If you want to send a letter to TEC, you can mention that we can set up a system to make sure that Openstreetmap always has the most current information they can provide in a matter of days (once the initial data is in, of course).
We are interested in (for the bus stops): - coordinates (but we will place the node were it fits best in our context and keep track of their positions and ours, in order to know whether it needs an editor's attention) - name of the stop - zone - internal reference number, if one exists and they can share that with us (they are not on the stops, like on the stops of De Lijn) - shelter, waste bin, bench (or not) (not crucial) - We will also keep track of tactile pavement and accessibility for wheelchairs (some platforms are heightened), De Lijn is also placing electronic displays, which I started to tag. - bus lines served by this stop. (It's not because a bus passes by a stop, that it also serves the stop) - operator The biggest obstacle for De Lijn to share their data was that they were not sure about the reliability. I am now ready to set up a system which does a daily check on our data (to counter potential vandalism). And with a system that notifies contributors of changes between the previous data they gave us and the current data. For the moment we are only interested in adding bus stop locations. We do tag bus routes, but we're not asking them for permission to import those (yet). Cheers, Polyglot 2011/4/27 Julien Fastré <julienfas...@gmail.com> > About this topic... > > I was thinking about sending such mail to the association "sentiers.be" : > http://www.sentiers.be . > > I would like to ask them to use the data they gathered when they made maps > about path (and forgotten path), available here : > http://www.sentiers.be/spip.php?rubrique33 . > > I also would like to suggest them to use OSM for their work and on their > website... > > Julien Fastré > http://www.meta-morphoses.be > > > 2011/4/27 Pol <d.paol...@gmail.com> > >> Hello, >> >> I think it's a good idea to share the letters and the messages sent >> through the different organisations, so, when we want to send a letter to >> someone, we already have a nice template. >> >> -*φol d.*- >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:54, Linusable <linusableli...@yahoo.fr> wrote: >> >>> Hello Pol, >>> >>> i don't know about belgian messages, but the french (also french >>> speaking) OSM community has a special page on the wiki : >>> >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:WikiProject_France/Courriers_%26_d%C3%A9marches >>> >>> Maybe there is such page in english or dutch ? (if anybody knows...) >>> >>> Their (french community) also recently discuss on the osm-tallk-fr list >>> about a letter to request data on "Gîtes de France". Here follows some of >>> the more interesting messages : >>> - >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-fr/2011-April/031833.html >>> - >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-fr/2011-April/031968.html >>> - >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-fr/2011-April/032136.html(please >>> remark that a copy of the message is send to the mailing list) >>> >>> Maybe, in the same idea, if we discuss together the message, it could be >>> better you send it (after discussion and approval/consensus) in your name >>> AND in the name of the belgian OSM contributors. >>> But Belgian is more complicated than France : it depends a little bit on >>> the contact and language used (french/dutch, sometimes english). >>> >>> Also, it could be interesting to insert a belgian section on the >>> following page : >>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Potential_Datasources >>> and insert a link in the belgian project page, or have a mixt depending >>> on the language ? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Linusable >>> >>> Le 27/04/11 09:46, Pol a écrit : >>> >>> *Francais:* >>> >>> Bonjour, >>> >>> J'ai pris contact avec différentes organisations afin de demander ce >>> qu'il en était des informations qu'ils pourraient nous mettre à disposition >>> pour intégrer dans OpenStreetMap (Tec, IBPT, etc etc...) >>> >>> La réponse la plus courante est: "*Envoyez nous un email expliquant >>> votre démarche et nous vous répondrons...*" >>> >>> N'étant pas un rédacteur professionnel, je me demande si l'un d'entre >>> vous possède un exemple de lettre à envoyer par email qui explique le >>> pourquoi et le but d'une telle démarche et qui explique en quelques mots >>> (convaincant), le projet OpenStreetMap. >>> >>> *Néerlandais:* >>> >>> Hallo, >>> >>> Ik nam contact op diverse organisaties om te vragen wat het was informatie >>> die zij zou kunnen brengen tot onze beschikking op te nemen in de >>> OpenStreetMap (Tec, het BIPT, etc etc ...) >>> >>> De meest voorkomende reactie is: "*Stuur ons een e-mail met uitleg van >>> aanpak en wij zullen reageren ...*" >>> >>> Niet zijnde een professionele schrijver, ik vraag me af of een van >>> jullie eenvoorbeeld brief om e-mail waarin u de reden en het doel van >>> een dergelijke aanpak te verzenden is, waarin in een paar woorden ( >>> overtuigend ), het OpenStreetMap-project. >>> >>> *Anglais:* >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I contacted various organizations to ask what it was information they >>> could put at our disposal to incorporate in OpenStreetMap (Tec, BIPT, >>> etc etc ...) >>> >>> The most common response is: "*Send us an email explaining your approach >>> and wewill respond ...*" >>> >>> Not being a professional writer, I wonder if one of you has a sample >>> letter to send email explaining the reason and purpose of such an >>> approach, explaining in a few words (persuasive ), the OpenStreetMap >>> project. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks ! >>> >>> >>> -*φol d.*- >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-be mailing >>> listTalk-be@openstreetmap.orghttp://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talk-be mailing list >>> Talk-be@openstreetmap.org >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-be mailing list >> Talk-be@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > >
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