Call-prep brief · checked 2026-07-09
Santa Maria Area Transit
Grade F · 33.6 / 100
Unchanged since 2026-07-08.
For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the NTD details line up. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.
What changed since the last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
Top three things to fix
Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.
Service data ended 1712 day(s) ago. When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist.
Effort: Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 18 observed fixes).
Review the rule documentation for 'missing_required_field' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Missing required field (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
Effort: Varies.
Review the rule documentation for 'invalid_currency_amount' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Invalid currency amount (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
Effort: Varies.
Ready to send to the agency
Hi Santa Maria Area Transit team, Service data ended 1712 day(s) ago. When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist. The fix is usually one export setting: Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change. Your feed is produced by Trillium, so the quickest path is usually forwarding this to your Trillium contact. 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/santa-maria-area-transit-26/
NTD certification readiness: Not ready
Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. 3 validator errors to resolve. Service data expired 1703 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Needs attention
- 3 validator errors to resolve.
- Current Not ready
- Service data expired 1703 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
agency_id and NTD ID: Not checked yet. Setting your GTFS agency_id to your five-digit NTD ID is an optional way to line a feed up with its National Transit Database record. FTA links the two on your P-50 form, so it is not a required feed change. We don't have your NTD ID on file, so this is not checked yet.
The bar this score answers to
The published guideline in California is California Transit Data Guidelines. Caltrans' published quality guidelines and compliance checklist; this rubric is anchored to them.
Key facts
- Feed URL
- http://data.trilliumtransit.com/gtfs/smat-ca-us/smat-ca-us.zip
- Last checked
- 2026-07-09
- Service window
- Feed has expired. Last service date 2021-10-31.
- Feed version
- UTC: 21-Oct-2021 16:22
- State
- California
Part of the California portfolio: see where this agency sits among the state's feeds before the call.
A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.1, validator 8.0.1.