locations

Data source

Locations are fetched from the GTFS and are not georeferenced. We plan to improve this in the future.

The API provides in JSON format the following locations:

Type	Description
Regions	Regions are the top-level division in the API. At the moment there are 3 regions: `amL`, `Àlentejo Central` and `Oeste`. Regions are identified by their NUTS-III code.
Districts	Districts belong to a region and are identified by their DICOFRE code.
Municipalities	Municipalities belong to a district and are identified by their DICOFRE code. All geographical data points in the API are identified by at least one Municipality. It is the "primary key" for the location types.
Parishes	Parishes are optional and represent the administrative division known as "freguesia". They are identified by their DICOFRE code. At the moment, not many objects are identified with this location type. We plan to improve this in the future.
Localities	Localities are informal places known to local populations. We use this to diferentiate the location of similarly named objects. Objects may not have localities.