NPTG Documentation

The following documentation about NPTG is available free:

  • This NPTG site provides a brief overview and information on the available schema  versions and where they can be found.
  • NPTG & NaPTAN  Schema  Guide: An electronic document providing a high level guide to NaPTAN and NPTG and their use. The guide has content suitable variously for both users and implementors. All  versions of the guide can be downloaded from the Downloads & Schema page. 
    • The latest 2.0  version of the guide can be downloaded here.
    • All versions of the guide can be downloaded from the NaPTAN Downloads & Schema page.
  • NPTG Schema: the NPTG XML Schema and the  NPTG Discovery XML Schema describe the XML content. The schemas are written to be as readable as possible: they use meaningful names for elements, consistent conventions to make the schemas easier to read,  and contain  detailed comments describing the elements and their intended use. 
    • The latest 2.0  version of the guide can also be downloaded here.
    • All versions of the schema can be downloaded from the NaPTAN Downloads & Schema page.
  • NPTG CSV Schema: the NPTG CSV Schemas provide a table-based representation of the NPTG models. The csv schema is documented in the NPTG & NaPTAN Schema Guide.
  • Documentation for Related Standards: NPTG is used in NaPTAN,  and also TransXChange and JourneyWeb.
  • Government Data Standards Catalogue:http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gdsc/ information on Address & Personal details schema.
  • Documentation for accessing NPTG  data:  Information on how to obtain NPTG data in XML and csv format is given here; further information can obtained from Thales Support .
  • Licensing & IPR: See Terms of Use.


Previous Guidance for NPTG  1.0 can be found here
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