Passenger, the creator of public transport apps and websites for UK and Ireland bus operators, has announced the launch of Bus Stop Checker.
Bus Stop Checker is a new initiative that checks the accuracy of the UK’s National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN) dataset by verifying it against information contained in Open Street Map (OSM), then visualises the results on a UK map segmented by local authority.
By visualising confidence in NaPTAN as Bus Stop Checker, Passenger clearly clarifies and highlights inaccuracies that could be accidentally overlooked in NaPTAN’s vast datasets.
Bus Stop Checker aims to give people the confidence to ask questions about the quality level of the data they provide, start a conversation around the challenges faced by the local authorities who publish the information contained within NaPTAN, and encourage a step change towards a healthier open data ecosystem in the UK.
- Find out more www.busstopchecker.com
