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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Nice

J. Cagnol has provided additional lines for our Nice (France) database, including the evening services and some railway routes.

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Shanghai

The subway network in Shanghai (China) is undergoing important changes today with 2 lines extended and 3 entirely new lines.

Brest

M. Pouliquen reports a few changes on the bus network in Brest (France), planned on the beginning of next month.

Moscow

A new subway station is due to open today in Moscow (Russia), adding a connection between line 10 and lines 1 & 6.

Friday, December 28, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, January 4.

Le Mans

P. Le Clézio prepared the data for the new tram and the bus network in Le Mans (France).

Thursday, December 27, 2007

MetrO, your companion on New Year's Eve

We are pleased to anounce the release of MetrO databases for the special New Year's Eve services in Paris (France) and Brussels (Belgium).

Paris: a selection of subway and railway lines will operate after the end of the regular service as well as the usual "Noctilien" night bus lines. All the RATP & SNCF services will be free from 5PM on 12/31 to 12PM on 01/01.
Download the "Paris Nuit Festive" file here.
The database contains the regular subway services (valid until 2AM) and the special services. If you want to try it out, don't forget to set the appropriate day (Tuesday) and time (12PM-6AM) in the program.

Brussels: the subway, a few trams and most of the "Noctis" night buses will run from midnight to 6AM on 01/01. Transportation will be free during this time.
Download the "Bruxelles Réveillon" file here.
The services change at around 1:30AM: set the time in the program at 2AM for services after 1:30. If you want to test the database, don't forget to set the appropriate day (Tuesday) and time (12PM-6AM) in the program.

These services are also available on i-MetrO for the WEB, WAP & i-Mode.

These databases have been built in a rush and may contain errors despite my efforts to make them as accurate as possible. If you find errors before next Monday, please report them quickly.

Thanks to L. Debacker for the information for Brussels!

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

San Francisco

The BART services to Millbrae in the San Francisco Bay Area (USA) will change on January 1st. Information by V. Lei.

Samara

A new subway station is opening today in Samara (Russia).

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Stockholm

M. Arnér provided 3 additional bus lines for our Stockholm (Sweden) database.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Newcastle upon Tyne

M. Dulerm has entirely redesigned our database for the bus network in Newcastle upon Tyne (England).

Friday, December 21, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, December 28.

Berlin (works)

Works on subway lines U1 & U3 in Berlin (Germany) have ended this morning (sorry for the delay). Download our special database here or with our usual online update services.

Next update planned on 2/2 (or earlier).

Madrid

N. Knapp suggested some fine adjustments on the connections between the Cercanías & Metro networks in Madrid (Spain), for smarter route advices.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Wien/Vienna

I had to rush the new version of our Wien/Vienna (Austria) database to include it in our latest release but Albin reported a few minor errors requiring a fix.

Morges

C. Chervet sent an update for the bus network in Morges (Siwtzerland).

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Paris (works)

Subway stations "Danube" & "Rue du Bac" in Paris (France) reopen this morning. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) January 4.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Lisboa

Tomorrow, two new subway stations will open on the blue line in Lisboa/Lisbon (Portugal). Information by "RavenMaster".

Monday, December 17, 2007

MetrO 5.6.3

The new version of MetrO is available, with:
  • Minor changes on the program (Windows Mobile & Symbian versions);
  • 3 new cities;
  • Important updates on the Charlotte, Dresden, Geneva, Grenoble, Nice, Nuremberg, Perth, Strasbourg, Wien/Vienna networks;
  • Minor evolutions on many other cities.

See our home page for details and downloads.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Wien/Vienna

Albin assembled the data for all the bus lines in Wien/Vienna (Austria) that were missing from our database. It's unfortunate but it makes too much data for MetrO and we had to filter a few services out...

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Strasbourg

C. Contal noticed that one of the tram lines in Strasbourg (France) has been recently extended, bringing along a few changes on the bus network.

Perth

On a tip by J. Harris, I have updated our database for Perth (Australia), starting with a new railway line that should open soon and then fixing other changes and/or errors.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Berlin

Martin Ciesielski reported a few bus service changes in Berlin (Germany). I also updated our special "works" database, available here or with our usual online update services.

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, December 21.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

London

A new station - Langdon Park - has opened on the DLR system in London (England).

Paris (works)

Subway station Exelmans in Paris (France) reopens this morning. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) December 19.

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Zürich

A. Lang sent a few updates for our database for Zürich (Switzerland) including a tram line extension that we missed a while ago and minor changes on some bus stops.

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Grenoble

After the recent opening of a tram line in Grenoble (France), S. Blanchard reported a few additional changes on the bus network.

No more freewares on PalmGear

Motricity has recently merged PalmGear with its new PocketGear platform, removing all freewares from their catalog in the process. While the old site boasted more than 30,000 softwares for Palm, they now have only about 5,000 left...

With 320,000 downloads since its first appearance on PalmGear 8 years ago, MetrO has been among the top 10 favorite softwares for several years and certainly drew quite a bit of traffic to the site. Motricity apparently does not see any value there...

You may remember they went the same road when they upgraded PocketGear not long ago. In that case, some freewares, including MetrO, were later restored but our updates have not been taken into account for the last 3 months.

With the mess that Handango has become, it looks like the large software distribution platforms are almost dead.

Friday, December 07, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, December 14.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Nürnberg

A new subway station will open soon in Nürnberg/Nuremberg (Germany), bringing a few changes on the tram & bus network. While I have tried to update our file, I guess it would be worh being checked by someone living there...

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Seattle

The monorail in Seattle (USA) is operating again - it probably was reopened a while ago - but the vintage streetcar - the only other line we have for the city - is still replaced by a bus service.

Monday, December 03, 2007

Paris

Starting this week, service in the Paris (France) subway will be extended one hour on Friday nights (the last train will reach the end of each line at 2:15).

Sunday, December 02, 2007

Hong Kong

B. Tsang reports the merger today of MTR & KCR, the transit operators in Hong Kong (China), implying changes on the KCR line names.

