bus?

...yes, that is the project name. Keep it simple.

What's this?

This is a simple-to-use bus tracker that utilizes the GTFS realtime feed from the open data by Malaysian Government, which is then used to track buses. Data is provided by Prasarana via data.gov.my.

Status

Provider	Data source	Status	Remarks
rapidPenang	data.gov.my GTFS-Realtime data (Direct)	Available	Station stop data is inaccurate due to stop estimation between current coordinates and static station data
rapidKL	data.gov.my GTFS-Realtime data (Direct)	Available	Station stop data is inaccurate due to stop estimation between current coordinates and static station data
rapidKuantan	data.gov.my GTFS-Realtime data (Direct)	Available	Station stop data is inaccurate due to stop estimation between current coordinates and static station data
myBAS Johor Bahru	data.gov.my	Planned

What does "Direct" mean?

"Direct" means that the source fetches the available API endpoints on data.gov.my instead of relying on external APIs.

Issues

• Global: Station info inaccurate for some stations (previous, current, next). Please see myRapid PULSE app for accurate info. Location data is accurate.
  • Known ones include: rapidPenang (for mainland and loop). Please do help me confirm about accuracy of rapidKL and rapidKuantan data.
• Global: Some data shows "unknown location" for all 3 station placeholders. This is due to some bugs on the getNearest code.
• Global: If the array is blank (no data), nothing will be shown except for "Bus info". There will be a placeholder soon.
• Global: Searching for loop routes will result in getNearest counting the first appearance of the station instead of the second appearance.

Disclaimer

Do note that the data here is not completely accurate - it is recommended to check for myRapid PULSE (dynamic) or Google Maps (static) for more accurate info for bus arrival times.

About station data

Station names (including route names) are stored as a static JSON file under the data/[STATE]/[PROVIDER_NAME]/StnInfo directory, while the file names being [ROUTE_NUMBER][A or B].json. For the A or B suffix:

• A is the forward position. (example: 301A directs to JETI - RELAU in rapidPenang)

• B is the reverse position. (example: 301B directs to RELAU - JETI in rapidPenang)

  Data includes:

• Station name is stored under stop_name.

• Latitude and Longitude of the station are stored respectively under stop_lat and stop_long.

• Stop ID are stored under stop_id.

• Station sequence are stored under stop_sequence. These data are originally from the open data mentioned as a GTFS data ZIP file (converted to JSON from CSV and removed duplicate entries for easy conversion).

See here for more information on the structure for static data.

Other plans for this project

• Crowdsourced bus information (including bus type and others)
• Crowdsources bus status, which user can report if the bus gets delayed and other info
• Pin favorite bus routes so it will appear when web app launched
• Native Android version

Where can I see this project?

Currently in beta - which can be accessed via https://bqm.vercel.app.