Further reading
External resources for transport-supply preparation fall into three groups: the tools, the data, and the format converters.
Tools and documentation
| Resource | Covers |
|---|---|
| MATSim User Guide | Generating MATSim road networks from OpenStreetMap. See particularly Section 8.2 |
| PT2MATSim repository | Converting and mapping public transport data |
Data sources
| Resource | Provides |
|---|---|
| Geofabrik | Regional OpenStreetMap extracts |
| Rail Delivery Group | Timetable data for rail services |
| Traveline | Timetable data for other public transport services |
Regional transport bodies and operators may hold additional GTFS or timetable datasets for their own areas.
Format conversion
The University of Leeds UK2GTFS R package converts and combines UK timetable data into GTFS format, handling the TransXChange and ATOC/CIF formats that British data arrives in (University of Leeds, 2022).
Academic sources
| Reference | Covers |
|---|---|
| Alvarez Castro (2024) | The transport-supply definition used in this chapter. Available from Newcastle University Theses |
| Poletti (2017) | PT2MATSim |
A corrected link
The handbook's reference to the MATSim User Guide contains a malformed URL
(htts:/matsim.org/...). The corrected address is used above and should be fixed in
the source document.