Are they government run buses? Can RTI work? Regards, Thej
Thejesh GN ⏚ ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್ http://thejeshgn.com On Tue 11 Sep, 2018, 16:33 S.Rashmita Patro, <rashmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Nikhil, > > Thank you very much for the details. I appreciate your time and effort for > this detailed mail. Overpass turbo is definitely a great tool > for data exporting. > > But unfortunately, I am looking bus routes of individual buses which are > running in Mangalore. > > For example : > > Bus No > > Bus Route > > 1 > > State Bank – Car Street – Mannagudda – Ladyhill – Chilimbi – Urva Stores – > Kavoor – MCF colony – Kunjathbail. > > I have the bus stops with me, But not sure of the roads it is traveling > through. > > If I can receive some info regarding this, that would be more helpful. > > Regards, > Rashmita > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 9:40 AM Nikhil VJ <nikhil...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Rashmita, >> >> I haven't checked this for Mangalore myself, but will share with you how >> to extract data posted on OpenStreetMap: >> >> 1. Go on https://overpass-turbo.eu/ (think of this as a backdoor to >> OpenStreetMap's database) >> >> 2. Move the map to Mangalore. >> >> 3. Press "Wizard" button. >> >> 4. For stops, put in: >> >> *highway=bus_stop or amenity=bus_station or public_transport=station* >> and run the query. >> >> 5. You might get some output showing stops (or you may not.. it depends >> on whether people have contributed here or not). >> >> 6. Click on "Export" button. >> >> 7. Now you can download this data in any of the formats provided like >> .geojson, .kml etc. >> >> ------- >> >> - For routes, try out "bus=route". But this kind of data is hard to come >> by even in bigger cities. >> >> - QGIS has a plugin for directly importing openstreetmap data into the >> project. >> >> - The OSM Wiki has a well-curated guides and info on what queries one can >> use. My reference for the bus stops was: >> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dbus_stop >> >> ------- >> >> Plug for OSM >> >> This ease with which we can extract data, without any API key or >> difficult licensing/permission needs, is the reason why the open source >> community advocates to contribute to OpenStreetMap.org in addition to >> Google Maps. The latter may be the "xerox" of web mapping at present, but >> they snatch away ownership of everything that people contribute to them and >> make it very difficult for people like you and me to extract data like bus >> stops in a cit. Whereas OpenStreetMap keeps the ownership to the public >> commons, free and accessible for everyone, and also there are good ways of >> extracting data from there which allow infinite fine-tuning. >> >> Coverage of India's places on OSM is increasing, and there are several >> opportunities for people to contribute information there. Also, OSM is more >> focused on socially important mapping data whereas GoogleMaps is more >> geared towards businesses. So tree mapping, for example, can happen on OSM. >> >> ----- >> >> For those interested in being a mapper: >> >> Check out http://tasks.openstreetmap.in for ongoing mapping projects in >> India. You can also sign up to create mapping tasks (or let me know and I >> can help setting one up). This site is an India-specific node. The original >> tasks site was for mapping disaster-affected areas etc, that's on >> tasks.hotosm.org . There is also a teaching site: tasks.teachosm.org >> that's more geared for beginners and use in teaching sessions. >> And if you're in Pune, pls connect, we want to organise some mapping >> activities next month. >> >> >> - Nikhil VJ >> Pune, India >> +91-9665831250 >> >> >> On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 2:01:51 AM UTC+5:30, S.Rashmita Patro >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Can anyone help me to get the bus routes of Mangalore city in gis format? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Rashmita >>> >> -- >> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more >> about us by visiting http://datameet.org >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "datameet" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. 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