Call-prep brief · checked 2026-09-02
JR Shikoku Bus, Kochi (JR四国バス 高知支店)
Grade C · 73.0 / 100
Down 0.5 points since 2026-09-01 (C to C).
For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the rider information is complete. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.
What changed since the last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness down 1.6
- Rider experience no change
Top three things to fix
Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.
Service data runs out in 28 day(s). When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.
Effort: One export setting.
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.
54 of 58 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there. Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all.
Effort: A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.
Only change the flagged IDs if an app needs basic ASCII values. Update each place that uses the ID. Keep all names and headsigns in their original language.
Some internal IDs use characters outside the basic text set. These IDs are valid UTF-8 data. This warning is only about support in older apps. It does not mean that names in other languages are wrong.
Effort: A planned ID change, not a quick text cleanup.
Finding handoff
Move one finding to a recheck
Select one finding. Copy the request, make the change in the feed-producing tool, then compare the next complete run.
- Feed evidence
- Service data runs out in 28 day(s).
- Next action
- Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.
- Recheck
- Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Copy handoff text
- Feed evidence
- 54 of 58 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.
- Recheck
- Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Copy handoff text
- Feed evidence
- Some internal IDs use characters outside the basic text set.
- Next action
- Only change the flagged IDs if an app needs basic ASCII values. Update each place that uses the ID. Keep all names and headsigns in their original language.
- Recheck
- Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Copy handoff text
Ready to send to the agency
Hi JR Shikoku Bus, Kochi (JR四国バス 高知支店) team, Service data runs out in 28 day(s). When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice. The fix is usually one export setting: Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. This came from your GTFS data quality scorecard, which checks the feed you publish and lists the fixes in plain language: https://gtfsscorecard.org/agency/jr-shikoku-bus-kochi/
Key facts
- Feed URL
- https://api.gtfs-data.jp/v2/organizations/jr-shikoku-bus-kochi/feeds/GTFS-JRbus_Otochi/files/feed.zip?rid=current
- Last checked
- 2026-09-02
- Service window
- 28 days of service data remain. Last service date 2026-09-30.
- Feed version
- 土佐山田駅運用変更
- Location
- Kochi, Japan
A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.3, validator 8.0.1.