If we decide to import then adding the GTFS (General Transit Feed
Specification) tags on additional fields such as stop_code would allow the
use of Maperitive's find command to locate bus stops by stop_id even if it
wasn't visible. The other two relevant tags would be stop_name which in the
case o
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:17:28 -0400, john whelan
wrote:
> The problem here is you need to do the plus sign thing and look at the
data
> links. Putting the bus stop number in the name filed means that
renderers
> such as Maperitive can display it as you zoom in without needing any
> special
> train
The problem here is you need to do the plus sign thing and look at the data
links. Putting the bus stop number in the name filed means that renderers
such as Maperitive can display it as you zoom in without needing any special
training for the end user.
Thanks John
> Ironically, here's the only
The reasoning behind taking the approach I took was to make it simple of the
end user. Maperitive with the new default rules displays the bus_stop
name. The end users need the 4 digit number to be able to use the city's
route planner but having the official name of the stop means if the bus
drive
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 6:30 PM, john whelan wrote:
> I've had a discussion with the only other local mapper I'm aware of in
> Ottawa and we are proposing the following for Ottawa bus stops, which I've
> entered in the wiki.
You probably want to join the talk-transit mailing list. Transit data
ca
The GTFS system has seperate files for bus stops and routes. If you can tag
the bus stops with the number that's fine, it also has the long and lat for
all the bus stops.
http://www.gtfs-data-exchange.com/agencies
scroll down and you'll see the specifications.
Cheerio John
On 9 June 2010 19:05
> Use the four digit number (GTFS stop_code) as the name, followed by the
> GTFS
> stop_name if available. The number is visible on the stop and allows the
> Route Planner to be used, the GTFS stop_name is displayed to the bus
> driver
> before the stop. Two stops may have the same stop_name but d
I've had a discussion with the only other local mapper I'm aware of in
Ottawa and we are proposing the following for Ottawa bus stops, which I've
entered in the wiki. There is a GTFS feed available for Ottawa and verbally
I've been assured the data is available under an acceptable license.
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