[Talk-transit] Proposed changes to oxomoa schema [part 2: stops]

Shaun McDonald shaun at shaunmcdonald.me.uk
Tue Jun 29 01:07:07 BST 2010


In the UK as part of the Naptan import we already have decided that bus stops must be marked exactly where they are on the ground and added to the route relation of the bus route.

Shaun

On 28 Jun 2010, at 19:07, Michał Borsuk wrote:

> Hi everybody again: 
> 
> This time I'd like to propose a smaller change, but this one may break compatibility with oxomoa - it has been, however, already commonly implemented. 
> 
> ISSUE RAISED:  
> * map bus stops to their physical location, not a point on the route/street
> 
> Present status: If I understand correctly, oxomoa suggests that the bus stop data (name, unique number, etc.) be entered as properties of a point on the route/street. 
>  
> Problems : 
> * Lines often have stops that are quite far apart for each direction
> * This prohibits proper routing (GPS + walking), 
> * this system is not very intuitive I find. 
> 
> Proposed change: bus stops to be mapped exactly to where they are, and to be added to relations 
> 
> Result: 
> * better routing results e.g. one wants to find a correct way to the bus stop, and not to the average point somewhere between two stops of the same name in either direction. 
> * more intuitive system -> easier "learning curve" for new users. 
> 
> Influence on possible future software solutions: minor. May require all the stops on the route to be ordered based on their geographical location, as opposed to their place on the route (the latter is easier). 
> 
> Comments: I have seen this system very often implemented - two bus stops on each side, so my suggestion is just to codify the situation for future editors. 
> 
> Hope this is not too much at once, for more is to follow. 
> 
> 
> Greetings, 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards, mit freundlichen Grüssen, meilleurs sentiments, Pozdrowienia, 
> 
> Michał Borsuk
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