diff --git a/generate_schema/common.json b/generate_schema/common.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f507ff32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_schema/common.json
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+{
+  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CityofLosAngeles/mobility-data-specification/master/provider/common.json",
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
+  "title": "The MDS Provider Schema, common definitions",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "version": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/version",
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "The MDS Provider version this data represents",
+      "examples": [
+        "0.2.0"
+      ],
+      "pattern": "^0\\.2\\.[0-9]+$"
+    },
+    "uuid": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/uuid",
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "A UUID 4 used to uniquely identifty an object",
+      "default": "",
+      "examples": [
+        "3c9604d6-b5ee-11e8-96f8-529269fb1459"
+      ],
+      "format": "uri",
+      "pattern": "^([0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12})$"
+    },
+    "propulsion_type": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/propulsion_type",
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "The type of propulsion; allows multiple values",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "enum": [
+          "combustion",
+          "electric",
+          "electric_assist",
+          "human"
+        ]
+      },
+      "minItems": 1
+    },
+    "vehicle_type": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/vehicle_type",
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "The type of vehicle",
+      "enum": [
+        "bicycle",
+        "scooter"
+      ]
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/links",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "first": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/first",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the first page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/first"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "last": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/last",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the last page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/last"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "prev": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/prev",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the previous page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/prev"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "next": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/next",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the next page of data",
+          "default": "",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/next"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+    "timestamp": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/timestamp",
+      "title": "Floating-point seconds since Unix epoch",
+      "type": "number",
+      "minimum": 0.0
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/generate_schema/generate_provider_schema.py b/generate_schema/generate_provider_schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dcd33f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_schema/generate_provider_schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+"""
+generate_provider_schema.py
+
+When run, makes standalone schemas for the MDS provider API.
+"""
+
+import json
+import requests
+
+POINT = "Point"
+MDS_FEATURE_POINT = "MDS_Feature_Point"
+MDS_FEATURECOLLECTION_ROUTE = "MDS_FeatureCollection_Route"
+
+def get_definition(id):
+    return "#/definitions/{}".format(id)
+
+def get_point_schema():
+    """
+    Get the canonical schema for a GeoJSON point.
+    """
+    p = requests.get("http://geojson.org/schema/Point.json")
+    point = p.json()
+    # Modify some metadata
+    point.pop("$schema")
+    point["$id"] = get_definition(POINT)
+    return point
+
+def get_feature_schema(id=None, title=None, geometry=None, properties=None, required=None):
+    """
+    Get the canonical schema for a GeoJSON Feature,
+    and make any given modifications.
+
+    :id: overrides the `$id` metadata
+    :title: overrides the `title` metadata
+    :geometry: overrides the allowed `geometry` for the Feature
+    :properties: overrides the `properties` definitions for this Feature
+    :required: is a list of required :properties:
+    """
+    # Get the canonical Feature schema
+    f = requests.get("http://geojson.org/schema/Feature.json")
+    feature = f.json()
+
+    # Modify some metadata
+    feature.pop("$schema")
+    if id is not None:
+        feature["$id"] = id
+    if title is not None:
+        feature["title"] = title
+
+    if geometry is not None:
+        feature["properties"]["geometry"] = geometry
+
+    f_properties = feature["properties"]["properties"]
+    if required is not None:
+        f_properties["required"] = required
+    if properties is not None:
+        f_properties["properties"] = properties
+
+    return feature
+
+def get_feature_collection_schema(id=None, title=None, features=None):
+    """
+    Get the canonical schema for a GeoJSON Feature Collection,
+    and make any given modifications.
+
+    :id: overrides the `$id` metadata
+    :title: overrides the `title` metadata
+    :features: overrides the allowed `features` for the FeatureCollection
+    """
+    # Get the canonical FeatureCollection schema
+    fc = requests.get("http://geojson.org/schema/FeatureCollection.json")
+    feature_collection = fc.json()
+    # Modify some metadata
+    feature_collection.pop("$schema")
+    if id is not None:
+        feature_collection["$id"] = id
+    if title is not None:
+        feature_collection["title"] = title
+
+    if features is not None:
+        fc_features = feature_collection["properties"]["features"]
+        feature_collection["properties"]["features"] = { **fc_features, **features }
+
+    return feature_collection
+
+def get_json_file(path):
+    """
+    Load a JSON file from disk.
+    """
+    with open(path) as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+        return data
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Load common data
+    common = get_json_file('common.json')
+    point = get_point_schema()
+    # Craft the MDS specific types
+    mds_feature_point = get_feature_schema(
+        id = get_definition(MDS_FEATURE_POINT),
+        title = "MDS GeoJSON Feature Point",
+        # Only allow GeoJSON Point feature geometry
+        geometry = { "$ref": get_definition(POINT) },
+        # Point features *must* include a `timestamp` property.
+        properties = { "timestamp": { "$ref": get_definition("timestamp") } },
+        required = ["timestamp"]
+    )
+    mds_feature_collection_route = get_feature_collection_schema(
+        id = get_definition(MDS_FEATURECOLLECTION_ROUTE),
+        title = "MDS GeoJSON FeatureCollection Route",
+        # 1. Only allow MDS Feature Points
+        # 2. There must be *at least* two Features in the FeatureCollection.