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Valencia, Venezuela

A few days ago, a new subway began its commercial operation in Valencia (Venezuela). Although it makes a very small database, we want to keep our promise to cover all the subway networks in the world ;-)

Geneva

A new tram line will open in Geneva (Switzerland) on December 8th, bringing important changes on other parts of the bus and tram network. Although details are still missing, I have prepared our database for the update.

Stuttgart

Andreas reports changes on the "Stadtbahn" network in Stuttgart (Germany), planned for December 8th.

Friday, November 30, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, December 7.

Toulouse

M. Dulerm sent an update for our Toulouse (France) database, including a new shuttle bus.

Brussels

Some changes have occured in Brussels (Belgium) last September and we missed them. L. Debacker has now provided the necessary updates.

Ružomberok

P. Absolon has prepared a database for the (small) bus network of Ružomberok (Slovakia).

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Wien/Vienna

Albin sent a few fixes for our Wien/Vienna (Austria) database, for better accuracy in the route planning.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Chicago

E. Cromey reports an update (this week and the next) on the ongoing works on the brown line stations in Chicago (USA). You may download the new version here (please not it will be accurate as of December 3rd).

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Barcelona (works)

The official communications about the works in Barcelona (Spain) are quite confusing. Consequently, N. Knapp called customer service and we now should have a more accurate version of our temporary file, still available here or with our usual online update services.

Marseille

C. Contal has provided many parkings as an addition (in the form of POIs) to our database for Marseille (France).

Monday, November 26, 2007

Paris (bus)

One of the bus lines in Paris (France) has had its service extended on Sundays. I also checked and adjusted the bus operating times for all our databases containing the bus network.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Barcelona (works)

Works in Barcelona (Spain) are going on but service on the Rodalies R2 line has been extended. You may download our temporary file here or with our usual online update services. Information by N. Knapp.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Nice

With the opening of a new tram in Nice (France) and its impact on the bus network, I have had to recreate our database entirely.

Friday, November 23, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, November 30.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Bordeaux

One of the tram lines in Bordeaux (France) has been extended, also implying a few changes on the bus lines we have in our database.

Rotterdam

E. Wessels found an error on one of the tram routes in our database for Rotterdam (Netherlands).

Paris (works)

Stations Opéra and Montgallet should have reopened in Paris (France). However, because of the ongoing strikes I can't be sure of anything... Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) December 11.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Chennai

The MRTS line - on of the suburban railway lines - in Chennai (India) has been extended.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Dresden

While it is not yet complete, H. Geisler has provided an extensive update for the tram & bus network of Dresden (Germany).

Charlotte, NC

Our database for Charlotte, NC (USA) contained only the historical trolleybus line, which had its service suspended last year. With the opening of a new "Lynx" light rail line, I have redesigned our file which will now include this line and the South End Shuttle bus replacing the trolleybus.

Friday, November 16, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, November 23.

Paris (works)

The works on the suburban railway line between Tournan and Coulommiers in the Paris (France) area have now ended. Download the updated "temporary" file: Paris-travaux (complete rail network).

Next update planned on (or around) November 20 (for all the temporary Paris databases).

Brest

M. Pouliquen sent some minor updates for the regional bus lines in our Brest (France) database.

Prešov

P. Absolon prepared a database for the bus & trolleybus network of Prešov (Slovakia).

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Berlin (works) - Part 2

I updated the Berlin (Germany) database in a hurry this morning and I made an error... If you already have downloaded the special file please update again for a correct version (the links are the same).

With my sincere apologies...

Berlin (works)

Works are affecting subway lines U1 & U3 in Berlin (Germany). Download our special database here or with our usual online update services.

Next update planned on 12/21 (or earlier). Information by M. Ciesielski.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

MetrO on Handango

For a few years, we have redirected the MetrO downloads to Handango on our release notification mails. The main reason was that we worried our server would not be able to handle the traffic. But we realize that downloading from Handango has become a nightmare (what do these guys think they're doing?) and we will change our strategy with the next newsletter.

In the meantime, you may download MetrO from our home page.

Braunschweig

L. Freund provided a few more adjustments for our Braunschweig (Germany) database.

Paris (works)

Station Richard Lenoir (subway line 8) reopened in Paris (France). Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) November 16.

Monday, November 12, 2007

MetrO 5.6.2

The new version of MetrO is available, without much change on the program but with 3 new slovakian cities, important updates on the Buenos Aires, Caracas, Grenoble, Lyon, Marseille, Melbourne and Rhein-Neckar networks and minor evolutions on many other cities.

See our home page for details and downloads.

Paris (works)

Works - and disruptions - on lines T4 & RER C have ended in Paris (France). Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) November 13.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Marseille

A new section of the tram network opened last Thursday in Marseille (France), under the - temporary - form of a new T3 line.

Los Angeles

J. Lee provided a couple of bus lines from the OCTA - Orange County Transportation Authority - network in the Los Angeles (USA) area, mainly to reach the Disneyland park.
In time, this may become a separate database for the Orange County (anyone interested in helping us?)...

Leuven

There are some changes - again - on the bus network in Leuven/Louvain (Belgium), reported by D. Loomans.

Friday, November 09, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA, with some doubts about the week-end service on line 5... Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, November 16.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Minsk

One of the two subway lines in Minsk (Belarus) has been extended with 2 new stops (service began today).

Paris (works)

Starting this morning, station Bir-Hakeim, on line 6, in Paris (France) is closed for 4 months. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) November 11.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Lyon

I missed the date but T. Mognetti reminded me that the new C3 trolleybus line in Lyon (France) is now operating (service started last week).

Cologne

Because of extensive works, subway station "Breslauer Platz/Hbf" in Cologne/Köln is closed until the end of 2009. Information sent by M. Ciesielski.

Monterrey

One of the two Metrorrey (subway) lines in Monterrey (Mexico) has been extended last week.

