05-17-2022, 08:29 PM
(05-17-2022, 05:57 PM)Bytor Wrote: Google only accepts transit data in GTFS format for integration with Google Maps. Transit authorities are required to upload a zip file of the files about 2 weeks before the changes come into effect. Real-time location is done by GTFS-RT.
Just because Google doesn't have a publicly documented method of supplying additional data, it doesn't mean there's never additional data sources. At the end of the day there's humans at Google with edit permission, and they may do things that Google finds beneficial for their product whether it's publicly disclosed or not, and possibly without any involvement from the transit agency.