[Talk-GB] Public Transport Smart Cards

[Brian Prangle]

Hi everyone

TfWM have recently introduced  the Swift Card ( similar to TfL's Oyster
Card) and have started installing Swift Collectors in bus shelters and bus
stations. Swift Collectors are where you insert your Swift Card to get the
stored-value topped-up: you can't make payments- that has to be done
elsewhere.

So how to tag? The tagging schema at the map features wiki page doesn't
seem to fit. It's alright until you get the payment options
amenity=vending_machine
vending=public_transport_tickets
payment:xxxx=xxxx

Perhaps

payment=no
top_up=yes

The second problem is associating these collectors with the pole or shelter
which is where they are physically located. Should they be a separate node
adjacent to the bus_stop node? Adding the tags to bus_stop might confuse
everything - is it a bus_stop or a vending_machine?

How have other folk approached this problem?

I've cross-posted to  talk-transit

Regards

Brian
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