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Paris (works)

Tomorrow morning, the week-end works on lines 1 & RER A in Paris (France) will end. However, the SNCF (managing the suburban rail service) announces disruptions for the coming weeks on the RER C, Tram T4 and Tournan-Coulommiers lines. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) November 6.

Berlin (works)

Works affecting subway line U9 in Berlin (Germany) are ending tomorrow morning, leaving only disruptions on line U7.
Download the special "works" version of our database here or with our online update services.

Toulouse

M. Dulerm informed us of changes (again) on the transportation network in Toulouse (France) and provided additional information on some of the POIs.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" network for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA... Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, November 9.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Anvers

K. de Bondt reported the opening last week of a new tram line in Anvers / Antwerpen (Belgium).

Vienna

"Spot" has provided an additional bus line for our database for Vienna / Wien (Austria).

Barcelona (works)

There are important works in Barcelona (Spain) for the future "AVE", a high-speed link with Madrid. Because these works are severely affecting the Rodalies (suburban railway) service, we are providing a special database, which you may download here.

The information was provided by N. Knapp, but it would be helpful if someone living there could keep an eye on the situation and inform us of any change...

Marseille

C. Contal has added the "Fluobus" (evening bus) lines to our Marseille (France) database.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Caracas

D. Naranjo provided some places of interest to add to our database for Caracas (Venezuela).

Monday, October 29, 2007

Paris (works)

The RATP (transport authority) in Paris (France) is taking advantage of the long week-end coming (November 1 is a holiday in France) for important works, with major service disruptions planned on lines 1 and RER A. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) November 5.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Berlin (works)

Works are going on on subway line U9 in Berlin (Germany) but the available service will change after tonight. Download the special "works" version of our database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Monday, November 5.

Friday, October 26, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" network for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA... Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, November 2.

Munich

L. Freund sent me a reminder about the extension of subway line U3 in Munich / München (Germany), due to open on Sunday.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Nantes

S. Guérin reports some changes on the tram services in Nantes (France). I also found more changes on a few bus lines.

Rhein-Neckar

The transport system in the Rhein-Neckar area (Germany) has changed a lot since our last update. I have tried to make the most important changes in our database but it will require some serious help to complete the job...

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

New York

A. Yarmus noticed that the Madison Square Garden missed a connection to line 1/2/3 in our New York (USA) database.

MetrO on the iPhone (3)

i-MetrO on the iPhoneWith the help of a new iPod Touch, I have finally been able to debug i-MetrO. You can now use the Netvibes platform - with its dedicated version at http://iphone.netvibes.com - and our widget to search your routes on your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch.

For a quick access, I'd recommend you install the widget in its own tab for which you can keep a bookmark. In any case, you should not add too much content in each tab if you don't want to spend your time scrolling like mad...

Everything is not perfect yet: the search page interface is quite slow (at least on my device) and Safari tends to do weird things if you try to move too fast. Another problem I don't (yet) understand: the Google Maps usually work all right but sometimes, for no apparent reason, they won't show.

I have added an iPhone page on our web site for the occasion, where you can find all the options - present and future - you have to use MetrO on your device.

Now, except for possible minor improvements and bug fixes, I expect the next major item in this series will be about the development of a native version of MetrO for the Apple platform.

Spišská Nová Ves

P. Absolon has prepared a database for the city of Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia).

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

i-MetrO for Opera

Users who have tried to use i-MetrO with the Opera browser have probably noticed some bugs in the advanced interface (e.g. with the filtered stop lists).

While working on the compatibility with the iPhone, I have finally found the reasons for these problems and i-MetrO is now entirely functional under Opera (tested with version 9.23).

Monday, October 22, 2007

Braunschweig

L. Freund sent an update for our Braunschweig (Germany) database.

Tenerife

L. Freund provided some places of interest (POI) for our Tenerife (Spain) database.

Hiroshima

T. MacLaney reported an error - an undue connection - in our Hiroshima (Japan) database.

Sunday, October 21, 2007

MetrO online update

I have just realized that our online update service (which is used from MetrO on Windows Mobile & Symbian or from MetrUp on PalmOS) did not take the latest version (5.6.1) into account. This error is fixed and everything should now be working as expected.

My apologies for the inconvenience...

Berlin (works)

Service on subway line U7 in Berlin (Germany) will be affected by works for the coming months. Download the special "works" version of our database here or with our online update services. Information provided by M. Ciesielski.

Next update planned on or around Monday, October 29 for changes on line U9.

Buenos Aires

Last week, a new subway line has opened in Buenos Aires (Argentina). I also improved our data for the rest of the network, for better accuracy in the trip planning.

Lyon

Some bus services will change on 11/5 in Lyon (France) and the opening of a new "Cristalis" trolleybus line is expected soon...

Grenoble

L. Freund has noticed that a new tram line has opened in Grenoble (France) at the beginning of October, bringing a few changes on the bus network as well.

Trnava

I can't believe it ;-) P. Absolon is back again with the data for the bus network of Trnava, another city in Slovakia.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Paris (works)

The RER E service disruptions have ended in Paris (France). Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) November 13.

Melbourne

D. Pickett has enhanced the tram routes for our database for Melbourne (Australia): all the stops are now included (with geo-coordinates, for i-MetrO), instead of just the major ones.

Friday, October 19, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" network for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA... Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices - it has to be DIRECTLY installed on a memory card - and will be recognized only by the latest versions (5.6.0 and later) of the program.

Next update planned on or around Friday, October 26.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Považská Bystrica

The bus network for yet another slovakian city has been prepared by P. Absolon: Považská Bystrica.

Marseille

D. Pedespan has spotted an annoying error in our database for Marseille (France), in the form of an undue connection between the tram and the subway.

