Our work / Bus Open Data

Bus Open Data validation

The UK publishes a vast, real-time stream of bus data through the Bus Open Data Service (BODS). We collect it, validate it, and turn it into clear evidence about how services actually run.

What we're doing

From raw live data to evidence you can act on.

We run an autonomous pipeline that records every bus position across two regions, West Midlands and West Yorkshire, every few seconds. Then it checks the live feed against the published timetable to find where reality and the schedule diverge.

COLLECT

Every bus, every few seconds

An always-on collector records and de-duplicates real-time vehicle positions across whole regions, archived for analysis.

VALIDATE

Feed vs timetable

We compare what's broadcast against what's scheduled. That surfaces coverage gaps, stale positions, and trips that vanish mid-route.

SHOW

A live map of the network

The result is a real-time animated map of the fleet, plus a monitor that turns the findings into something a transport authority can use.

8.7M+
vehicle positions recorded
7.4%
of trips withdrawn mid-route (day one)
19.5 s
median feed latency
2 regions
West Midlands · West Yorkshire
Current timeline

Where the work is now.

Operators and transport authorities, see your network honestly.

We have hard, reproducible findings about how services actually run. If that's useful to you, let's talk.