<br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/17 Pieren <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pieren3@gmail.com">pieren3@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Frankie Roberto<br>
<<a href="mailto:frankie@frankieroberto.com">frankie@frankieroberto.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I've been doing some work on the representation of railway stations in OSM<br>
> (along with others on the talk-transit mailing list).<br>
<br>
</div>Thank you for your long reply. I didn't subscribe to this particular<br>
list. I think this is something interresting everyone and not only the<br>
experts.<br></blockquote><div><br>Oh good. The list isn't just for experts though (whilst there are a few on there, I'm certainly not one of them) - anyone interested in mapping public transport infrastructure is welcome to join.<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
What I would like to see is a clear statement on the railway station<br>
wiki page like "the name on the main public entrance" or "the official<br>
name" or "the name on the platform", "with or without "Station""... At<br>
least, something that everybody could follow, which makes consistent<br>
maps and data.<br></blockquote><div><br>"Consistent maps"? on OSM? Never! The inconsistency is surely what we all love about OSM?! :-)<br><br>Good suggestion though. I don't think you can ever have a definitive notion of what the name=* should be (witness all the problems with streets that have multiple names), but as guidance, I think something like "Use the official name, as published on up-to-date timetables, the most recent (rather than historical) station signs, or on the website of the station operator" might be helpful.<br>
<br>Incidentally, if you're looking for UK railway stations to map, see <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_railway_stations">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_railway_stations</a> :-)<br>
<br>Frankie</div></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Frankie Roberto<br>Experience Designer, Rattle<br>0114 2706977<br><a href="http://www.rattlecentral.com">http://www.rattlecentral.com</a><br><br>