Lyon

L. Freund has provided 2 additional shuttle bus lines for our database for Lyon (France).

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

MetrO on the iPhone (2)

My efforts to make i-Métro compatible with the iPhone seem to have failed, at least with our "nicer" versions (the basic version is working all right, as far as I know), apparently because of bugs in the Safari browser, but there are good news in the pipe:

  • First, the iPod Touch is now available in France and I will probably get one so that I can make live tests with the browser. The iPhone is also coming, but much later and I don't want to be tied with one operator (especially when its name begins with an "O" and ends with an "e").

  • Second, Steve Jobs has officially announced that an SDK will be released in February, for the iPhone as well as for the iPod Touch. I guess it means we will have to lay our hand on a Mac to develop, but that's some progress. With it, we may be able to develop a "real" version of MetrO for the iPhone.

 

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

MetrO 5.6.1

The new version of MetrO has been released. It brings 5 new cities, updates for many others and minor improvements on the program.

See our home page for details and downloads.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Toulouse

M. Dulerm sent another batch of minor updates for the bus network in Toulouse (France).

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA, and it's a complete nightmare, once again... Download the new database here or with our usual online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices - it has to be DIRECTLY installed on a memory card - and will be recognized only by the latest version (5.6.0) of the program.

Next update planned on or around Friday, October 19.

Friday, October 12, 2007

Poprad

P. Absolon has submitted an extensive update for the bus network in Poprad (Slovakia).

Monday, October 08, 2007

Paris (works)

Stations "Rue du Bac" and "Danube" in the Paris (France) subway are closing today for a few weeks. Additionally, the RER E service will be disrupted on weekday evenings for the next 2 weeks. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get the new version (5.6.0) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) October 19.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Torino

The subway line in Torino (Italy) has been extended with 3 new stations.

Marseille

In addition to a few error fixes, C. Contal has compiled an extensive list of places of interest (PoI) for our Marseille (France) database.

Friday, October 05, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA, and there are a lot of them... Download the new database here or with our usual online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices - it has to be DIRECTLY installed on a memory card - and will be recognized only by the latest version (5.6.0) of the program.

Next update planned on or around Friday, October 12.

Paris "Nuit Blanche"

The 6th "Nuit Blanche" ("sleepless night") in Paris is organized tomorrow night and a special transportation service will be available. We have prepared a specific database for the occasion, also available on i-Métro.

[FRENCH] Demain soir, Paris vivra sa 6ème nuit blanche. La RATP met en place un service de transport spécial, avec ouverture de la ligne 14 de métro, une navette entre St Lazare et le quartier des Batignolles et plusieurs modifications sensibles sur le réseau Noctilien (bus de nuit).

Métro est (évidemment) prêt à vous accompagner pendant toute cette nuit avec une base de données dédiée ou avec i-Métro.

Monday, October 01, 2007

Copenhagen

After the changes on the S-tog network in Copenhagen (Denmark), and as could be expected, C. Hindsgaul reports some changes on the bus network as well.

Lyon

A new station will open tomorrow in the Lyon (France) subway network. One bus line will also have its route extended.

Paris (works)

The week-end disruptions on line 5 in Paris (France) have come to an end. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get the new version (5.6.0) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) October 8.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

i-MetrO for Netvibes

I don't know whether it's due to the change in the Netvibes "ecosystem" or to the update I requested lately while trying to improve compatibility with the iPhone but the link to our i-MetrO widget has a new url...

I guess that if you want to keep your version up to date, you will have to remove the old one and install the new widget on your Netvibes page.

Melbourne

D. Pickett reports the extension of one of the railway lines in Melbourne (Australia), with 2 new stops.

Madrid

N. Knapp relayed an information about the Madrid (Spain) metro: the southern part of line 1 will operate later in the night (same times as the rest of the route).

Salzburg

Our data for Salzburg (Austria) required an extensive update but nobody seemed prepared to help us. I finally found a few spare hours for the job (and now it's 3 AM...).

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Beijing

According to various sources, the new subway line 5 should open on October 7th in Beijing (China). L. Freund provided the corresponding information for our database.

Friday, September 28, 2007

Toulouse

After the recent major changes on the network in Toulouse (France), M. Dulerm has provided a few other updates for some bus services.

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices - it has to be DIRECTLY installed on a memory card - and will be recognized only by the latest version (5.6.0) of the program.

Next update planned on or around Friday, October 5.

Geneva

R. Pache reports a few minor service changes in the Geneva (Switzerland) bus network.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Baltimore

The light rail system in Baltimore (USA) has evolved with a redesigned red line service. Information received from Hymie!

Los Angeles

J. Lee reports the opening of a new station on the Orange County line, for our Los Angeles (USA) database.

Online service interruption

After the latest update for Paris and because of an error I made in the process, our online MetrO download services have been unavailable for the last couple of days. They are now running normally again.
My apologies for the inconvenience and thanks to Jérôme for the notice.

Monday, September 24, 2007

Trenčín

P. Absolon prepared a database for yet another city in Slovakia: Trenčín.

Paris (works)

Starting today, the subway station Exelmans (on line 9) is closed in Paris (France) and next week-end, the service on line 5 will be shortened. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get the new version (5.6.0) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) September 30.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

i-MetrO

A new version of i-MetrO is now online, with two new major features:
  • The service now remembers the last city you selected and will open it directly on your next call. Of course, there is an option to return to the selection page and change the city.
  • For cities where we have coordinates, a new icon next to the route title lets you open a schematic display of the calculated route on a map.

Our work on the iPhone compatibility is still in progress. This new version hopefully solves the previously reported problem with text entry - please post a comment if it does - and the Netvibes version is just waiting for a refresh from the Netvibes team to get the same fix.

Copenhagen

C. Hindsgaul reports important changes on the "S-tog" network in Copenhagen (Denmark) as well as the extension of the M2 Metro line to the airport next week.

Žilina

The trolleybus network in Žilina (Slovakia) has changed and P. Absolon provided the new data for our file.

Friday, September 21, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices - it has to be DIRECTLY installed on a memory card - and will be recognized only by the latest version (5.6.0) of the program.

Next update planned on or around Friday, September 28.

