If we decide to import then adding the GTFS (<font size="2">General Transit Feed Specification</font>) tags on additional fields such as stop_code would allow the use of Maperitive's find command to locate bus stops by stop_id even if it wasn't visible. The other two relevant tags would be stop_name which in the case of Ottawa is displayed internally on the bus and stop_id which would be significant only to an application or bot.<br>
<br>I'd bug Calgary nicely for a GTFS format file. GTFS started out as Google <font size="2">Transit Feed Specification but has since changed its name as it went through a </font>"standards" style discussion etc. and is now used for more than just Google.<br>
<br>Cheerio John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 June 2010 21:19, Tyler Gunn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tyler@egunn.com">tyler@egunn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:17:28 -0400, john whelan <<a href="mailto:jwhelan0112@gmail.com">jwhelan0112@gmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
<div class="im">> The problem here is you need to do the plus sign thing and look at the<br>
data<br>
> links. Putting the bus stop number in the name filed means that<br>
renderers<br>
> such as Maperitive can display it as you zoom in without needing any<br>
> special<br>
> training for the end user.<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>That's a very good point.<br>
I think I'll adopt this style going forward. Adding the bus stops in<br>
Winnipeg is on my "todo" list. I will likely contact Winnipeg Transit to<br>
see if they have any bus stop and route data they could provide though as<br>
I'd rather not have to go around taking pictures of every bus stop in the<br>
city. :)<br>
<br>
Tyler<br>
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</font><div><div></div><div class="h5">Tyler Gunn<br>
<a href="mailto:tyler@egunn.com">tyler@egunn.com</a><br>
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