Jack Stringer wrote: >>> Why do we cut them up for the bus routes? Wouldn't it be easier to build a >>> navagation app at does the calculation using all the stops as waypoints. >> The resulting calculated route might not actually match the route the bus >> really takes. You might argue that it doesn't matter so long as the bus >> goes via all the stops, but IMHO it is wrong since there may be reasons for >> knowing the route the bus actually takes rather than just what stops it goes >> via. > > I understand that people would like to put bus routes into OSM but > does it have to require the cutting up of roundabouts and junctions? I > would not go around cutting stuff up just so I can put in a route of > ice cream van.
OSM's database can't hold all the information there is about everything. Among the many criteria for not including information are whether: - the data is ephemeral - it is better represented elsewhere - it distorts the OSM database Bus routes are on the edge of all of these. Where I live routes are changed frequently (sadly often by being removed). Route and timetable information would ideally presented together (some routes operate only once a week). There is likely to be a big increase in mash-up representations with OSM data as just one of the layers. Public transport information is ripe for innovative interactive presentation along these lines. I would prefer to wait the short time until this happens rather than distorting the OSM data unnecessarily. Chris _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
