I have previously used "name (A)" and "name (B)" for the same situation - and you can also place it into a separate ref=A or local_ref=A tag. ------------------------------------------ David
On 31 August 2010 19:31, john whelan <[email protected]> wrote: > Since most renders only display the name to make it useful to the > casual map user I'd suggest > "A name" or "B name" in the name field. There is a similar problem > with the GTFS stop_code. > > Cheerio John > > On 31 August 2010 14:17, Magnus Bäck <[email protected]> wrote: > > In the Skånetrafiken public transport network in southmost Sweden, bus > > stops are identified not only by name but also by a capital letter that > > identifies this particular platform (or stop position, if you will). In > > most cases you have an "A" platform for one direction and a "B" platform > > across the street for buses heading the other direction. Example below. > > > > http://openbusmap.org/?zoom=18&lat=56.01628&lon=12.72438&layers=BT > > > > How should this be entered into OSM? I think the information is useful > > since bigger bus stations may have tens of platforms, but I don't feel > > any of the existing tags really cover this case. For now I've included > > it in the name ("Helsingborg Biblioteket (B)" etc, see above), but this > > is hardly ideal. I suppose the ref attribute wouldn't be completely off, > > but it seems more geared towards network-internal reference numbers that > > are unknown to and useless for the travellers. The platform identifiers > > should be displayed on maps but perhaps not as prominently as the stop > > names. > > > > -- > > Magnus Bäck > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Talk-transit mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-transit mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit >
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