vasile / transit-map

The server and client used in transit map simulations like swisstrains.ch

About

This project animates vehicles (markers) on a map using the public transport timetables to interpolate their positions along the routes (polylines).

NEW: Plug and play your GTFS files ! Check the GTFS-viz for more information.

SBB network - http://simcity.vasile.ch/sbb/

Live applications using this project

• Swiss National Railways (SBB) network - http://simcity.vasile.ch/sbb/
• Romanian Railways (CFR) network - http://cfr.webgis.ro/
• Lausanne (TL) public transport - http://simcity.vasile.ch/lausanne/
• Brașov (RAT) public transport - http://brasov.webgis.ro/
• Grenoble (TAG) public transport - http://simcity.vasile.ch/grenoble/
• Genève (TPG) public transport - http://simcity.vasile.ch/geneva/

Install

You need is a webserver(i.e. Apache) and a (modern) browser.

Steps:

• clone / download the project in a location that can be accessible via your webserver
• access the project in the browser (i.e. http://localhost/transit-map/ ).

You should already see some action on the map !

Customize

Parameters in config.js

File static/js/config.js

Key	Required	Sample Value	Description
center.x	YES	8.540	Longitude of the map center. Values in decimal degrees.
center.x	YES	47.378	Latitude of the map center. Values in decimal degrees.
map_type_id	YES	roadmap	Initial map type. Values: roadmap, satellite, terrain, stamen
zoom.start	YES	13	Initial map zoom level. Values from 1 to 21.
zoom.min		7	Minimum map zoo level.
zoom.max		7	Maximum map zoo level.
zoom.to_stops	YES	17	Zoom to this value when a stop(station) is clicked / selected
zoom.roadmap.stops_min		15	Minimum zoom level for which the stops(stations) layer is visible when the roadmap view is rendered
zoom.roadmap.stops_max		20	Maximum zoom level ...
zoom.roadmap.shapes_min		7	Minimum zoom level for which the shapes(tracks) ...
zoom.roadmap.shapes_min		20	Maximum zoom level ...
zoom.satellite.stops_min		15	Minimum zoom level for which the stops(stations) layer is visible when the satellite view is rendered
zoom.satellite.stops_max		20	Maximum zoom level ...
zoom.satellite.shapes_min		7	Minimum zoom level for which the shapes(tracks) ...
zoom.satellite.shapes_min		18	Maximum zoom level ...
zoom.vehicle_follow	YES	17	Zoom to this value when a vehicle is "followed"
zoom.vehicle_mouseover_min	YES	7	Prohibit vehicle popups when hovering under this zoom value
ft_layer_ids.mask		string	Fusion Table ID of the area mask. Example: SBB network mask
ft_layer_ids.gtfs_shapes		string	Fusion Table ID of the GTFS shapes. Example: SF Muni shapes
ft_layer_ids.gtfs_stops		string	Fusion Table ID of the GTFS stops. Example: SF Muni stops
ft_layer_ids.topology_edges		string	Fusion Table ID of the custom network edges. Example: SBB edges . Use this for non-GTFS projects
ft_layer_ids.topology_stations		string	Fusion Table ID of the custom network stations. Example: SBB edges . Use this for non-GTFS projects
api_paths.trips	YES	api/getTrips/[hhmm]	Vehicles (or GTFS trips) API with all vehicles that run at given hhmm - hour minutes.
api_paths.departures		api/getDepartures/[stop_id]/[hhmm]	Departures API of the vehicles that stop in [stop_id] station at given [hhmm] time.
geojson.gtfs_shapes	YES	api/geojson/gtfs_shapes.json	GeoJSON FeatureCollection with the GTFS shapes. *This param is not required if geojson.topology_ are used.
geojson.gtfs_stops	YES	api/geojson/gtfs_shapes.json	GeoJSON FeatureCollection with the GTFS stops. This param is not required if geojson.topology_ are used.*
geojson.topology_edges		static/geojson/edges-sbb.json	GeoJSON FeatureCollection with the network edges. This param is required if the project is NOT GTFS based.
geojson.topology_stations		static/geojson/edges-sbb.json	GeoJSON FeatureCollection with the network stations. This param is required if the project is NOT GTFS based.
routes		Hash	JS Hash containing the route defintions.**

Notes:

• no one of the FT Layers are needed, they are just used for displaying the network stations and lines on the map.
• ft_layer_ids.gtfs_* and ft_layer_ids.topology_* are mutually exclusive, the first one should be used if the project is GTFS-based . Same for geojson.gtfs_* vs geojson.topology_* keys
• check the GTFS-viz script if you plan to animate a GTFS dataset

Override parameters

All the config parameters above can be overriden using query string parameters, for instance add ?center.x=8.2&center.y=46.9 to override the map center.

