Enabling multimodal cross-border journey planning in the EU
Ľuboš Buzna, Yannick Cornet, Domokos Esztergár‐Kiss, Sorin Dumitrescu, Sara Guerra de Oliveira, Andrej Tibaut, Octavian Ştefan, Shahab Khormali, Tatiana Kováčiková, Daniela Gamper · Transportation research procedia · 2023
Many online multimodal journey planners already exist, but they are usually limited to a specific geographical location or mode. There is a need to develop door-to-door, cross-border and multimodal solutions to provide a seamless user experience. This paper develops a novel solution using a recently established Open Journey Planner (OJP) standard supporting open and distributed journey planning. The OJP4Danube concept is presented, where the system architecture, the connection of different local journey planning services, and the proposed user interface are discussed. Key features to include are defined, particularly those related to enabling the combination of micromobility modes (e.g. cycling and walking) together with available public transport routes. This approach is one of the pioneer works in this field testing the applicability of the OJP standard in a realistic environment.