Leveraging Elixir for Transportation Data Access at Transport.data.gouv.fr

Thibaut Barrère, a French independent consultant, details his experience working on Transport Data Gouv, a national access point to transportation open data for France, leveraging Elixir to ease development and maintenance. The presentation covers the core aspects of the project, including the legal context, the technical architecture, and the features provided to both data producers and reusers. Key highlights include the use of Elixir for building a caching reverse proxy to mitigate load on producers' servers, implementing real-time maps with Phoenix LiveView, and developing APIs for automated data retrieval. The talk emphasizes Elixir’s capabilities in handling complex tasks, maintaining high performance, and simplifying operations.