MDS is the data standard cities use to regulate shared micromobility, developed by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and now governed by the Open Mobility Foundation. Unlike GBFS, which publishes availability to riders, MDS is a regulator-facing interface: a provider endpoint reporting trips and vehicle status, and an agency endpoint issuing policy such as geofenced no-ride areas and fleet caps.
MDS
Referenced in API Evangelist papers
This standard shows up in my published research. These reports read the machine-readable evidence provider by provider — and put this standard in the context of a real sector.
The State of Mobility APIs
One of the few standards anywhere in this research written for a regulator to consume rather than a customer — and named by one company in the mobility upper band.
