The gbfs package allows users to query tidy datasets about bikeshare
programs around the world by supplying a set of functions to interface with
.json feeds following the General Bikeshare Feed Specification, a standard
data release format developed by the North American Bikeshare Association.
The main function exported by this package is get_gbfs(), which
grabs every feed released by a city. Alternatively, the user can just
grab information on specific feeds (or groups of feeds).
Each of the feeds described below can be queried with the get_suffix()
function, where suffix is replaced with the name of the relevant feed.
Although all of the feeds are livestreamed, only a few of the datasets change often:
station_status:Supplies the number of available bikes and docks at each station as well as station availability
free_bike_status:Gives the coordinates and metadata on available bikes that are parked, but not at a station.
In this package, these two datasets are considered "dynamic", and can be
specified as desired datasets by setting `feeds = "dynamic" in the
main wrapper function in the package, get_gbfs.
Much of the data supplied in this specification can be considered static.
If you want to grab all of these for a given city, set feeds = "static"
when calling get_gbfs. Static feeds include:
system_information:Basic metadata about the bikeshare program
station_information:Information on the capacity and coordinates of stations
system_hours, system_calendar,
system_regions, system_pricing_plans, and system_alerts
Useful links: