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  • Public transport map in Accra by Jungle Bus / AFD / Transitec / OpenStreetMap Ghana for Accra Metropolitan Assembly

JungleBus

Accra, Ghana
description

OpenStreetMap public transport mapping tool developed for local communities

features

mobile mapping app for informal bus stops on the ground

governance

not-for-profit association supported by various stakeholders (AFD, OSM France)

open mobility drivers

open source app and crowdsourced open data on informal transport

JungleBus is an initiative to improve public transport data in OpenStreetMap (OSM) through developing open mapping tools for local communities thus producing a shared base to facilitate collaboration between public and private stakeholders.

Tools and Features

  • JungleBus mobile app for simple mapping of bus stops on the ground
  • developments and improvements of OSM tools related to public transport

Governance of Case

Drivers for Open Mobility

  • open source software and crowdsourced open data
  • co-constructed, tested and shared with the OSM community, easy-to-use and multi-lingual
  • inclusion of informal transport modes (paratransit)
junglebus.io/accra wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Jungle_Bus fr.ulule.com/jungle-bus