[open-government] Public transport information in Netherlands to be made freely available

[Ton Zijlstra]

my guess is this is partly triggered by the existence of the openov.nl
project that is working towards a public transport planning system
that is multi modal and uses the live location of buses, trains etc.
That and that the 9292 portal will be put out for tender soon again. I
guess they are feeling thebopen data peeps breathing in their neck
now. openov.nl intends to sell the entire system they are building to
the government for 1 euro it is being said.

On Sunday, May 29, 2011, Makx Dekkers <mail at makxdekkers.com> wrote:
>
> For people who read Dutch, this may be interesting:
>
> http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/2438628/20
> 11/05/29/Dienstregelingen-openbaar-vervoer-vrij-voor-app-bouwers.dhtml
>
> In summary, the central service for public transport information in the
> Netherlands http://www.9292ov.nl/, is planning to make all their
> information including schedules of trains, buses, trams, metros and
> ferries across the country openly and freely available later this year.
>
> The news item says they are going to consult with "transport companies,
> public authorities, lawyers and other experts" to determine how to set
> up this system of "open data".
>
> Makx Dekkers.
>
>
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