Navitia
The open API for urban transportation
This API is best for developers building applications related to urban transportation and mobility services
A developer would use Navitia API for their urban transportation application as it provides a wealth of features like multi-modal routing, real-time data to offer the fastest, the cheapest or the best way to travel from point A to point B. It provides easy-to-use geocoding tools to translate addresses to geographical coordinates and vice versa. With its powerful visualization tools, users can create customized maps to display transit networks, points of interests, etc. Finally, user account management is available to personalize and save routes, and receive alerts when necessary. Navitia API is powerful, flexible and completely customizable.
Key features
- Real-time data
- Multi-modal routing
- Geocoding
- Data visualization
- User account management
Potential use cases
- Transit App: A mobile app that enables users to find information about public transport schedules, plan routes, track their bus or train in real-time and purchase transit passes.
- Mobility-as-a-Service Platform: A platform that offers an all-inclusive mobility solution for users, combining public transit, car-sharing, bike-sharing options and trip planning capabilities, built on top of the Navitia API.
- Smart City Analysis: A data analysis tool that helps city officials make data-driven decisions to improve urban transportation services. This tool could use the Navitia API to collect and visualize data on transit routes, congestion hotspots, ridership patterns and more.
Thanks to Navitia API, our transit app was able to integrate real-time transport data for various modes of transport and make trip planning easy for users. Besides, the comprehensive user management tools also allow us to deliver a personalized experience to our users, while saving their preferences and offering quick access to necessary information.
Related Technologies
- OpenTripPlanner
- GTFS-RT
- Mapbox