configure opentripplanner's gbfs vehicle-rental updater including geofencing zone restrictions

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Steps

  1. Add a vehicle-rental updater entry in router-config.json with type "vehicle-rental", sourceType "gbfs", a network name, the feed's url, and optional custom headers for authenticated feeds.
  2. Note that OTP has partial support for GBFS v1, v2.3, and v3.0 — verify which version your feed publishes and check the current OTP release notes for version-specific caveats before wiring it up.
  3. Enable geofencingZones (an experimental, off-by-default setting) if you want OTP to compute rental/drop-off restrictions from the feed's geofencing_zones.json, keeping in mind OTP's support is specifically scoped to GBFS 2.2-style zones.
  4. Set allowKeepingRentedVehicleAtDestination if your system allows a rider to end a trip away from a station (relevant for round-trip-only vehicle types).
  5. Tune the updater's language and frequency settings to match how often the source feed actually updates, rather than polling faster than the feed's own ttl.

Known gotchas

Related routes

Create geofences and exception rules in MyGeotab to trigger alerts when a fleet vehicle enters or exits a zone
developers.geotab.com · 5 steps · unrated
define global vs zone-specific rules in a gbfs 3.0 geofencing_zones.json feed
gbfs.org · 5 steps · unrated
model cds curbs api zones and policies distinct from mds policy geofencing
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