Transmodel provides an abstract model of common public transport concepts and data structures that can be used to build many different kinds of public transport information system, including timetabling, fares, operational management, real time data, journey planning etc.
Transmodel v6 is covering multimodal CONVENTIONAL Public Transport, including flexible transport and thus also Demand Responsive Transport: most of the needs of bus, tramway, light-rail, metro, coach, long distance rail are taken into account.
NEW: it has been extended to cover ALTERNATIVE MODES of transport, in particular vehicle sharing, vehicle pooling, vehicle rental, taxi (see CEN TS 17413:2019).
Transmodel is the European Reference Data Model for public transport and constitutes an offer to public transport companies and other providers of services related to the process of passenger transportation (planning, operation and information), to suppliers of software products supporting these processes, and to consultants and other experts acting in the field of public transport in the widest sense.
The reference data model, developed at conceptual level, can support the development of software applications, their interaction or combination in an integrated information system, and the system's organisation and information management which rules the utilisation of the existing telematics environment in a company (or group of companies) running computer applications supporting the different functional areas of public transport.
As a reference standard, it is not necessary for individual systems or specifications to implement Transmodel as a whole. It is possible to describe for those elements of systems, interfaces and specifications which fall within the scope of Transmodel:
Transmodel may be applied to any framework for information systems within the public transport industry, but there are three circumstances to which it is particularly suited:
The Reference Data Model (Transmodel v6) covers the following data domains: