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Method: agency-with-coverage

Returns a list of all transit agencies currently supported by OneBusAway along with the center of their coverage area.

Sample Request

http://api.pugetsound.onebusaway.org/api/where/agencies-with-coverage.xml?key=TEST

Sample Response

<response>
  <version>2</version>
  <code>200</code>
  <text>OK</text>
  <currentTime>1270614730908</currentTime>
  <data class="listWithReferences">
    <references>...</references>
    <list>
      <agencyWithCoverage>
        <agencyId>3</agencyId>
        <lat>47.21278384769539</lat>
        <lon>-122.45624875362905</lon>
        <latSpan>0.3559410000000014</latSpan>
        <lonSpan>0.9080050000000028</lonSpan>
      </agencyWithCoverage>
      <agencyWithCoverage>...</agencyWithCoverage>
   </list>
    <limitExceeded>false</limitExceeded>
  </data>
</response>

Response

The response has the following fields:

  • agencyId - an agency id for the agency whose coverage is included. Should match an <agency/> element referenced in the <references/> section.
  • lat and lon - indicates the center of the agencys coverage area
  • latSpan and lonSpan - indicate the height (lat) and width (lon) of the coverage bounding box for the agency.