Re: [Talk-transit] Close stations having the same name

2013-12-19 Thread Janko Mihelić
Naming them different than they are named on the ground is mapping for the renderer. Just add train=yes, bus=yes or tram=yes, and that should be enough. A good renderer will put a little train/bus/tram icon below the name of the station. 2013/12/18 Jo winfi...@gmail.com Here the platforms for

Re: [Talk-transit] Close stations having the same name

2013-12-19 Thread Jo
The addition of the (bus/tram) platform and its number are what is visible on the ground (and in the data of the PT provider). Jo 2013/12/19 Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com Naming them different than they are named on the ground is mapping for the renderer. Just add train=yes, bus=yes or

Re: [Talk-transit] Close stations having the same name

2013-12-19 Thread Erik Johansson
I see your problem We map them with their real name over here so you get metro/bus/rail named the same, exactly the same. I still think you can keep your names if you want to, try to keep data purists away. We do create data that is used on maps and routers so the most important thing is that the

Re: [Talk-transit] Close stations having the same name

2013-12-19 Thread Janko Mihelić
2013/12/19 Erik Johansson e...@kth.se ... if you see it in a routing data base it's almost impossible to know which is which unless you name them differently. How is it impossible? If it has bus=yes, it's a bus station. If it has train=yes it's a train station. Where's the problem? Janko

Re: [Talk-transit] Close stations having the same name

2013-12-19 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 19 Dec 2013, at 12:46, Janko Mihelić jan...@gmail.com wrote: 2013/12/19 Erik Johansson e...@kth.se ... if you see it in a routing data base it's almost impossible to know which is which unless you name them differently. How is it impossible? If it has bus=yes, it's a bus station. If it

Re: [Talk-transit] Close stations having the same name

2013-12-19 Thread Janko Mihelić
2013/12/19 Shaun McDonald sh...@shaunmcdonald.me.uk What about search and routing engines returning the expected result for exact sign of the name of the local station? As a traveller it’s annoying to be told to go to x station, only to get there and find it’s the underground or some other

Re: [Talk-transit] Tagging of railway station

2013-12-19 Thread fly
Hey We already have public_transport=stop_area and the site-relation in use with stations. For the buildings with several levels we even have level-relations. As these areas are sometimes quite complex we won't be able to map them all in a simple way. cu fly On 18.12.2013 21:58, Richard Mann