Re: [Talk-transit] BuzMap - Global Transit Map http://buz-map.com
Hi, On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 04:32, Mark Lester via Talk-transit wrote: Hello Mappers, I've been building this http://buz-map.com, there's a couple of read me's at the top. There are a stack of issues but this now looks eminently doable. Pretty impressive. There's obviously some problems with the UI and data coverage (e.g. Helsinki region bus traffic is missing, the GTFS is here: dev.hsl.fi/gtfs/hsl.zip ), but these can be fixed. A couple of questions: Is the code going to be published under an open source license at some point? Do you have plans for a tile server for the transport network overlay or a complete new transport layer with OSM data? This would lose the interactivity, but I would love to see this map as a layer in my favorite map app. Best, Teemu ___ Talk-transit mailing list Talk-transit@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit
Re: [Talk-transit] Mapping intercity bus routes
On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 5:46 PM, Cartinus carti...@xs4all.nl wrote: The original Oxomoa scheme already contained a solution to your problem[1]. It simply is not widely used yet. [1]http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Oxomoa/%C3%96PNV-Schema#Bus-_und_Oberleitungsbuslinien Thanks for pointing me to this page, it indeed has all the bus types I could think of, and some more. To be explicit, the link above has these values for the 'bus' key (current usage from taginfo in parentheses): express (97) / long_distance (70) / on_demand (102) / regular (299) / school (177) / shopping (2) / shuttle (4) / train_replacement (0) / urban (1202) With the exception of 'train_replacement', these are even used somewhat. In principle bus=express and bus=long_distance routes could be rendered also in lower zoom levels as coaches / intercity buses, but as was pointed out in this thread, express buses can also be found on local routes. A separate service=express tag would then be needed. When mapping a fast intercity bus service, the possible tag combinations would then be route=bus + bus=long_distance + service=express, or as I originally proposed, route=coach + service=express. It would be nice to get a consensus on this and eventually document these tags in the wiki. Any thoughts? Best, Teemu ___ Talk-transit mailing list Talk-transit@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit
[Talk-transit] Mapping intercity bus routes
Hi, The current public transport schema bundles local bus transit routes together with intercity buses (coaches), both routes are tagged with route=bus. Since buses and coaches rarely are part of the same network, this makes things rather confusing for users of transit maps like Öpnvkarte. If I want to go to another part of town, I'll need the routes of the local (bus) transit network and intercity services are distraction, but if I'm going to another city, the opposite is true. Looking at main bus stations in European cities, one sees that not many intercity routes are mapped. Given the current potential for confusion with local transit, this is probably a good thing, but it also means that OSM is missing a significant part of the public transport network. The obvious fix would be to create a new public transport type in addition to bus, train, tram, etc. Since British English seems to be the standard in OSM, the new type should be called 'coach'. In practice, this type would be used in public_transport=stop_position nodes with a coach=yes tag and in routes with route=coach. Coach routes should have tags similar to bus routes (name, network, etc.). Transit maps should render coach routes with a unique color to distinguish them from other networks. Are there any downsides to this idea? How would one go about proposing coach routes as a standard, documented feature? Should a new proposal be made, or can the active public transport proposal at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Public_Transport be amended? Best, Teemu ___ Talk-transit mailing list Talk-transit@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit
