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NAP Users Multimodal Forum – Proceedings

On the 8th of October, the first-ever NAP Users Multimodal Forum took place, highlighting the value of National Access Points (NAPs) as a key data source for applications such as journey planners. The event comprised three distinct sessions.

You can download the Agenda here.

Session 1 (9:00 –10:35 CET): Framework – Informative session

Session 1 was designed for newcomers to the NAP ecosystem seeking to understand its scope and origins. A key highlight was a presentation by Victoire Champenois from DG MOVE (European Commission), followed by a Q&A session addressing questions on multimodal legislation. A fruitful discussion took place regarding greenhouse gas emissions as referenced in the proposed Regulation on multimodal booking specifically concerning the ranking of search options on ticketing platforms and other multimodal services. NAP data will play a critical role in implementing these future regulatory requirements.

The presentations delivered during this session included the following:

• Introduction to EU legislation on multimodal travel information services
  Victoire Champenois, European Commission, DG MOVE
• Introduction to the NAP ecosystem
  David Schoenmaekers (BE-FED), NAPCORE
• The NAP Reference Architecture as harmonization tool
  Benjamin Witsch-Kovács (AT-ATE), NAPCORE
• Data standards and profiles for multimodal data
  Jorge Gonzalez (FR-MIN), NAPCORE
• Making Multimodal data usable: Tools and Quality for NAPs
  Rodolfo Da Silva (CY-PWD), NAPCORE
• Possibilities to interact with NAPs and NAPCORE
  Brecht Van der Meulen (BE-FED) and Sabrina Caiani (IT-SINA), NAPCORE

Session 2(10:45 –12:15 CET): Presentation of use-cases – Inspirational session

The second session focused on the usability of NAP data through the following key use-cases:

• Presentations of Multimodal travel information services:
  • MOTIS, Felix Gündling
    Showcasing a community-run, provider-neutral international public transport routing service powered by open data. Here is a demo of Transitous (which uses MOTIS and NAP data across the planet).
  • Matkahuolto, Tuomo Kinnunen
    Demonstrating a ticketing application that covers all public transport in Finland to enable seamless intermodal travel, along with insights from the Nemu project for cross-border journeys across the Nordics.
  • Slim naar Antwerpen, Stijn Vernaillen, City of Antwerp
    Providing a cross-border journey planner that highlights sustainable transport modes, distributes traffic during peak periods, and guides users toward alternative transport options.
• Presentation of a research use-case:
  • Transport Poverty Hub, Alessandro Giordano, European Commission, JRC-C6
    Researching the connectivity of geographical areas based on mobility options and time schedules.

These use-cases illustrate how mobility data accessible via NAPs can inspire future applications.