It can represent multi-modal, multi-operator transport systems and complex fare models, bringing together data from many different organisations with different standard and practices.
Transmodel originated in the Cassiope project (Computer Aided System for Scheduling Information and Operation of Public Transport in Europe, 1989-1991), carried out under the initial EEC DRIVE programme.
[clarification needed] The Telematics Applications Programme project TITAN (1996-1998) continued to validate and enhance Transmodel, implementing it in three European pilot sites.
Its provision of a uniform conceptual framework, consistent terminology and well grounded abstractions make it especially valuable for comparing, harmonising and modernising legacy standards and systems and for international cooperation.
In 2017, under the Intelligent Transport Systems Priority Action A Directive (2010/40/E), the European Commission recognised NeTEx as a strategic standard for the cross-border exchange of data to enable the provision of EU-wide multi-modal travel information services.