<s>
The	O
Transport	B-Application
Direct	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
was	O
a	O
distributed	O
Internet-based	O
multi-modal	O
journey	B-Application
planner	I-Application
providing	O
information	O
for	O
travel	O
in	O
England	O
,	O
Wales	O
and	O
Scotland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portal	O
offered	O
a	O
door-to-door	O
journey	B-Application
planner	I-Application
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
compare	O
different	O
transport	O
modes	O
including	O
car	O
,	O
rail	O
,	O
bus	O
and	O
coach	O
,	O
air	O
,	O
walking	O
and	O
cycling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
batch	O
journey	B-Application
planner	I-Application
to	O
support	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Travel	O
Plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planner	O
used	O
a	O
distributed	O
approach	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Traveline	O
journey	B-Application
planners	I-Application
for	O
each	O
Traveline	O
region	O
with	O
the	O
JourneyWeb	O
protocol	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
journeys	O
between	O
Traveline	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Journey	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
integrated	O
information	O
from	O
many	O
different	O
transport	O
operators	O
and	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
11	O
different	O
areas	O
(	O
regions	O
)	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
develop	O
computerised	O
journey	B-Application
planners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transport	O
Direct	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
single	O
point	O
of	O
access	O
to	O
this	O
service	O
and	O
a	O
contract	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Transport	B-Application
Direct	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
in	O
2002	O
to	O
Atos	O
Origin	O
which	O
would	O
provide	O
an	O
integrated	O
point	O
of	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
regional	O
journey	B-Application
planners	I-Application
using	O
the	O
JourneyWeb	O
protocol	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
way	O
of	O
historical	O
comparison	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
was	O
not	O
launched	O
until	O
early	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	O
Transit	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
integrated	O
into	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
until	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2005	O
,	O
new	O
service	O
delivery	O
channels	O
(	O
Mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
Personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
and	O
Interactive	O
television	O
)	O
were	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionality	O
to	O
find	O
cheaper	O
rail	O
fares	O
and	O
a	O
day	O
trip	B-Application
planner	I-Application
were	O
added	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
car	O
parks	O
and	O
other	O
points	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
by	O
CycleStreets	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usage	O
of	O
the	O
Transport	B-Application
Direct	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
grew	O
significantly	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
and	O
2008	O
was	O
operating	O
at	O
an	O
annual	O
rate	O
of	O
about	O
18.5	O
million	O
user	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
