Live map of public transport in Belgium

Fascinating... I have a thing with maps. Does the information come from a central server that runs some open-source protocol for public transport, or is this gathered from different endpoints in different formats?

Re: Live map of public transport in Belgium

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Post by jeffjeffersen » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC

This is well made, would love to have this in my own country as I can never trust the actual timers on the bus stops. How do you get access to the data? Is it a public government API? How did you manage to map all the routes too?

Re: Live map of public transport in Belgium

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Post by digitalsurgeonz » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC

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Re: Live map of public transport in Belgium

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Post by jpoesen » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC

jeffjeffersen wrote: post #5

This is well made, would love to have this in my own country as I can never trust the actual timers on the bus stops. How do you get access to the data? Is it a public government API? How did you manage to map all the routes too?

There's a "sources" button at the bottom left that seems to appear at certain zoom levels.

> "vlive is an independent app and not an official app of any government, public authority or transport operator. It is not affiliated with, nor does it represent, NMBS/SNCB, De Lijn, STIB-MIVB or TEC. All data comes from their open data; where it matters, the official sources below are authoritative."

Re: Live map of public transport in Belgium

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Post by neals » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC

I just figured out that on Mallorca, the busses are shown like that on Google Maps. Which to me was mind blowing. I had never seen it, it's so convenient.

Re: Live map of public transport in Belgium

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Post by jpoesen » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC

Great companion to https://irail.be, a minimalist counterpart to this site, also based on open data.

Re: Live map of public transport in Belgium

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Post by wouterjanl » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC

Awesome! Looking at the metro stop near me here in Brussels, the trains seemed stuck for a while at the station. Not impossible this was just real :) Great way to admire the density and connectivity of our public transport!!