Transit Coverage in Nearby Cities
User Story
The user wants to retrieve a list of cities with a transit network near Boston (40.7510, 73.9916), and details of public transit operators working within those cities.
Request
The query parameter center specifies the location of the search.
https://transit.api.here.com/v3/coverage/city.json
?app_id={YOUR_APP_ID}
&app_code={YOUR_APP_CODE}
¢er=42.3580,-71.0636Response
The response to the request contains a list of cities with the following information:
- name, longitude, and latitude for each city
- distance in meters to the location in the request
- country and state the city belongs to
- number of transit lines and stops available in the city
- operators providing the transit service in the city
{
"Res": {
"serviceUrl": "https://transit.api.here.com/transit/v3/coverage/city.json",
"Coverage": {
"ref_time": "2017-03-01T11:20:23",
"CityCount": {
"TT": 559,
"RT": 11,
"SR": 160
},
"Cities": {
"City": [
{
"updated": "2016-11-23T16:46:26",
"name": "Boston",
"created": "2016-11-23T16:46:26",
"country": "United States",
"state": "Massachusetts",
"y": 42.35866,
"x": -71.05674,
"id": "drt2z",
"display_name": "Boston, Massachusetts, USA",
"distance": 568,
"relevancy": 0.95,
"Cvg": {
"quality": 0.67,
"lines": 283,
"stops": 2126
},
"Operators": {
"Op": [
{
"name": "Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co.",
"type": "TT",
"code": "55y0PB00",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://www.p-b.com/",
"text": "Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co."
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "508-746-0378"
}
},
{
"name": "Brockton Area Transit Authority",
"type": "TT",
"code": "4AD44400",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://www.ridebat.com/",
"text": "Brockton Area Transit Authority"
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "508-588-1000"
}
},
... more links ...
{
"name": "Salem Ferry",
"type": "TT",
"code": "4APSAL00",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://www.salemferry.com/",
"text": "Salem Ferry"
}
]
}
]
},
"pop": 599351
},
{
"updated": "2016-11-23T16:46:26",
"name": "Cambridge",
"created": "2016-11-23T16:46:26",
"country": "United States",
"state": "Massachusetts",
"y": 42.36679,
"x": -71.10601,
"id": "drt3j",
"display_name": "Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA",
"distance": 3616,
"relevancy": 0.0,
"Cvg": {
"quality": 0.8,
"lines": 43,
"stops": 271
},
"Operators": {
"Op": [
{
"name": "MBTA",
"type": "TT",
"code": "3QT00100",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://www.mbta.com",
"text": "MBTA"
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "617-222-3200"
}
},
{
"name": "128 Business Council",
"type": "TT",
"code": "bH512800",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://www.128bc.org/",
"text": "128 Business Council"
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "781-890-0093"
}
}
]
},
"pop": 101388
},
... more lines ...
{
"updated": "2016-11-23T16:46:26",
"name": "Hartford",
"created": "2016-11-23T16:46:26",
"country": "United States",
"state": "Connecticut",
"y": 41.76349,
"x": -72.67402,
"id": "drkmd",
"display_name": "Hartford, Connecticut, USA",
"distance": 148379,
"relevancy": 0.0,
"Cvg": {
"quality": 0.8,
"lines": 66,
"stops": 1065
},
"Operators": {
"Op": [
{
"name": "Megabus",
"type": "TT",
"code": "gaW23100",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://us.megabus.com/Default.aspx",
"text": "Megabus"
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "1 (877) 462-6342"
}
},
{
"name": "CTTransit- Hartford",
"type": "TT",
"code": "43t15500",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://www.cttransit.com",
"text": "CTTransit- Hartford"
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "860-525-9181"
}
},
{
"name": "CTTransit- New Britain-Bristol",
"type": "TT",
"code": "5wR00400",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "https://www.cttransit.com",
"text": "CTTransit- New Britain-Bristol"
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "860-828-0512"
}
},
{
"name": "Peter Pan Bus Lines",
"type": "TT",
"code": "55tPet00",
"Link": [
{
"id": "website",
"href": "http://peterpanbus.com/",
"text": "Peter Pan Bus Lines"
}
],
"At": {
"phone": "800-343-9999"
}
}
]
},
"pop": 124563
}
]
}
}
}
}