+        features = { "items": { "$ref": get_definition(MDS_FEATURE_POINT) }, "minItems": 2 }
+    )
+
+
+    # Create the standalone trips JSON schema by including the needed definitions
+    trips = get_json_file('provider/trips.json')
+    trips["definitions"] = {
+            POINT: point,
+            MDS_FEATURE_POINT: mds_feature_point,
+            MDS_FEATURECOLLECTION_ROUTE: mds_feature_collection_route,
+            "links": common["definitions"]["links"],
+            "propulsion_type": common["definitions"]["propulsion_type"],
+            "vehicle_type": common["definitions"]["vehicle_type"],
+            "version": common["definitions"]["version"],
+            "uuid": common["definitions"]["uuid"],
+            }
+    # Write to the `provider` directory.
+    with open("../provider/trips.json", "w") as tripfile:
+        tripfile.write(json.dumps(trips, indent=2))
+
+
+    # Create the standalone status_changes JSON schema by including the needed definitions
+    status_changes = get_json_file('provider/status_changes.json')
+    status_changes["definitions"] = {
+            POINT: point,
+            MDS_FEATURE_POINT: mds_feature_point,
+            "links": common["definitions"]["links"],
+            "propulsion_type": common["definitions"]["propulsion_type"],
+            "vehicle_type": common["definitions"]["vehicle_type"],
+            "version": common["definitions"]["version"],
+            "uuid": common["definitions"]["uuid"],
+            }
+    # Write to the `provider` directory.
+    with open("../provider/status_changes.json", "w") as statusfile:
+        statusfile.write(json.dumps(status_changes, indent=2))
diff --git a/generate_schema/provider/status_changes.json b/generate_schema/provider/status_changes.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b1481c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_schema/provider/status_changes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+{
+  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CityofLosAngeles/mobility-data-specification/master/provider/status_changes.json",
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
+  "title": "The MDS Provider Schema, status_change payload",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {},
+  "required": [
+    "version",
+    "data"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "version": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/version",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/version"
+    },
+    "data": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/data",
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "The page of data",
+      "required": [
+        "status_changes"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "status_changes": {
+          "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes",
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "The status_changes Schema",
+          "items": {
+            "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items",
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "The Items Schema",
+            "required": [
+              "provider_name",
+              "provider_id",
+              "device_id",
+              "vehicle_id",
+              "vehicle_type",
+              "propulsion_type",
+              "event_type",
+              "event_type_reason",
+              "event_time",
+              "event_location"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "provider_name": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/provider_name",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The public-facing name of the Provider",
+                "examples": [
+                  "Provider Name"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "provider_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/provider_id",
+                "description": "The UUID for the Provider, unique within MDS",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "device_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/device_id",
+                "description": "A unique device ID in UUID format",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "vehicle_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/vehicle_id",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The Vehicle Identification Number visible on the vehicle itself",
+                "default": "",
+                "examples": [
+                  "ABC123"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "vehicle_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/vehicle_type",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/vehicle_type",
+                "description": "The type of vehicle"
+              },
+              "propulsion_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/propulsion_type",
+                "description": "The type of propulsion; allows multiple values",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/propulsion_type"
+              },
+              "event_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_type",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The type of the event",
+                "enum": [
+                  "available",
+                  "reserved",
+                  "unavailable",
+                  "removed"
+                ]
+              },
+              "event_type_reason": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_type_reason",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The reason for the event",
+                "enum": [
+                  "service_start",
+                  "user_drop_off",
+                  "rebalance_drop_off",
+                  "maintenance_drop_off",
+                  "user_pick_up",
+                  "maintenance",
+                  "low_battery",
+                  "service_end",
+                  "rebalance_pick_up",
+                  "maintenance_pick_up"
+                ]
+              },
+              "event_time": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_time",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "The time the event occurred, expressed as a Unix Timestamp",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1529968782.421409
+                ]
+              },
+              "event_location": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_location",
+                "description": "The GPS coordinates of where the event occurred",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/FeatureMDS"
+              },
+              "battery_pct": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/battery_pct",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "Percent charge of device battery, expressed between 0 and 1",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  0.89
+                ],
+                "minimum": 0,
+                "maximum": 1
+              },
+              "associated_trips": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/associated_trips",
+                "type": "array",
+                "description": "For 'Reserved' event types, associated trip_ids",
+                "items": {
