[Talk-ca] Ottawa Bus stops

[john whelan]

The GTFS system has seperate files for bus stops and routes.  If you can tag
the bus stops with the number that's fine, it also has the long and lat for
all the bus stops.

http://www.gtfs-data-exchange.com/agencies

scroll down and you'll see the specifications.

Cheerio John

On 9 June 2010 19:05, <simon at mungewell.org> wrote:

>
> > Use the four digit number (GTFS stop_code) as the name, followed by the
> > GTFS
> > stop_name if available. The number is visible on the stop and allows the
> > Route Planner to be used, the GTFS stop_name is displayed to the bus
> > driver
> > before the stop. Two stops may have the same stop_name but different
> > stop_codes.
>
> Calgary has similar numbers on their bus stops, see:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/24244464@N03/2865020006/in/set-72157607339923902/
>
> I have been entering these as (for example):
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/297633017
>
> Each stop has a 'human name' which might be duplicated across a number of
> physical stops (especially as interchanges), which can be found on (but is
> hard to 'scrape') the Calgary Transit website:
> http://tripplanning.calgarytransit.com
>
> "#4590 - SB CE ST at N OF BEDDINGTON BV NW"
>
> Another thing to note is that 'stop number' can also be pre-pended to for
> a information line telephone number.
>
>
> I'd be interested in how you plan to link the stops into a route, and
> whether you are using seperate nodes, or marking nodes within a way.
>
> Simon
>
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