On September 13, 2010, I will be launching version 2.0 of NextStop – London Transit Guide. This is a big release for NextStop as it will include a variety of updates, new features and will also be compatible with additional devices.
Available device applications
The following list of devices below are currently in development and are planned to be released on the 13th of September.
- Mobile Friendly Web Application – (Developed by Aaron McGowan [me])
- Apple iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 – (Developed by Aaron McGowan [me])
- Research In Motion’s BlackBerry (with restrictions to operating system being 5.0 or higher and BlackBerry Maps) – (Developed by Aaron McGowan [me])
- Android Based Phones – (Developed by Adam DeMoor)
- Windows 7 Mobile Phone (Pending agreement and confirmation with another developer in London)
New Features
The following list of features are a few, but not all, of the new and planned features.
- Live Arrival Times – Display the expected arrival times of a vehicle at a particular stop.
- Bus has Arrived Reporting – This will allow the users to report when a bus vehicle has arrived at a particular stop.
- Routes on Detour – Display of all routes on detour at the moment. (Note: This feature is pending that data will be available and accessible.)
With this next major release of the various device applications and mobile friendly website, the apps and the server side data parser will be made released under an open source license for continued development and contribution by the public. The source will be made available through GitHub at http://github.com/amcgowanca/NextStop—London-Transit-Guide.
I hope that you have additional ideas, suggestions and feature requests for the NextStop apps. I look forward to hearing them and I hope you will share them with us via comments below or on the NextStop user voice forum at http://nextstopapp.uservoice.com/.
If you are a developer, user interface designer or just an enthusiast and are looking to contribute to the project, please contact me as I would love to work with you to expand the NextStop app.
Well done Aaron! I’m sure these updates will not go unappreciated by LTC users, and the platform additions are very welcome too!
Congratulations, I’m looking forward to seeing v2!
I am looking forward to this next big release. I also hope to receive a lot of feedback once launched by the users.
Also, I’m looking forward to the showcasing the power of Open Data and what it can bring not only to London, but to also to other cities and governments around the world.