+                  "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/associated_trips/items",
+                  "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "$id": "#properties/links",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/links"
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
diff --git a/generate_schema/provider/trips.json b/generate_schema/provider/trips.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b5074a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_schema/provider/trips.json
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+{
+  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CityofLosAngeles/mobility-data-specification/master/provider/trips.json",
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
+  "title": "The MDS Provider Schema, trips payload",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {},
+  "required": [
+    "version",
+    "data"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "version": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/version",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/version"
+    },
+    "data": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/data",
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "The page of data",
+      "required": [
+        "trips"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "trips": {
+          "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips",
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "The Trips Schema",
+          "items": {
+            "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items",
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "The Trip Schema",
+            "required": [
+              "provider_name",
+              "provider_id",
+              "device_id",
+              "vehicle_id",
+              "vehicle_type",
+              "propulsion_type",
+              "trip_id",
+              "trip_duration",
+              "trip_distance",
+              "route",
+              "accuracy",
+              "start_time",
+              "end_time"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "provider_name": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/provider_name",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The public-facing name of the Provider",
+                "examples": [
+                  "Provider Name"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "provider_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/provider_id",
+                "description": "The UUID for the Provider, unique within MDS",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "device_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/device_id",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid",
+                "description": "A unique device ID in UUID format"
+              },
+              "vehicle_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/vehicle_id",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The Vehicle Identification Number visible on the vehicle itself",
+                "default": "",
+                "examples": [
+                  "ABC123"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "vehicle_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/vehicle_type",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/vehicle_type",
+                "description": "The type of vehicle"
+              },
+              "propulsion_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/propulsion_type",
+                "description": "The type of propulsion; allows multiple values",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/propulsion_type"
+              },
+              "trip_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/trip_id",
+                "description": "A unique ID for each trip",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "trip_duration": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/trip_duration",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The length of time, in seconds, that the trip lasted",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  600
+                ]
+              },
+              "trip_distance": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/trip_distance",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The distance, in meters, that the trip covered",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1000
+                ]
+              },
+              "route": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/route",
+                "title": "The Route Schema",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/FeatureCollectionMDS"
+              },
+              "accuracy": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/accuracy",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "title": "The approximate level of accuracy, in meters, of Points within route",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  15
+                ]
+              },
+              "start_time": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/start_time",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "The time the trip began, expressed as a Unix Timestamp",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1529968782.421409
+                ]
+              },
+              "end_time": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/end_time",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "The time the trip ended, expressed as a Unix Timestamp",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1531007628.3774529
+                ]
+              },
+              "parking_verification_url": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/parking_verification_url",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "A URL to a photo (or other evidence) of proper vehicle parking",
+                "default": "",
+                "examples": [
+                  "https://data.provider.co/parking_verify/1234.jpg"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(https://.*)$"
+              },
+              "standard_cost": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/standard_cost",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The cost, in cents, that it would cost to perform the trip in the standard operation of the System",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  500
+                ]
+              },
+              "actual_cost": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/actual_cost",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The actual cost, in cents, paid by the customer of the mobility as a service provider",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  520
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "$id": "#properties/links",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/links"
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
diff --git a/provider/README.md b/provider/README.md
index a8ec0df73..ced8b5695 100644
--- a/provider/README.md
+++ b/provider/README.md
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ The following information applies to all `provider` API endpoints. Details on pr
 
