Tom Chance wrote: >Sent: 16 March 2010 5:21 PM >To: Thomas Wood >Cc: Public transport/transit/shared taxi related topics; OSM - Talk GB >Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] [Talk-transit] NaPTAN - Time for the rest? > >On 16 March 2010 17:00, Thomas Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We'd all prefer it if it'd be handled locally, but there just doesn't > seem to be much interest in improving the data en-mass, merely in the > piecewise way that most people have mapped up until now. > > > >I may be wrong about this, but I'm not aware that a "NAPTAN clean-up" has >been particularly promoted in the way that the TIGER cleanups were (are?). > >I recall a tool developed for the west midlands showing the state of the >imported data, but can that be used nationwide?
Novam is that tool. www.mappa-mercia.org/novam I'm not sure how far Christoph got with cleaning up the edit interface but I know he's writing up currently so not undertaking any new work. Cheers Andy > > >The cycle map and regular chatter have seen coverage blossom. Obviously bus >stops aren't as interesting to fellow OSM nutters as cycle routes; and the >cycle map was an "early mover" and got onto the front page of the main web >site. But can't we make a bit more of an effort to push this across the GB >community? > >After cars and walking, public transport is the most used means of getting >around ths country so I'd say it should be a fairly high priority to get >that data right. > >Best wishes, >Tom > >-- >http://tom.acrewoods.net http://twitter.com/tom_chance > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2749 - Release Date: 03/15/10 >19:33:00 > _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