Leuven

D. Loomans has provided additions for our Leuven (Belgium) database with several bus lines and some places of interest.

Rotterdam

The transportation network in Rotterdam (Netherlands) has changed since our last update and a few errors needed a fix. I have updated our database while adding coordinates for the stops, which will allow for "street address routing" in i-MetrO (to be deployed online in the coming hours).

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Liechtenstein

Preparing a future trip there, P. Absolon created a database for the Liechtenstein. I guess this is our first file completely covering a whole country ;-)

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Vysoké Tatry

P. Absolon prepared the data for the small transportation network of Vysoké Tatry (Slovakia). It is also the occasion for some clean-up on the Poprad database - which included part of this network-, before it is more seriously updated.

Mac Installer for MetrO discontinued

We are sorry to announce that our Mac installer for MetrO (for Windows Mobile) is diconstinued because the program we used has not been updated for a long time and is not supported by recent versions of MacOS X.

Mac users who want to install MetrO on their Windows PocketPC or smartphone should follow the manual installation steps described in the installation guide, based on a manual copy of the cab files to their devices.

Monday, September 17, 2007

PocketGear "kills" all freewares...

PocketGear, which used to be a decent directory for Windows Mobile software, has unveiled its new web site recently. What they did not tell anyone - including those directly interested - is that they decided to remove all freewares from their listings.

The reason is simple, as writes the Developer Relations Manager after an inquiry: "It is possible that we will allow freeware listings in the future, but at this time our efforts must be on those products that generate sales for PocketGear".

I think this is a pretty dumb move: will users go where they will find only commercial software or will they prefer some other place where they will find the software they are looking for, whatever its license model? If you think, as I do, the latter is more likely and although it is no developer paradise either, Handango is clearly taking the lead in this market...

That's a subject we would really like to hear your comments about!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Valenciennes

The tram line in Valenciennes (France) has been extended (yet another french tram growing!) at the end of last month and L. Freund has just got the information.

Haifa

A. Lottem noticed that the operating times in our database for the subway line in Haifa (Israel) were wrong. He also provided reference web sites for people interested in getting more information.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

PalmOS & "large" files

Users are beginning to use the new capacity of MetrO 5.6.0 to load our largest databases (such as "Paris-full" or "NewYork-works) on their Palm device and the first issues are arising.

First, you should remember that the program will "see" the MetrO files only if they are in the right place on a memory card. Check the installation guide for details.

Second, the system will load a large chunk of data only if there is sufficient room in memory. And here is a real problem, since we are talking about "dynamic memory" (used to run programs) as opposed to plain free RAM (what's available on the Palm), and some devices have not much of that kind. For example the m5xx will not be able to load the "Paris-full" database (although the "NewYork-works" one seems to get through).

Brest

As every year around the same time, C. Guyon from Bibus (the local transit company) sent us the updated bus network data for Brest (France).

Piešťany

After a pause, P. Absolon has prepared the data for yet another city in Slovakia, Piešťany, and its bus network.

L'viv

F. Wilhelm came back from a trip to L'viv (Ukraine) with data for the local tram network, to which he added a trolleybus line reaching the airport.

Friday, September 14, 2007

New York (works)

Our special "works" database for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA. Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database can not be installed in main memory on Palm devices - it must be installed on a memory card - and will be recognized only by the latest version (5.6.0) of the program.

Next update planned on or around Friday, September 21.

Paris (works)

Station "La Motte Picquet - Grenelle" has reopened on subway line 6 in Paris (France). Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get the new version (5.6.0) of the program and install the file on a memory card.

Next update planned on (or around) September 23.

Clermont Ferrand

The network in Clermont Ferrand (France) has changed after one of the tram routes has been significantly extended (2007 appears to be the year of the tram in France). The new data has been provided by P. Mazeau.

Rhein-Ruhr

F. Willelm mentioned a station name change in the Rhein-Ruhr (Germany) S-Bahn network affecting our corresponding file as well as the database for Düsseldorf.

London night bus

N. Ledger reports a route change on one of the night bus lines in London (UK).

MetrO 5.6.0

The new version of MetrO is now available, with a few new cities, some important updates on existing cities and interesting new features on the program (including easier installation for Windows Mobile & Symbian devices).

See our home page for details and downloads.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Paris (works)

The disruptions on the RER C line in Paris (France) are finished and station Montgallet is closing today for renovation works. Download the updated "temporary" files:
  • Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  • Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get the new beta version of the program and install the file on a memory card.
Next update planned on (or around) September 14.

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Toulouse & the Rugby World Cup

On an idea (and data) from M.D., we have built a special database for Toulouse (France), which will host 4 matches of the Rugby World Cup and will set up a special shuttle service for the occasion. The database also contains a few explanations and a dedicated POI ("Rugby World Cup Stadium").

Download the special file here.

New York (works)

After the latest evolution on the program for PalmOS, I am trying to resume the delivery of our special "works" database for New York (USA).

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: as I explained before, this database can not be installed in main memory on Palm devices, it must be installed on a memory card. Additionally, you will need the new version of the program (in english only and still in beta status).

Next update planned on or around Friday, September 14.

Friday, September 07, 2007

Brest

M. Pouliquen reports some changes on the bus network in Brest (France).

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Halberstadt

L. Freund has found a small tram network in Halberstadt (Germany) and we have built its database.

Monday, September 03, 2007

MetrO for PalmOS

I am currently experimenting with a version of MetrO for PalmOS that would allow to use "large" databases such as the one for Paris Métro + Bus (or its "works" counterpart), which, until now, can be used only on Windows Mobile or Symbian devices.

There is a catch, though: the databases will only install on a memory card - the OS will never accept these "invalid" files in main memory.

As a bonus, this enhancement might allow me to resume the delivery of the New York "works" database, which I recently stopped providing because of how complex it had become to handle. We'll see about that with the next bunch of MTA service advisories on Friday.

For those who can't wait and want to try the Paris databases, a beta version is available on PalmAttitude forums (sorry, that's in french only).

