BODS User Forum (unofficial) Launch
A new (unofficial) online forum for users of the Bus Open Data Service (BODS) has been launched.
Open data consumers, bus operators, local authorities, customers, suppliers, and any other stakeholder than has an interest in or experience of the BODS service are invited to share their views, questions and experiences via the new open forum which you can find here https://boduf.discourse.group/ .
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Background
The Transport Open Data Forum (TODUF) is a group of stakeholders from across the public transport industry that has come together to embark upon a new initiative to address the needs of public transport data consumers and their customers.
The group includes open data consumers/developers, Transport Focus, The Operator Digital Initiative (including all the big bus groups and independents, and CPT),  ATCO, ALBUM, the  Urban Transport Group, and Traveline/PlusBus (TIL).
The first task identified by TODUF is to establish this BODS User workstream (unofficial) for BODS users to share their experiences of the service with other stakeholders and to liaise with the DfT to report and monitor issues and experiences shared on the forum.

With a focus on what delivers for passengers, the forum will support the DfT in delivering its vision for BODS to be the single source of the truth for open public transport data for data consumers by providing a single platform where all BODS users from publishers to consumers will be able to understand and learn from each other’s challenges and successes in using the service.