[Talk-ca] TransLink mapping party Vancouver?

[Richard Weait]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:52 PM,  <simon at mungewell.org> wrote:
>> Belay that request.  I talked to someone last night who said that he had
>> the
>> geocoded bus stop locations (with the stop numbers).  He is going to get
>> in
>> touch with Carson and open-source the data.
>
> Good news, anyone up for importing said data into OSM?
>
> The scheme I've been using here in Calgary is as:
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/260897759

Hi Simon,

Are you using nodes beside the way, marked as

Tags:  	
bus_routes = 3;301
highway = bus_stop
ref = 9783;4588

Are you following one of the proposed public transport schemas?

Best regards,
Richard

Proposed schemas for bus stops / transit include:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Oxomoa/Public_transport_schema
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bus_route
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/NaPTAN
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/QROTI