Paris (works)

The special "works" version of our Paris (France) database has been updated with several disruptions for repair or renovation works:
  • The RATP/SNCF interconnection is suspended on the RER A after 22:30 until Sep. 6; service to/from Poissy and Cergy starts/ends at St Lazare.
  • The RER C service between Bd Victor and Versailles/St Quentin en Yvelines will be suspended next week-end.
  • Station Richard Lenoir is closed until Nov. 13.
  • Station Opéra is closed on line 3 (service on lines 7 & 8 is not affected) until Nov. 21.
  • The renovation works planning has been updated for the coming weeks.

Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next update planned on September 10.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Moscow

Subway line 10 in Moscow (Russia) has been extended and now connects to line 9.

Brest

The last service of the "Bus des Plages" ("beaches bus") in Brest (France) will run today and the line will be deactivated in our database until next summer.

Prague

I have received an almost anonymous mail with new data for the Prague (Czech Republic) network. It appears there is an important update in the tram services.

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Nürnberg

L. Freund has added the R-Bahn (Reginal Railway) lines to our database for Nürenberg / Nuremberg (Germany).

Torino

After his first trial, G. Tomatis has assembled the data for most bus lines in Torino (Italy).

Dublin

G. Santhosh provided information for a few bus lines to add to our database for Dublin (Ireland).

Lyon

After a quiet month of August, it becomes obvious that the holidays have ended... We start with some service updates on the Lyon (France) bus network. The information was provided by L. Freund.

New York

After Will reported an issue with our New York (USA) database - the LIRR Port Washington line was wrongly preferred over the subway - I checked and adjusted the services frequency on all the railway lines.

Friday, August 31, 2007

MetrO on the iPhone?

Since Apple launched its iPhone, we have been litterally flooded with requests for a version of MetrO running on the device. However, as you probably all know by now, the iPhone is a closed box without any possibility to install 3rd-party software. At least until Apple changes its mind - which in my opinion is not very likely in the near future - or unless you are a very good friend of Steve J. - which we are not, unfortunately.

The only kind of 3rd-party applications the iPhone accepts are services provided through the Safari browser - and a network connection, of course. It's the reason why, so far, we have redirected users to our i-Métro online service, preferably in its mobile flavor.

With the launch of Netvibes Mobile today, it is possible that a better option has become available. The special iPhone version of their platform is supposed to be able to run the Netvibes modules, including our own which offers more features than i-Métro mobile in a nicer user interface.

If you want to try it, go to the Netvibes site from your PC, create your free account if you don't have one yet and add the i-Métro module to your page (click here for a quick addition). Now point the Safari browser on your iPhone to http://iphone.netvibes.com , sign in and the module should be there.

Let us know if it works as advertised and what you think of the i-Métro module...

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Amsterdam

K. de Bondt reports a few changes in Amsterdam (Netherlands), including the closing of the waterbus line between the central station and Java Eiland, for lack of users.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Torino

Although it appears to be a difficult task, G. Tomatis has started gathering data for the bus network in Torino (Italy), to complement our tiny database, which presently contains only a single (short) Metropolitana line.

Kaohsiung

C. Wu prepared the data (in chinese only) for the bus network in Kaohsiung, the second largest city in Taiwan. Two subway lines whose openings are planned at the end of this year and next year are also included, although deactivated for now.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Paris (works)

The "summer works" in Paris (France) are coming to an end: service is normal on the RER B & C and complete service on the T1 will be restored at the end of the week. Additionally, a minor disruption is planned on subway line 1, on the next week-end.

Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned between August 31 & September 3.

Philadelphia

The works on the "El" (Market-Frankford) line in Philadelphia (USA) are now finished and the line runs normally again. If you downloaded our special database for the occasion, just remember to revert to the standard file this morning.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Bordeaux

Seeing that nobody offers to help update our data for the the bus network in Bordeaux (France) after the recent tram network extension, I am doing it myself. Of course, since I am not familiar with the city, it will probably not be as accurate as it could be :-(

Amsterdam

A reminder for those who downloaded and used our special "works" database for Amsterdam (Netherlands): the works on the subway ended last night and you should now revert to using our regular file.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Hong Kong

The KCR East Rail line in Hong Kong (China) has opened a new link to Shenzen with the Lok Ma Chau Spur.

Paris (works)

The works on line 4 in Paris (France) are finished but the RER line B will not run between Denfert & Cité Universitaire this week-end. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned between August 26 & 31.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Chicago

E. Cromey reported that station Diversey, on the Brown & Purple Metro lines in Chicago, IL (USA), is closed for construction works for approximately one year.

Strasbourg

I have been warned that the tram & bus network in Strasbourg (France) will be overhauled in the near future, without more detail :-(

It appears the tram network will be extended and some bus services will be adjusted, starting next week. I have taken the time to update our database by myself but I hope some users will help in the future...

Madrid

Here are fresh news from Madrid (Spain), by N. Knapp: works on the Cercanías ended in advance and service from Atocha to Chamartín will be restored tomorrow. But at the same time and for one week (until 08/29), service between Chamartín and Tetuán will be replaced by an SE bus.

Our special database has been updated.

Colmar

E. Biellmann has prepared the data for the "post-holiday" (after 09/03 and until June next year) bus service in Colmar (France), with significant changes from the latest version.

i-MetrO

Among other minor improvements, our online i-MetrO services now include a Magyar (Hungarian) version, thanks to "WebMotion".

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Buenos Aires

J.P. Gorgati sent the data for the new tram line that recently opened in Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Paris (works)

Station "Opéra" reopens today in Paris (France) and there will be disruptions on line 4 on next Thursday & Friday. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around August 24.

Friday, August 17, 2007

New York (works): the end

For the last 8 monthes, I have tried to provide a special version of our database for New York (USA) taking into account the works on the MTA network and this took me 3 to 5 hours every Friday.

