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The collection of data offered here allows developers to create new and innovative applications for the web or mobile devices.

Outlined below is a list of all the methods available.

CheckForKnownPlace

Element	Type	Description
placeName	string	The name of the place (e.g. Blacksburg Transit) to be checked.

GetActiveAlerts

Element	Type	Description
alertTypes	string	Gets the types of active alerts.
alertCauses	string	Shows the causes of active alerts.
alertEffects	string	Shows the effects of active alerts.

GetAlertCauses

Element	Type	Description
alertCausesID	integer	Specifies ID of alert cause.
alertCauseName	string	Specifies the name of the alert cause.

GetAlertEffects

Element	Type	Description
alertEffectsID	integer	Specifies ID of alert effect.
alertEffectName	string	Specifies name of alert effect.

GetAlertTypes

Element	Type	Description
alertTypesID	integer	Specifies the ID of the alert type.
alertTypeName	string	Name of the alert type.

GetAllAlerts

Element	Type	Description
alertID	integer	The ID of the alert.
alertTypesID	integer	Specifies the ID of the alert type.
alertCausesID	integer	Specifies the cause ID of the alert.
alertEffectsID	integer	The ID of the alert effect.
alertTitle	string	The title of the alert.
alertMessage	string	The message that the alert sends.
URL	string	Specifies the URL to view the alert.
startDate	string	Start date of alerts (Eastern Standard Time).
endDate	string	End date of alerts (Eastern Standard Time).
version	dateTime	Date-time of the latest update.
alertRank	integer	Degree of alert urgency.

GetAllPlaces

Element	Type	Description
placeID	integer	Specifies the ID of the place.
placeTypesID	integer	Specifies the ID of the place type.
latitude	decimal	Latitude
longitude	decimal	Longitude
placeName	string	Specifies the name of the place.
display	boolean	Specifies if these places are displayed.
version	dateTime	Date-time of the latest update.

GetArrivalAndDepartureTimesForRoutes

Element	Type	Description
routeShortNames	string	The short name of the route (e.g. HWA for Hethwood A).
noOfTrips	string	Shows the number of trips for specified route.
serviceDate	string	Date of arrival and departure route times (Eastern Standard Time).

GetArrivalAndDepartureTimesForTrip

Element	Type	Description
tripID	string	Specfies the ID of the trip to view arrival and departure.

GetCurrentBusInfo

Element	Type	Description
agencyVehicleName	string	Specifies the number assigned to a particular vehichle (e.g. 6403).
latestEvent	string	The date-time of the latest event for the specified vehicle.
latitude	decimal	Latitude
longitude	decimal	Longitude
direction	integer	Specifies the degree that the vehicle is facing at the latestEvent time.
speed	string	Specifies the speed of the vehicle at the latestEvent time in MPH.

GetCurrentRoute

Element	Type	Description
routeName	string	Specifies the full name of the route.
routeShortName	string	Specifies the short name of the route (e.g. Hethwood A  -> HWA).
routeColor	string	The color assigned to a specific route.
routeTextColor	string	The text color of the route (currently set to 000000 for all routes).

GetNearestStops

Element	Type	Description
latitude	decimal	Specify Latitude
longitude	decimal	Specify Longitude
noOfStops	string	Specify the number of closest stops to be shown.
serviceDate	string	Specify stop availability by a given service date (Only enter a date between current and next text days).

GetNextDepartures

Element	Type	Description
routeShortName	string	Specify the short name of the route (HWA for Hethwood A).
stopCode	string	Specify the stop code to see next departures.

GetPatternPointsForPatternID

Element	Type	Description
patternID	string	Specify the ID OR the NAME of the Pattern.
serviceDate	string	Date of service for pattern (Date Format: YYYY-MM-DD).

GetPlaceTypes

Element	Type	Description
placeTypesID	string	ID number of the place type from 1 to 5.
placeTypeName	string	Name of the corresponding place type.
version	dateTime	Date-time of the latest update.

GetPlaces

Element	Type	Description
placeTypes	string	Filter places by the type (e.g. Supermarket). Refer to GetPlaceTypes for corresponding placetype IDs.

GetScheduledPatternPoints

Element	Type	Description
patternName	string	Pattern name is the full name of the bus route (Some pattern names to be acquired from Streets).

GetScheduleRoutes

Element	Type	Description
stopCode	string	Used to see which routes are scheduled for a particular stop.
serviceDate	string	Specify routes by a given service date (Only enter a date between current and next text days)

GetScheduledStopCodes

Element	Type	Description
routeShortName	string	Short name of the route to view specific scheduled stop codes.

GetScheduledStopInfo

Element	Type	Description
routeShortName	string	Short name of the route to view all stop information (Name, Code, and Location).
serviceDate	string	Specify the service date of scheduled stop info.

GetScheduledStopNames

Element	Type	Description
routeShortName	string	Specify the short of the route to see scheduled stop names only (e.g. HWA for Hethwood A)