You can add extra information that isn't about a service change.
Modify the serviceGTFS Static
Modify the GTFS data to provide the updated service. When the data is published, it’ll accurately represent the operations for the next 7 days as recommended by the GTFS Best Practices .
GTFS Service Alerts
Provide Alerts with the effect MODIFIED_SERVICE
.
Depending on the impact of the trip modification, select the appropriate SeverityLevel
value:
-
UNKNOWN_SEVERITY
-
INFO
-
WARNING
-
SEVERE
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GTFS Vehicle Positions
Populate the OccupancyStatus
field in the GTFS VehiclePositions feed.
This is how Google interprets the GTFS OccupancyStatus
value:
- MANY SEATS AVAILABLE:
-
EMPTY
-
MANY_SEATS_AVAILABLE
-
- FEW SEATS AVAILABLE:
-
FEW_SEATS_AVAILABLE
-
- STANDING ROOM ONLY:
-
STANDING_ROOM_ONLY
-
CRUSHED_STANDING_ROOM
-
CRUSHED_STANDING_ROOM_ONLY
-
- FULL:
-
NOT_ACCEPTING_PASSENGERS
-
To follow social distancing policies, we suggest these values:
-
MANY_SEATS_AVAILABLE
-
FEW_SEATS_AVAILABLE
-
NOT_ACCEPTING_PASSENGERS
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GTFS Service Alerts
Update station crowdedness with a Service Alert. Use stop_id
with an appropriate alert active period. The stop_id
can represent either a stop or platform, or an entity like stations or specific entrances or exits.
If the stop entity is closed, provide an Alert message for the appropriate stop entity with Effect=NO_SERVICE
or Severity=SEVERE
.
You can also provide occupancy levels. Make sure to give clear details in the title and description fields.
If you want to provide occupancy levels,provide a message with Severity=INFO
.
If the station has reached a high level of occupancy,you may use Severity=WARNING
.
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You can create a public service announcement for essential information, like “Wear a mask” or “Board in the rear of the vehicle.”
GTFS Service Alerts
If you want an alert message for medical emergencies, set the cause as MEDICAL_EMERGENCY
and the effect as OTHER_EFFECT
.
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GTFS Static schedules
You can direct passengers to a web page that has additional information about specific routes, stops, or agencies. Make sure the URL you provide directs passengers to a page for entities like route maps or stop schedules. Don’t provide URLs to pages that are set up for specific information.
- Choose the type of entity for the redirect:
- For routes:
routes.route_url
- For stops:
stops.stop_url
- For agencies:
agencies.agency_url
- For routes:
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You can add a URL to redirect passengers to a page on your website that has more details about the alert with translatedString
.
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