Planning
Optibus Planning Product
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Getting Started and Prerequisites
Get started with scheduling
Planning product overviewAn overview of the Planning product
Planning legend and keyboard shortcutsLearn all about the meaning of the icons and available shorcuts in the Planning product.
Import a timeplan or a schedule
Stop Catalog overviewLearn about the stop catalog structure and content, as well as how to import and export it.
Stop Catalog import troubleshooting
Sync with NAPTAN Database
Set serviced organizationsA parameter used in project configurations to specify the establishment serviced by a route.
Planning file formats
Import TXCs to a timeplan
Import GTFS to a timeplanThe General Transit Feed Specification, also known as GTFS, defines a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information.
Import KML to a timeplanKML (Keyhole Markup Language) files may ebinto the platform for visualizing and converting geographic data.
Create a timeplan based on a dataset
Planning KPI dashboard
Planning validation panels
Planning validation issues troubleshooting
The Map Tab
Read about Map tab functionality
Map tab overview
Add, edit, and delete stops in the Map tab
Add stops in the Map tab - Troubleshooting
Manipulate the route shape
Route color segments
Edit overlapping segments
Download map
Swap route directions
Add NAPTAN from layer
Update stop in timeplan after schedule is created
Copy Stop from GIS layer to stop catalog
The Route Tab
Learn about the Route tab functionality
Route tab overview
Add a new route
Manage routes
Add stops to routes in the Route tab
Route layers
Import routes from a different timeplan
Plot the route stops
Copy route stops from a spreadsheet
Supporting tools for route planning
Manage route patterns
Edit stops in the Route tab
Create a service or service group
Create service groups
Create and edit a vehicle type
Plan multiple routes in a corridor at the same time
The Runtimes Tab
Everything you need to know about the Runtimes tab in Planning
Runtimes tab overview
Set runtimes
Copy runtimes from an Excel sheet
The Timetable Tab
Where the magic happens
Timetable tab overview
Create and edit trips in the timetable
Filter trips in the timetable
View linked trips in the timetable
Add a description to trips in the timeplan
Lock trips in the timetable
Adjust trip headways
Delete trips
Import from a different service ID
Change the time between stops
Lock running times in the timetable
Change the trip pattern in the timetable
Change stop arrival times in the timetable
Create pattern based on a trip
Generate running times based on the timetable
Timetable layersLayers in the timetable help you view more details on your timetable, such as the running times and headways.
Create route groupsRoutes with common attributues may be grouped together to help you in the planning process.
Move trips within a route group
Manage trip properties
Stop trip properties
Batch-edit alternative route patterns or service IDs for trips
Import a timetable
Graphic timetableThe graphic timetable helps you visualize the timetable more easily while still allowing you to edit trips.
Timetable - vehicle viewThe different vehicle view options help you evaluate your timeplan.
Using the bidirectional timetableThe bidirectional timetable shows the trips for both directions in one table, and highlights the layover time between trips in opposite directions
Multi-route trip planning overview
Export and import trip data
Timetable validation preferences
Strategic Planning - Accessibility and Equity
Strategic Planning - Accessibility and Equity
Custom map layers overview
Add and view custom map layers
Impact Analysis overviewAdds a visual layer to the map that represents variable densities such as general population, or other demographics such as students.
Set up and view Impact Analysis
Isochrone Analysis overviewAn Isochrone is a diagram on a map showing the area reachable from or to a point in your timeplan.
Configure Isochrone Analysis
Ridership Insights overviewLets you visualize and analyze the ridership and crowding information on your network.
Set up and view Ridership Insights
Map feedbackThis interactive map allows you to share proposed network designs and collect public feedback efficiently.
Strategic Planning - Availability and Efficiency
Strategic Planning - Availability and Efficiency
Timetable Optimization Suite overview
Timetable Generation setup
Timetable Optimization setup
Demand Optimization setup
EV Timetable Optimization setup
Transfer Planning setup
Hub ManagementHub Management lets you create hubs and provides hub visibility in the Map, Timetable, and Route tabs.
Transfer Display in the TimetableTransfer Display in the Timetable visually highlights where transfers occur, how they connect between lines, and how service design decisions impact passenger journeys.
Machine learning based running times