 Responses must be `UTF-8` encoded `application/json` and must minimally include the MDS `version` and a `data` payload:
 
-```js
+```json
 {
-    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "version": "x.y.z",
     "data": {
         "trips": [{
             "provider_id": "...",
             "trip_id": "...",
-            //etc.
         }]
     }
 }
@@ -31,6 +30,12 @@ Responses must be `UTF-8` encoded `application/json` and must minimally include
 
 All response fields must use `lower_case_with_underscores`.
 
+#### JSON Schema
+
+MDS defines [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/) files for [`trips`][trips-schema] and [`status_changes`][sc-schema].
+
+`provider` API responses must validate against their respective schema files. The schema files always take precedence over the language and examples in this and other supporting documentation meant for *human* consumption.
+
 ### Pagination
 
 `provider` APIs may decide to paginate the data payload. If so, pagination must comply with the [JSON API](http://jsonapi.org/format/#fetching-pagination) specification.
@@ -42,14 +47,13 @@ The following keys must be used for pagination links:
 * `prev`: url to the previous page of data
 * `next`: url to the next page of data
 
-```js
+```json
 {
-    "version": "0.1.0",
+    "version": "x.y.z",
     "data": {
         "trips": [{
             "provider_id": "...",
             "trip_id": "...",
-            //etc.
         }]
     },
     "links": {
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ The following keys must be used for pagination links:
 
 ### UUIDs for Devices
 
-**MDS** defines the *device* as the unit that transmits GPS signals for a particular vehicle. A given device must have a UUID (`device_id` below) that is unique within the Provider's fleet.
+MDS defines the *device* as the unit that transmits GPS signals for a particular vehicle. A given device must have a UUID (`device_id` below) that is unique within the Provider's fleet.
 
 Additionally, `device_id` must remain constant for the device's lifetime of service, regardless of the vehicle components that house the device.
 
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ The trips API allows a user to query historical trip data.
 
 Endpoint: `/trips`  
 Method: `GET`  
-Data: `{ "trips": [] }`, an array of objects with the following structure
+Response: See the [`trips` schema][trips-schema] for the expected format.
 
 | Field | Type    | Required/Optional | Comments |
 | ----- | -------- | ----------------- | ----- |
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ This API allows a user to query the historical availability for a system within
 
 Endpoint: `/status_changes`  
 Method: `GET`  
-Data: `{ "status_changes": [] }`, an array of objects with the following structure
+Response: See the [`status_changes` schema][sc-schema] for the expected format.
 
 | Field | Type | Required/Optional | Comments |
 | ----- | ---- | ----------------- | ----- |
@@ -270,5 +274,7 @@ All MDS compatible `provider` APIs must expose a [GBFS](https://github.com/NABSA
 [Top][toc]
 
