NeTEx (formally Network Timetable Exchange ''PD CEN/TS 16614-1:2014', PD CEN/TS 16614-2:2014 and PD CEN/TS 16614-3:2014'') is the
CEN Technical standard for exchanging
Public Transport
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...
Information as XML documents. It provides a W3C XML schema based on the
Transmodel Transmodel (formally ''CEN TC278, Reference Data Model For Public Transport, EN12896'') is the CEN European Reference Data Model for Public Transport Information; it provides a conceptual model of common public transport concepts and data structur ...
abstract model of common public transport concepts and data structures and can be used to exchange many different kinds of data between
passenger information system
A passenger information system, or passenger information display system, is an automated system for supplying users of public transport with information about the nature and the state of a public transport service through visual, voice or other m ...
s, including data describing for stops, facilities, timetabling and fares. Such data can be used by both operational management systems and customer facing systems for
journey planning etc.
Scope
NeTEx provides a modular XML schema for public transport information data including
passenger information system
A passenger information system, or passenger information display system, is an automated system for supplying users of public transport with information about the nature and the state of a public transport service through visual, voice or other m ...
s, with coverage of a number of different subdomains of PT information, including transport network infrastructure and
topology
In mathematics, topology (from the Greek language, Greek words , and ) is concerned with the properties of a mathematical object, geometric object that are preserved under Continuous function, continuous Deformation theory, deformations, such ...
, public transport schedules,
journey planning, fares, fare validation. It includes uniform mechanisms for versioning and identifying entity instances within a global context. It provides protocols for exchanging NeTEx XML documents using either asynchronous bulk exchange and any file transfer protocol, or dynamic messaging using http and a set of protocols that make use of the common framework of the
Service Interface for Real Time Information
The Standard Interface for Real-time Information or SIRI is an XML protocol to allow distributed computers to exchange real-time information about public transport services and vehicles.
The protocol is a CEN norm, developed originally as a tec ...
. Like Transmodel, on which it is closely based (using
model driven design
Model-driven engineering (MDE) is a software development methodology that focuses on creating and exploiting domain models, which are conceptual models of all the topics related to a specific problem. Hence, it highlights and aims at abstract r ...
concepts), NeTEx provides reusable abstractions to represent data elements of public transport.
* Part 1 - Network Topology (''CEN/TS 16614-1:2014'') describes the Public Transport Network topology and timing concepts; and includes common framework concepts used by all parts.
* Part 2 - Timing Information (''CEN/TS 16614-2:2014'') describes Scheduled Timetables, including complex rail and non-rail modes;
* Part 3 - Public Transport Fares (''CEN/TS 16614-3:2015'') covers Fare information, including complex fare models
History
NeTEx is an evolution and offspring of the
Transmodel Transmodel (formally ''CEN TC278, Reference Data Model For Public Transport, EN12896'') is the CEN European Reference Data Model for Public Transport Information; it provides a conceptual model of common public transport concepts and data structur ...
project, which developed a conceptual model to harmonise and systemise the data formats of a number of European countries. It represents a harmonisation of a number of different European standards such as Bison (Netherlands), Trident (France)
TransXChange
TransXChange is a UK national XML based data standard for the interchange of bus route and timetable information between bus operators, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, local authorities and passenger transport executives, and others in ...
(UK), VDV 452 (Germany), TAP TSI, for all of which a mapping to NeTEx exists. There is also a mapping to
GTFS
GTFS, which stands for General Transit Feed Specification or (originally) Google Transit Feed Specification, defines a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information. GTFS contains only static or schedul ...
.
V1.0 of NeTEx was published by CEN in 2014. V1.1 is under development for completion in 2018/2019.
In 2017, under the Intelligent Transport Systems Priority Action A Directive (2010/40/E), the European Commission recognized NeTEx as a strategic standard for the cross-border exchange of data to enable the provision of EU-wide multi-modal travel information services, with the aim of making public transport data available in NeTEx format at National Access Points in all European countries by 2019.
See also
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TransXChange
TransXChange is a UK national XML based data standard for the interchange of bus route and timetable information between bus operators, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, local authorities and passenger transport executives, and others in ...
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Transmodel Transmodel (formally ''CEN TC278, Reference Data Model For Public Transport, EN12896'') is the CEN European Reference Data Model for Public Transport Information; it provides a conceptual model of common public transport concepts and data structur ...
*
Transport standards organisations Transport standards organisations is an article transport Standards organisations, consortia and groups that are involved in producing and maintaining standards that are relevant to the global transport technology, transport journey planning and tra ...
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Identification of Fixed Objects In Public Transport IFOPT (''Identification of Fixed Objects in Public Transport'') is a CEN Technical Specification that provides a Reference Data Model for describing the main fixed objects required for public access to Public transport, that is to say Transportat ...
(IFOPT)
*
Service Interface for Real Time Information
The Standard Interface for Real-time Information or SIRI is an XML protocol to allow distributed computers to exchange real-time information about public transport services and vehicles.
The protocol is a CEN norm, developed originally as a tec ...
(SIRI)
References
* Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN), Reference Data Model For Public Transport, EN12896
External links
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Public transport information systems
Travel technology
Transport in Europe