3 messages in com.googlegroups.googletransitRe: Google Transit arrives in Chicago| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Tom Sly | 08 Apr 2008 10:35 | |
| adamjernst | 08 Apr 2008 12:42 | |
| TomSly | 10 Apr 2008 10:49 |
| Subject: | Re: Google Transit arrives in Chicago |
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| From: | TomSly (thom...@gmail.com) |
| Date: | 04/10/2008 10:49:35 AM |
| List: | com.googlegroups.googletransit |
We both know that publishing data will enable many kinds of new uses. Some agencies have taken the leap and made it available. Others aren't convinced a public feed is worth the resources it will take to maintain, are concerned about how the data will be used or have legitimate legal issues to address. Once people such as yourself have created some useful apps using the data that's already available (http://code.google.com/p/googletransitdatafeed/wiki/PublicFeeds) I think the value of publishing will be much clearer and more agencies will work to overcome the barriers.
Google Transit started by working with one agency. Our coverage has expanded as agencies learned about the value of the product and the ease of working with us. I'm optimistic that similar growth in public data will happen as its value is demonstrated.
Tom Sly
On Apr 8, 12:43 pm, adamjernst <adam...@gmail.com> wrote:
Does Chicago have any plans to make the feed publicly available?
Google should push agencies to make their data public. Yes, I understand some agencies are skittish, but in this day and age there's really no reason to withhold this data.
On Apr 8, 1:35 pm, "Tom Sly" <thom...@gmail.com> wrote:
A few hours ago, with the help of Mayor Daley and CTA President Ron Huberman, we announced that Google Transit has arrived in Chicago!
If you happen to be in the Chicago area this afternoon, we will be heading to stations across the city to show off this great new feature - between 2PM and 6PM today you can find us at the following stations:
O'Hare Airport Midway Airport Clark and Lake 95th Red Line Station
Tom
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