Other parameters

In addition to these, other optional parameters can be used as querystring parameters or in the config.js

Key	Sample Value	Description
hms	10:20:30	Override time of day, using hh:mm:vv format
time_multiply	10	Accelerate the simulation :) Possible values: 1, 5, 10, 100
view_mode	iframe	Will remove the info panel; suitable for IFRAME integrations
vehicle_name	ICN10017	The application will try to locate the vehicle by name and follow it
vehicle_id	string	Same as above for vehicle_id

Examples:

• Stamen watercolor map, centered on 8.47 longitude with 47.18 latitude, initial zoom level 11 and simulation time set for 10:20:30 with time increasing 10x

  ?center.x=8.7&center.y=47.18&zoom.start=11&map_type_id=stamen&hms=11:20:30&time_multiply=10

• Roadmap, swiss-centered, included as an iframe

  ?center.x=8.2&center.y=46.9&zoom.start=9&map_type_id=roadmap&hms=11:20:30&time_multiply=100&view_mode=iframe

• Track ICN10017 (Zürich HB - Lugano)

  ?hms=11:25:30&vehicle_name=ICN10017&time_multiply=5

Contact ?

Have other questions or do you want to use this application for your area and got stuck ?

Then ping me on Twitter or drop me a line.

License

Copyright (c) 2014 Vasile Coțovanu - http://www.vasile.ch

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

• The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

• THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

transit-map's Issues

(Feature Request) Add ZVV API

Would be cool to have the ZVV API with Tram/Bus and more in the Map. For example for Zurich City that you could follow a tram or a bus.

Feature request: set speed also by URL

It would be useful to have something like http://maps.vasile.ch/transit-xxx/?hms=16:28:30&zoom=13&speed=1x

hms querystring

Hello!

I'm trying to override the time parameter, but I can't. All the other parameters works fine (i.e. time_multiply, view_mode) except hms, which only sets the time to 09:00:00.

Its something that I need to update here? Just grabed the last version and the issue still persists.

Gude.

Question

Hello.

Great project. I have just a quick question. I know that one can get the location of the stations and the time table from the SBB opendata API. But where did you get the paths of the train tracks? Is this also available from a public API somewhere?
Thanks a lot.
Cheers,
Tobias

Feature request: select route by URL

It would be useful to have the possibility to select the visible routes by URL. Something like http://maps.vasile.ch/transit-xxx/?hms=16:28:30&zoom=13&routes=107,203

Thank you

Train info not visible on mobile

Train info not visible on mobile, it can be visible only in desktop mode.

Please make it usable on mobiles too

api/getTrips/ URL not found

When using transit-map (after setup with GTFS-viz), I got errors in the javascript console, like these ones, that prevent any line to display:

http://tag.acolytesanonymes.org/api/getTrips/2228 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)
http://tag.acolytesanonymes.org/api/getTrips/2229 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)
XHR finished loading: GET "http://tag.acolytesanonymes.org/api/getTrips/2229".
http://tag.acolytesanonymes.org/api/getTrips/2230 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)

How can I fix this?

All trains vanish at 23:59

See http://maps.vasile.ch/transit-sbb/?hms=23:58:50

How can we change the google map into openstreetmap.

How can we change the google map into openstreetmap.

Do you need the GTFS-RT feed?

Hi vasile,

I have seen that you write on the upper right corner of your maps-page that your map uses the GTFS-RT feed for realtime updates. Is this also the case for the code you have submitted on github? I am a bit confused because you write that this is a new feature but I can't see any commit about this topic.

Kind regards,
marco

Zoom in/out buttons

It would be great to add a zoom button