 [geo]: #geographic-data
+[sc-schema]: status_changes.json
 [toc]: #table-of-contents
-[ts]: #timestamps
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+[trips-schema]: trips.json
+[ts]: #timestamps
diff --git a/provider/status_changes.json b/provider/status_changes.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37591788e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provider/status_changes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+{
+  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CityofLosAngeles/mobility-data-specification/master/provider/status_changes.json",
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
+  "title": "The MDS Provider Schema, status_change payload",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "Point": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/Point",
+      "title": "GeoJSON Point",
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "type",
+        "coordinates"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "Point"
+          ]
+        },
+        "coordinates": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 2,
+          "items": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        },
+        "bbox": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 4,
+          "items": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "MDS_Feature_Point": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/MDS_Feature_Point",
+      "title": "MDS GeoJSON Feature Point",
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "type",
+        "properties",
+        "geometry"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "emum": [
+            "Feature"
+          ]
+        },
+        "properties": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "required": [
+            "timestamp"
+          ],
+          "properties": {
+            "timestamp": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/timestamp"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "geometry": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Point"
+        },
+        "bbox": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 4,
+          "items": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/links",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "first": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/first",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the first page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/first"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "last": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/last",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the last page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/last"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "prev": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/prev",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the previous page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/prev"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "next": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/next",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the next page of data",
+          "default": "",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/next"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+    "propulsion_type": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/propulsion_type",
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "The type of propulsion; allows multiple values",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "enum": [
+          "combustion",
+          "electric",
+          "electric_assist",
+          "human"
+        ]
+      },
+      "minItems": 1
+    },
+    "vehicle_type": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/vehicle_type",
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "The type of vehicle",
+      "enum": [
+        "bicycle",
+        "scooter"
+      ]
+    },
+    "version": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/version",
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "The MDS Provider version this data represents",
+      "examples": [
+        "0.2.0"
+      ],
+      "pattern": "^0\\.2\\.[0-9]+$"
+    },
+    "uuid": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/uuid",
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "A UUID 4 used to uniquely identifty an object",
+      "default": "",
+      "examples": [
+        "3c9604d6-b5ee-11e8-96f8-529269fb1459"
+      ],
+      "format": "uri",
+      "pattern": "^([0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12})$"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "version",
+    "data"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "version": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/version",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/version"
+    },
+    "data": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/data",
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "The page of data",
+      "required": [
+        "status_changes"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "status_changes": {
+          "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes",
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "The status_changes Schema",
+          "items": {
+            "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items",
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "The Items Schema",
+            "required": [
+              "provider_name",
+              "provider_id",
+              "device_id",
+              "vehicle_id",
+              "vehicle_type",
+              "propulsion_type",
+              "event_type",
+              "event_type_reason",
+              "event_time",
+              "event_location"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "provider_name": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/provider_name",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The public-facing name of the Provider",
+                "examples": [
+                  "Provider Name"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "provider_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/provider_id",
+                "description": "The UUID for the Provider, unique within MDS",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "device_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/device_id",
+                "description": "A unique device ID in UUID format",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "vehicle_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/vehicle_id",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The Vehicle Identification Number visible on the vehicle itself",
+                "default": "",
+                "examples": [
+                  "ABC123"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "vehicle_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/vehicle_type",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/vehicle_type",
+                "description": "The type of vehicle"
+              },
+              "propulsion_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/propulsion_type",
+                "description": "The type of propulsion; allows multiple values",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/propulsion_type"
+              },
+              "event_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_type",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The type of the event",
+                "enum": [
+                  "available",
+                  "reserved",
+                  "unavailable",
+                  "removed"
+                ]
+              },
+              "event_type_reason": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_type_reason",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The reason for the event",
+                "enum": [
+                  "service_start",
+                  "user_drop_off",
+                  "rebalance_drop_off",
+                  "maintenance_drop_off",
+                  "user_pick_up",
+                  "maintenance",
+                  "low_battery",
+                  "service_end",
+                  "rebalance_pick_up",
+                  "maintenance_pick_up"
+                ]
+              },
+              "event_time": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_time",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "The time the event occurred, expressed as a Unix Timestamp",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1529968782.421409
+                ]
+              },
+              "event_location": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/event_location",
+                "description": "The GPS coordinates of where the event occurred",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/FeatureMDS"
+              },
+              "battery_pct": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/battery_pct",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "Percent charge of device battery, expressed between 0 and 1",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  0.89
+                ],
+                "minimum": 0,
+                "maximum": 1
+              },
+              "associated_trips": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/associated_trips",
+                "type": "array",
+                "description": "For 'Reserved' event types, associated trip_ids",
+                "items": {
+                  "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/status_changes/items/properties/associated_trips/items",
+                  "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "$id": "#properties/links",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/links"
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
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diff --git a/provider/trips.json b/provider/trips.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36fb11e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provider/trips.json
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+{
+  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CityofLosAngeles/mobility-data-specification/master/provider/trips.json",
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
+  "title": "The MDS Provider Schema, trips payload",
+  "type": "object",
+  "definitions": {
+    "Point": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/Point",
+      "title": "GeoJSON Point",
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "type",
+        "coordinates"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": [