Unfortunately, after checking the MTA advisories for the coming week, it has just become apparent that it is impossible for me to keep up with all the planned disruptions. I don't even imagine how New-Yorkers can ever plan a trip in the subway with those changes (just take a look at the advisories for line A, as an example).

Consequently, the "works" version of the New York database is now discontinued: the corresponding database won't be delivered anymore and the i-MetrO service will now use the regular network information only.

I just want to send my apologies to the few (very few, actually) users who were counting on this file for their trips.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Bordeaux

V. Lavedan sent the data for the extensions on two tram lines in Bordeaux (France). Now we would have to update the bus lines as well, since there have been significant changes on their services.

About Central European language...

While updating our Budapest data, I have realized that some of our files using Central European languages may lead to errors on Palm devices using specific localization support - such as Piloc -, because of their alphabet ordering.

In order to fix the problem, the next version will include a "hungarian" version of our database for Budapest - in the new "hu" directory in the "international" MetrO package. Other cities affected will be processed if there is demand or when they are next updated. MetrUp will be updated soon to take into account the new encoding, for future updates.

One thing leading to the other, I also discovered that our "international" packaging had a major error for our slovak-encoded databases: they are located under the "cz" directory instead of the "sk" directory. Incidentally, they were also encoded as czech instead of slovak which may be wrong if the letter ordering for these languages are different. Both these issues will be fixed with the next delivery.

Note: all issues discussed here affect only Palm devices (Windows Mobile and Symbian versions are NOT affected) and when using the special encoded databases found in our "international" package.

Budapest

An anonymous user sent a few additional lines for our Budapest (Hungary) database.

Shanghai

L. Freund reports a few station name changes in the Shanghai (China) metro, at least in the english transcriptions/translations.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Athens

Giorgio reported an error (on the operating times) in our databases for Athens (Greece).

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Recife

I corrected a typo in our data for the Recife (Brazil) network and added a rail line operated by MetroRec, the company operating the subway.

Friday, August 10, 2007

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for this week-end and next week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, August 17.

Madrid

N. Knapp reports works on the Cercanías network in Madrid (Spain): until August 27th (included), no service is running between Atocha & Chamartín, affecting lines C1, C2, C7, C8 & C10. A replacement bus is available.

You may download a special version of our database for the next 2 weeks.

Philadelphia

Works are starting again on the "El" (Market-Frankford) line in Philadelphia (USA): from August 10th, 8PM to August 27th, 5AM, there will be no service between 40th & 69th Streets. A replacement shuttle bus will be available.

A special version of our database is available for these 2 weeks.

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Tenerife

F. Martinez sent the data for the new tram line in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain).

Toulouse

M. Dulerm spotted 2 additional minor errors in our data for Toulouse (France), a bit too late for the new release...

MetrO 5.5.4

The latest version of MetrO has been released, with some important updates on existing cities and minor fixes on the program.

See our home page for details and downloads.

Paris (works)

The works on the RER A in Paris (France) are now finished. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around August 17.

Friday, August 03, 2007

Paris (works)

The previous alert on RER A in Paris (France) ended and now another disruption is planned for the next 4 days at the other end of the line, towards Boissy. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around August 8.

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for this week-end and next week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, August 10.

Oldenburg

Our database for the bus network in Oldenburg (Germany) needed a serious update. Now it's done along with more comprehensive data (for example, all stops are listed in this new version), no thanks to users who just complain and don't lift a finger to help :-(

Basel

The tram & bus network in Basel (Switzerland) had changed quite a bit since our last update and nobody tried to help us...

Nitra

P. Absolon reported a few changes on the bus network in Nitra (Slovakia).

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Melbourne

D. Pickett is preparing the geographic coordinates for the stops in our database for Melbourne (Australia), which will enable address routing on our online services.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Paris (works)

This week, there will be works affecting the RER A service in Paris (France) from Monday to Thursday after 22:30. And of course, station Bérault should re-open on Monday. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around August 3.

Berlin

The second phase of works on the U9 line in Berlin (Germany) starts on Monday and will last until October 29 (after that, the third phase will last one more week).

The special version of our database has been updated.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Madrid

N. Knapp informed me that the 2 new "Metro Ligero" lines have opened this week in the western Madrid (Spain) area.

Paris (works)

Station Bérault (on line 1) in Paris (France) is closed for the week-end. The disruptions on line T1 were supposed to change today but it looks like the RATP has given up on the plan.

Download the updated "temporary" files (the "rail" version also includes the TVM extension reported earlier today):

Next
update planned on or around July 30.

Den Haag

While collecting geographic coordinates for Den Haag (Netherlands), I discovered many severe errors, due to the stop naming scheme (the same name is used for stops that are in completely different places).

Paris

The TVM (Trans Val de Marne) bus line in the Paris (France) suburban area has had its route extended to "Croix de Berny", from "MIN Rungis".

Friday, July 27, 2007

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for this week-end and next week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, August 3.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Madrid

Works on Metro line 5 in Madrid (Spain) are over and the service is now back to normal.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Utrecht

I fixed a few errors and inaccuracies I found in our data for Utrecht (Netherlands).

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Update on i-Métro

Our online service has been silently enhanced in recent weeks, with many new cities where the "find a route by address" feature is available.

The covered cities now include: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Arnhem (Netherlands), Berlin (Germany), Boston (USA), Chicago (USA), Eindhoven (Netherlands), Los Angeles (USA), Madrid (Spain), Napoli (Italy), New York (USA), Paris (France), Philadelphia (USA), Sacramento (USA), Toronto (Canada), Utrecht (Netherlands).

This feature is enabled by getting the geographic coordinates for the stops. Therefore, if you want to add a city to the list, you'd just have to provide these coordinates ;-) as described on our "Contribute" page.

Please note that there are a few cities where we already have coordinates but the feature is not activated for one of the following reasons:
- Google Maps does not provide address geocoding in the country (which is the case for London, Santiago de Chile and Singapore);
- Our coverage is not sufficient to provide an efficient service (concerns: Copenhagen, Lisbon, Tokyo, Vancouver, Washington, Vienna).

