XML - Bus Position

<h4 class="text-primary">Description</h4> <p>Returns bus positions for the given route, with an optional search radius. If no parameters are specified, all bus positions are returned.</p> <p>Note that the RouteID parameter accepts only base route names and no variations, i.e.: use 10A instead of 10Av1 or 10Av2.</p> <p>Bus positions are refreshed approximately every <span style="text-decoration: line-through">20 to 30</span> 7 to 10 seconds.</p> <h4 class="text-primary">Response Elements</h4> <table class="table table-condensed table-hover"> <thead> <tr> <th class="col-md-3">Element</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>BusPositions</td> <td> Array containing bus position information (<a href= "#BusPosition">BusPositions</a>). </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div class="text-primary" style="margin-top: 1em"> <a id="BusPosition" name="BusPosition">BusPosition Elements</a> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>DateTime</td> <td>Date and time (Eastern Standard Time) of last position update. Will be in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format (e.g.: 2014-10-27T13:23:40).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Deviation</td> <td>Deviation, in minutes, from schedule. Positive values indicate that the bus is running late while negative ones are for buses running ahead of schedule.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-decoration: line-through">DirectionNum</td> <td><span class="text-danger">Deprecated.</span> Use the DirectionText for a customer-friendly description of direction.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DirectionText</td> <td>General direction of the trip, not the bus itself (e.g.: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lat</td> <td>Last reported Latitude of the bus.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lon</td> <td>Last reported Longitude of the bus.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>RouteID</td> <td>Base route name as shown on the bus. Note that the base route name could also refer to any variant, so a RouteID of 10A could refer to 10A, 10Av1, 10Av2, etc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TripEndTime</td> <td>Scheduled end date and time (Eastern Standard Time) of the bus's current trip. Will be in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format (e.g.: 2014-10-27T13:17:00).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TripHeadsign</td> <td>Destination of the bus.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TripID</td> <td>Unique trip ID. This can be correlated with the data returned from the schedule-related methods.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>TripStartTime</td> <td>Scheduled start date and time (Eastern Standard Time) of the bus's current trip. Will be in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss format (e.g.: 2014-10-27T12:40:00).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>VehicleID</td> <td>Unique identifier for the bus. This is usually visible on the bus itself.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>