What is Eclipse Keyple®

Coming from a rather closed technical environment, ticketing for transport is essentially based on proprietary solutions provided by manufacturers. However, in order for the concept of Mobility as a Service to become a reality, and at a reasonable cost, the ecosystem should, as far as possible, rely on open standards, APIs and middlewares as well as Open Source technologies.

Eclipse Keyple® is an Eclipse open source project currently leaded by Calypso Networks Association, which has been the leader in contactless electronic ticketing transportation standards since 2003. Free, easy-to-use and flexible Built by developers, for developers Tailored to public entities requirements Interoperable with any smart card reader solution (standard/proprietary, local/remote) Open source libraries in Java and C++ Audit and certification Compatible with any terminal architecture (mobile, embedded, server) Developer-friendly, up-to-date documentation, code samples and how-to guides Permanent compliance to the latest Calypso® release Options for creating add-on features that incorporate Calypso’s advanced security together with non-Calypso smart cards for ticketing and payment Accredited and hosted by the Eclipse foundation Exchange platform between providers and transport authorities Help desk-Separate maintenance for software and equipment Online and offline trainings available that will help you get the most of Keyple Active on GitHub and within the Eclipse community

Whether you are a transport authority or operator, a mobility provider, a system integrator, an event manager, a mobility aggregator or a multi-mobility startup, Eclipse Keyple® allows you to: Reduce your costs and accelerate your developments.

Calypso® is a set of specifications describing a fast and secure off-line contactless transaction, between a portable object and a terminal. It has been created for public transport ticketing at the end of the 1990s by some European public transport operators or authority (RATP and SNCF in Paris and all France, STIB in Brussels, OTLIS in Lisbon, ACTV in Venice, Konstanz in Germany), in order to create an open, interoperable and secure standard independent from industrials to ensure a real competition.

Keyple makes contactless ticketing accessible.