Centro de Estudos da Metrópole

The bus lines dataset in the city of São Paulo is an extension of the research that integrates the investigation line of the Center for Metropolitan Studies(CEM / Ridc) "Patterns of governance in urban politics". This is the first set of consolidated georeferenced data and free public access to the universe of bus lines in the city of São Paulo, and aims to trace a profile of the bus lines in September 2015. With adjustments implemented in June 2017

Based on data obtained through SPTrans's information access law and its website, the dataset is an important resource for researchers dedicated to urban studies to understand the dynamics of production of bus services, an object still Social sciences. By systematizing the characteristics of the network of lines, it facilitates the extension of the possibilities of analysis of urban mobility, generally focused on questions of travel time, modalities of transport and use of the road.