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WARNINGGTFS Schedule notice

A timed stop does not say whether its times are exact

missing_timepoint_value
Severity
WARNING
Files to check
1
Report fields
3
Documentation
Curated

Diagnosis

What this notice means

Arrival or departure times are supplied without an explicit timepoint value.

Operational effect

Why it matters

The feed does not clearly distinguish a fixed time from an estimated or interpolated one.

Scope

Files to check and report fields

Report fieldTypeMeaning
csvRowNumberintegerThe row number of the faulty record.
stopSequenceintegerThe faulty record's `stop_times.stop_sequence`.
tripIdstringThe faulty record's `stop_times.trip_id`.

Repair

How to fix it

  1. 1

    Check how the reported stop's times were produced.

  2. 2

    Set timepoint=1 for an exact time or 0 for an approximate/interpolated time. Preserve required timing information at the trip boundaries.

  3. 3
    Check the result

    After a repair, rebuild the archive and validate it again. Confirm that the affected records are correct and that no new related notices appeared. A reviewed warning or informational notice may remain when it describes intentional, supported data.

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