transportation data and discuss technical issues and future possibilities.