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The OneBusAway Application Suite

The OneBusAway application suite's primary function is to share real-time public transit information with riders across a variety of interfaces:

OneBusAway Web - A variety of web interfaces to transit data
- A standard web interface to transit data, including maps and stop pages with real-time info
- Sign-mode - Same information as the standard web interface, but in a large format for large displays (e.g., large televisions)
- A mobile-optimized version of the web interface for smart phone mobile browsers
- A text-only version of the web interface for more-basic mobile browsers
OneBusAway REST API - A RESTful web-service that can be used to quickly write applications built on top of transit data. This API project implements a OneBusAway GTFS-realtime export feature, and also powers the following apps:
OneBusAway Phone - A Interactive Voice Response (IVR) phone application for accessing real-time transit information
OneBusAway SMS - An SMS service for accessing real-time transit information
OneBusAway Watchdog - A module hosting webservices for monitoring realtime data

Watch the YouTube video for more information.

Here are the high-level steps you'll need to take to launch the OneBusAway mobile apps in your area:

Get your transit data in the GTFS format
Have an AVL system that produces arrival estimates (we're working removing this requirement - contact us if you're interested)
Implement a GTFS-realtime or SIRI real-time data feed (we also support other formats)
Set up a OneBusAway server
Do some quality-control testing of arrival times
Request to be added as a OneBusAway region

There are two options for setting up your own OneBusAway instance:

Quick-Start Guide - We provide a Quick-Start bundle designed to get you up and running quickly with OneBusAway.
Developer Installation Guide - If you want to get your hands dirty with code, this guide will help you get a OneBusAway instance set up using the source-code and Eclipse.

You can find the latest releases here:

OneBusAway is used in a number of places:

http://pugetsound.onebusaway.org - the original Seattle-area deployment that started it all
http://tampa.onebusaway.org - a deployment in Tampa, Florida
http://atlanta.onebusaway.org - a deployment in Atlanta, Georgia
http://bustime.mta.info - real-time info for NYC MTA buses
http://www.yorkregiontransit.com/en/ridingwithus/apps.asp - Real-time info in York, Canada

Check out the full list on the OneBusAway Deployments page. Check out the main project page at http://onebusaway.org.

To create a local copy of the repository, use the following command:

$ git clone git://github.com/OneBusAway/onebusaway-application-modules.git

Installation Guide - How to set up your own OneBusAway instance using the code and Eclipse.
Troubleshooting tips - Having problems? Check out this guide.
Mobile App Design Considerations - Want to create a mobile app for OneBusAway? Check out this page first.
Multi-Region - OneBusAway is launching in new cities! Check out this page to see how we're making the mobile apps available across all OneBusAway servers.
Contribution Guide - Information for developers on how to contribute code to OneBusAway, including general code conventions, how to submit patches, etc.
Project Governance - Guide to OneBusAway project governance
Maven Repository Info - Where the release and snapshot artifacts of OneBusAway libraries are found.
Mailing lists:
- Developer discussion list
- User discussion list
IRC channel:
- #onebusaway on Freenode
- You can connect using your favorite IRC client or chat through the web (just enter a username and click Connect)