[talk-au] Platform names

[Warin]

On 22/03/19 10:37, Ewen Hill wrote:
> Re vision impaired users. Is this where 
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway%3Dplatform_edge could 
> be useful and whilst there is no route,  ot may assist... or hinder as 
> it may not be rendered.

They do have those ripple strips/buttons that you can sense under your 
feet..
Arr OSM tactile_paving=* 
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:tactile_paving

>
> On Fri, 22 Mar 2019, 9:43 AM Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com 
> <mailto:61sundowner at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 21/03/19 22:30, Sebastian S. wrote:
>>     If you believe Wikipedia
>>     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_railway_station%2C_Sydney
>>     The stations name is 'Central railway station' but it goes by
>>     many colloquial names.
>>
>>     I don't like the way the platforms are named currently. "Platform
>>     8+9 (8;9)" is surely not the name on the signboards. 
>
>     Depends on what 'sign board' you look at as to the platform
>     presentation.
>     The electronic sign boards at the station entry show a single
>     platform number, along with when the train leaves and the stops.
>
>     The fixed platform entry signs show the pair of platforms that the
>     entry accesses.
>
>     Some of the Australian platforms are split, some are paired. I
>     prefer split myself. But I am not making it a task for myself.
>
>>     I am in favour of splitting the platforms to have each number
>>     just called "Platform $". Maybe you can also indicated on which
>>     side 8 and 9 is in relation to a path which you would walk into
>>     the platform.
>
>     If the platforms are split that should give the user the required
>     indication.
>>
>>     Maybe name:left=Platform 8 makes sense?
>
>     Left and right depend on what direction you approach the
>     platforms, at Central you can approach lots of the platform pairs
>     from ether direction.
>
>>     Another question I have is how would you route a blind person to
>>     and onto the platform when there is no way?
>>     What about segment indicators. I have not been to central station
>>     but I assume for long trains there are segment indicators along
>>     the platform for passengers to find they carriages quicker. Are
>>     you planning to mapping these?
>
>     I have no plans to map these. I don't know if there is a defined
>     way to map them. Do you ? If so you might give a link for those
>     interested.
>>     Have you looked at other train station in OSM?
>>     I suggest to have a look at
>>     Hamburg
>>     https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.552778&mlon=10.006389&zoom=15#map=18/53.55274/10.00677
>>     Or Cologne https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/50.94319/6.95853
>>     Or Paris Gare du Nord
>>     https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/48.88156/2.35623
>>     Or London Kings Cross
>>     https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/51.53194/-0.12326
>>     Regards Sebastian
>>     -- 
>>     Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
>>
>>     On 21 March 2019 11:26:39 am AEDT, Thomas Manson
>>     <thomas.manson at outlook.com> <mailto:thomas.manson at outlook.com>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>         Looking at Central Station, Sydney, the platform names are
>>         things like 'Platform 4+5'.
>>         (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6015392)
>>
>>
>>         From my reading of
>>         https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag%3Apublic_transport%3Dplatform,
>>         this should be
>>         the name of the station , so in this case that would be
>>         either Central or Central Station, with the platform numbers
>>         as the ref tag (which is already populated).
>>
>>         1) First of all, is my understanding correct? It should be
>>         the station name.
>>         2) Secondly, should the name be Central or Central Station
>>         (assuming 1 is correct)?
>>
>>         Regards,
>>         Thomas
>>

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