+            "Point"
+          ]
+        },
+        "coordinates": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 2,
+          "items": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        },
+        "bbox": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 4,
+          "items": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "MDS_Feature_Point": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/MDS_Feature_Point",
+      "title": "MDS GeoJSON Feature Point",
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "type",
+        "properties",
+        "geometry"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "emum": [
+            "Feature"
+          ]
+        },
+        "properties": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "required": [
+            "timestamp"
+          ],
+          "properties": {
+            "timestamp": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/timestamp"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "geometry": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Point"
+        },
+        "bbox": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 4,
+          "items": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "MDS_FeatureCollection_Route": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/MDS_FeatureCollection_Route",
+      "title": "MDS GeoJSON FeatureCollection Route",
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "type",
+        "features"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "emum": [
+            "FeatureCollection"
+          ]
+        },
+        "features": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/MDS_Feature_Point"
+          },
+          "minItems": 2
+        },
+        "bbox": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "minItems": 4,
+          "items": {
+            "type": "number"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/links",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "first": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/first",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the first page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/first"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "last": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/last",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the last page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/last"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "prev": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/prev",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the previous page of data",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/prev"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        },
+        "next": {
+          "$id": "#/definitions/links/next",
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "The URL to the next page of data",
+          "default": "",
+          "examples": [
+            "https://data.provider.co/trips/next"
+          ],
+          "format": "uri",
+          "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+    "propulsion_type": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/propulsion_type",
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "The type of propulsion; allows multiple values",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "enum": [
+          "combustion",
+          "electric",
+          "electric_assist",
+          "human"
+        ]
+      },
+      "minItems": 1
+    },
+    "vehicle_type": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/vehicle_type",
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "The type of vehicle",
+      "enum": [
+        "bicycle",
+        "scooter"
+      ]
+    },
+    "version": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/version",
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "The MDS Provider version this data represents",
+      "examples": [
+        "0.2.0"
+      ],
+      "pattern": "^0\\.2\\.[0-9]+$"
+    },
+    "uuid": {
+      "$id": "#/definitions/uuid",
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "A UUID 4 used to uniquely identifty an object",
+      "default": "",
+      "examples": [
+        "3c9604d6-b5ee-11e8-96f8-529269fb1459"
+      ],
+      "format": "uri",
+      "pattern": "^([0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12})$"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "version",
+    "data"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "version": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/version",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/version"
+    },
+    "data": {
+      "$id": "#/properties/data",
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "The page of data",
+      "required": [
+        "trips"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "trips": {
+          "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips",
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "The Trips Schema",
+          "items": {
+            "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items",
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "The Trip Schema",
+            "required": [
+              "provider_name",
+              "provider_id",
+              "device_id",
+              "vehicle_id",
+              "vehicle_type",
+              "propulsion_type",
+              "trip_id",
+              "trip_duration",
+              "trip_distance",
+              "route",
+              "accuracy",
+              "start_time",
+              "end_time"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "provider_name": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/provider_name",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The public-facing name of the Provider",
+                "examples": [
+                  "Provider Name"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "provider_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/provider_id",
+                "description": "The UUID for the Provider, unique within MDS",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "device_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/device_id",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid",
+                "description": "A unique device ID in UUID format"
+              },
+              "vehicle_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/vehicle_id",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "The Vehicle Identification Number visible on the vehicle itself",
+                "default": "",
+                "examples": [
+                  "ABC123"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(.*)$"
+              },
+              "vehicle_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/vehicle_type",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/vehicle_type",
+                "description": "The type of vehicle"
+              },
+              "propulsion_type": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/propulsion_type",
+                "description": "The type of propulsion; allows multiple values",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/propulsion_type"
+              },
+              "trip_id": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/trip_id",
+                "description": "A unique ID for each trip",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/uuid"
+              },
+              "trip_duration": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/trip_duration",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The length of time, in seconds, that the trip lasted",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  600
+                ]
+              },
+              "trip_distance": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/trip_distance",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The distance, in meters, that the trip covered",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1000
+                ]
+              },
+              "route": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/route",
+                "title": "The Route Schema",
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/FeatureCollectionMDS"
+              },
+              "accuracy": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/accuracy",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "title": "The approximate level of accuracy, in meters, of Points within route",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  15
+                ]
+              },
+              "start_time": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/start_time",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "The time the trip began, expressed as a Unix Timestamp",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1529968782.421409
+                ]
+              },
+              "end_time": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/end_time",
+                "type": "number",
+                "description": "The time the trip ended, expressed as a Unix Timestamp",
+                "default": 0.0,
+                "examples": [
+                  1531007628.3774529
+                ]
+              },
+              "parking_verification_url": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/parking_verification_url",
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "A URL to a photo (or other evidence) of proper vehicle parking",
+                "default": "",
+                "examples": [
+                  "https://data.provider.co/parking_verify/1234.jpg"
+                ],
+                "pattern": "^(https://.*)$"
+              },
+              "standard_cost": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/standard_cost",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The cost, in cents, that it would cost to perform the trip in the standard operation of the System",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  500
+                ]
+              },
+              "actual_cost": {
+                "$id": "#/properties/data/properties/trips/items/properties/actual_cost",
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "The actual cost, in cents, paid by the customer of the mobility as a service provider",
+                "default": 0,
+                "examples": [
+                  520
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "$id": "#properties/links",
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/links"
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
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