Carsharing extension

[fchabouis]

Who we are

Transport.data.gouv.fr is the French national access point for mobility data.

We are opening this PR on our behalf and on behalf of a working group involving the “Association des Acteurs de l’Autopartage” (AAA), a French National Association for carsharing grouping 20+ operators, and Iodines.

What problem does your proposal solve?

This PR aims to extend the current GBFS specification to allow car sharing support.
More details can be found the issue #338.

Proposal overview

We would like to propose an evolution of the GBFS which allows to model car-sharing data by extending the following files.

• vehicle_types - new optional data only:
  - rider capacity
  - trunk size
  - C02 emission
  - environmental classification
  - accessories
  - ...

• station_information.json - new optional data only:
  - parking_type
  - parking_hoop
  - contact_phone

• free_bike_status.json - new optional data only:
  - a datetime specifying how much time the vehicle is available (for round trip carsharing)
  - accessories present in the vehicle (such as child seats)

Is this a breaking change?

• Yes
• No
• Unsure

Which files are affected by this change?

• vehicle_types.json
• station_information.json
• free_bike_status.json

[fchabouis]

This PR is still a draft, I intended to open the PR on our fork for the moment.

[heidiguenin]

Hello Francois! With regards to your (now-deleted) comment, we know that phone number needs to be more clearly defined. That will be a breaking change, though, so it's planned for introduction in v3.0.