NMBS should provide an API to allow web developers to build third party applications using train schedule data. Now NMBS has an agreement with Microsoft (De Standaard: "Microsoft wil geïndividualiseerde treininfo aanbieden") which is completely unfair! We Belgians pay a lot for public transportation, so allow us to build a business around it as well! As soon this group has enough members I'll contact our ministers and send out a press article to tackle this topic.

We want to innovate, but you have to allow us to!

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NMBS should provide an API to allow web developers to build third party applications using train schedule data. Now NMBS has an agreement with Microsoft (De Standaard: "Microsoft wil geïndividualiseerde treininfo aanbieden") which is completely unfair! We Belgians pay a lot for public transportation, so allow us to build a business around it as well! As soon this group has enough members I'll contact our ministers and send out a press article to tackle this topic.

We want to innovate, but you... (read more)