Hi everyone, The proposal for the tag "departures" has finished, and has a final vote of * 12 "Approve" * 22 "Reject" * 3 Comments without vote * 1 "Degree of incredulity" at the proposal . . . meaning that the proposal was rejected.
Overall, the main idea voters expressed was that connecting with GTFS and others would be advantageous over adding the data to OpenStreetMap in the form of tags, as it would allow data consumers to just download the data from the original source, making storing the timetables directly in OpenStreetMap unnecessary. People living in regions without public GTFS feeds expressed concerns about cases where OpenStreetMap would be the only public source of timetable data, however. Many people agreed on the contrary that the data would still make sense on ferry routes, which are more essential to car navigation, and usually have simpler schedules. It seems like the best way forward now is for a proposal allowing OpenStreetMap data to be tightly integrated with outside sources (such as GTFS) to be created by someone. This would avoid the issues of maintainability in OpenStreetMap. Also, if anyone is interested, I can create a new proposal for adding departures times to ferry routes only, and not to bus / train routes. This would be easier to maintain, and as far as I am aware, no GTFS exists for ferries. Thank you to everyone who participated in the voting and discussion of this proposal! Leif Rasmussen
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