The Digital Press

Transitous is a community-driven public transport routing service that relies on user-contributed data to improve transit schedules, real-time updates, and shared mobility information worldwide.

Why it matters: Accurate, up-to-date public transport data improves routing apps like GNOME Maps and KDE Itinerary for millions of users.

The big picture: Transitous integrates various data types—static GTFS, GTFS realtime, shared mobility, on-demand services, and OpenStreetMap—for comprehensive transit coverage.

Quick takeaway: Anyone can help by verifying local transit data, adding missing GTFS feeds, or contributing to open data standards and tools.

Commenters say: Users appreciate the open, collaborative approach and detailed data integration but emphasize the challenges of keeping data accurate and validated.