Manila

P. Pantaleon provided a few additions to our database for Manila (Philippines).

Monday, July 23, 2007

Reminder: Berlin, Philadelphia

As explained before, line U9 in Berlin (Germany) runs only part of its route starting today. A temporary database is available for download.

And the disruptions on the El (Market-Frankford) line in Philadelphia (USA) also end today: if you installed our special database, remember to return to the standard one.

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Marseille

C. Contal has finished his ongoing work to add the bus network to our database for Marseille (France), which is now complete.

Users from Marseille are invited to contact me if they want to help us testing (and possibly fixing errors) on this version.

Friday, July 20, 2007

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for next week, with some weird changes...

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, July 27.

Eindhoven

I have found some errors and service updates for the bus network in Eindhoven (Netherlands) but I'm afraid I did not fix all of them :-(

Monday, July 16, 2007

Arnhem

While looking for other information, I discovered some errors (or service updates) in our database for Arnhem (Netherlands), which I tried to fix.

Paris (works)

The summer in Paris (France) is the time for some extensive renovation works: service on lines T1 & RER C is suspended on part of their routes. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around July 28.

Sunday, July 15, 2007

San Francisco

V. Lei suggested some improvements on our latest version of the San Francisco (USA) database as well as an update on the evening works affecting Muni Metro lines K, L & M.

He also began preparing some data for the Muni Bus network. Since it will probably be too large to integrate in the current database, we may end up creating a dedicated SF Muni database, including the Metro & Bus services. Any advice on these plans are welcome...

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Los Angeles

J. Abbate provided new data for the updated Rapid Metro bus services in Los Angeles (USA) as well as a few other additions.

Hannover

Coming again from L. Freund, there are some changes and additions to our database for Hannover (Germany).

Shanghai

L. Freund provided additional details for the Shanghai (China) network.

Berlin

L. Freund reported a few changes and suggested improvements on some services in Berlin (Germany). These updates are also included in the "temporary" file released earlier.

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for next week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, July 20.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Lisboa

R. Mucznik noticed that the database for Lisboa (Portugal) included in our "international" package was not free from accented and other special characters. While searching for the problem, I also fixed an error and a few inconsistencies in the data.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Toulouse

We tried to release the new network for Toulouse (France) in a rush but M. Dulerm provided quite a number of error fixes that could not make it in time...

Berlin

M. Ciesielski informed us of works affecting service on the U9 line in Berlin (Germany), from July 23 to October 29. The first phase is already included in this special version of our database. Another update will be delivered around July 30, when other changes are planned.

Philadelphia

J. Tannenwald reports service disruptions on the El (Market-Frankford) line in Philadelphia (USA):
  • Stops "Millbourne" and "46th & Market Sts" are closed for approximately 1 year. This will be included in our next major release.
  • Service is suspended (and replaced by a bus) between 40th & 69th, from July 13, 8PM to July 23, 5AM. You may download a special version of our database for this period.
More disruptions are planned in August, come back here for more information!

MetrO 5.5.3

The latest version of MetrO has been released, with 2 new cities (Topolcany in Slovakia and Valenciennes in France) as well as many major updates for existing cities.

See our home page for details and downloads.

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for the rest of the week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, July 13.

Monday, July 09, 2007

Amsterdam

A. Borsje reported that 2 of the subway lines in Amsterdam (Netherlands) have their service shortened for works until August 25. A special database including these changes is available here.

Brussels

The public transportation network in Brussels (Belgium) has deeply changed a few days ago. L. Debacker prepared the data for our update.

Friday, July 06, 2007

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with - almost all of - the latest MTA advisories for the coming week.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Tuesday, July 10, if possible.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

San Francisco

V. Lei reports a few changes on the Muni Metro lines in San Francisco (USA).

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Paris (works)

Station "Reuilly-Diderot" on the Paris (France) Métro is completely closed for about 2 monthes. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around July 15.

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for the week.
As explained before, the services for July 4 are not well described.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday, July 6.

Guangzhou

Subway line 4 in Guangzhou (China) has been extended with 2 new stations.

São Paulo

Line 2 in the Metró network of São Paulo (Brazil) has been extended. I have also adjusted some parameters of our database for better accuracy in the information we provide.

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Marseille

The tram is back in Marseille (France) after the last line of the old network was closed back in 2003. The new line was inaugurated today and will start operating next Wednesday (July 4).

The tram line is now in our database and we also updates the bus lines that have already been added with the recent efforts from C. Contal.

Toulouse

Next Monday, a new subway line in Toulouse (France) will open (it is inaugurated right now) and the network bus will be completely transformed as well. Our database is ready, thanks to some help from M. Dulerm & E. Osei Acquah.

Madrid

The new tram in Parla ("Tranvía de Parla") has opened and was added to our database for Madrid (Spain). Information by N. Knapp.

New York (works)

The special "works" version of our New York (USA) database has been updated with the latest MTA advisories for the week-end.
For next week, I'm afraid it will be difficult to accurately handle the specific services on July 4 & 5.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Monday, July 2.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Bogotá

Along with some recent changes on the bus network in Bogotá (Colombia), reported by G. Valbuena, I have checked and updated the entire file for older service modifications and a few errors.

Paris (works)

After beeing inaugurated yesterday, the new "Olympiades" station on line 14 opens today in Paris (France). Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around July 1.

Monday, June 25, 2007

New York (works)

The rest of the advisories for this week have been added to the special "works" version of our New York (USA) database.

Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Friday June 29.

Amsterdam, Brussels

I fixed minor errors on our files for Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Brussels (Belgium). M. Hewitt reported on the latter.

Paris (works)

Station "Place d'Italie" is closed on line 5 in Paris (France), for the summer. Download the updated "temporary" files:

Next
update planned on or around June 26.

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Shenzhen

A new station has opened on the Shenzhen (China) metro.