Cookbook
Our “Cookbook” provides you with basic information, instructions and tips: similar to a classic cookbook. In the same analogy, the cookbook has no “golden thread”, so it is only suitable for reading through to a limited extent.
All pages of the cookbook can be found via the search function. The overview below illustrates what you can search for. Something is missing or wrong? Please let us know via the contact form.
Services and data
Our current database
How can you access our data?
You can access our services via the programming interface (API). You can access our data in two ways with equivalent results:
- Via a download (→ structured or unstructured)
- Via the Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) Programming interface (CKAN-API → howto)
- Via our API Manager (see Howto: Accessing our APIs with API Keys)
Overview
You can find more about the correlations and the relevant peripheral systems in our big picture.
Graphic overview
The following graphic provides an orientation on the data provided, its origins and access options:
The following illustration of a travel chain calculated with OJP shows an example of what can be done with this data:
Further links
How we can use our data
Examples and inspiration of how to use the data provided.
Standards
Profiles of standards and industry standards acting on behalf of the Federal Office of Transport.
Overview
An overview of various helpful tools (APIs, apps, data, etc.) for processing traffic data.
Financing
It is financed by the Railway Infrastructure Fund. Further information can be found via the following link.