The ltaer package (pronounced 'later') is an API client R package that enables users to call the various transportation-related APIs offered by the Land Transport Authority of Singapore. Currently, most of these APIs are geared towards mobile app developers who provide their end-users with real-time information about bus arrivals or traffic conditions. If used correctly, the data from these APIs can also serve as a rich dataset for those keen on analysing transportation trends in Singapore.
My main motivation behind creating this package is to make the data more accessible to a wider audience. While it is not difficult to call the API directly using the httr package on R, it requires a greater understanding of R and APIs that a beginner in R is unlikely to have. An important part of open data is accessibility, and I hope that this package will constitute a small step towards that goal for Singapore.
Ensure that you have devtools downloaded, and use the install_github function to download the package directly from this Github repository. The code you need can be found below:
install.packages('devtools')
devtools::install_github('shaunkhoo/ltaer')Find all the information you need on this package's website here
For any bugs or issues, please raise an issue on Github.