Following recent emails about the development and consultation process for the NeTEx Fares profile for BODS, we can announce that v1.0 of the profile has been published.

The profile is available through the PTIC website at:
https://www.pti.org.uk/bus_open_data_fares

The use of NeTEx for fares & tickets is a relatively recent introduction to the industry. The UK NeTEx profile is highly flexible and allows for a multitude of potential ways to express the data. In order to simplify this and bring greater consistency to published fares data, BODS are implementing a BODS NeTEx profile for both simple and complex fares.

Some validation has already been implemented for simple fares and the BODS NeTEx profile document codifies these rules and expands it to cover complex fares scenarios, such as capping and post-pay products. Subjects covered by the profile include:

• Level of network data required: operator, service, stop data
• Different product types: singles, returns, passes, carnets, etc
• How to define access rights in a fare product, passenger types, limitations
• How fare products can be paid for, where they can be bought, etc
• How to define a daily / weekly caps, etc

This webinar will explain the profile and the basic concepts of fares for BODS and provide time for Q&A.