[OSM-talk] wikiproject rail?

Robert Hart Robert.Hart at BuroHappold.com
Tue Oct 3 14:32:53 BST 2006


I have been trying to record traces for the trains I use. It isn't always
easy though because GPS reception can be quite bad on trains, especially in
cuttings, tunnels, and stations. You also don't have the option to take a
detour to take in a short branch that hasn't been done before....

Rob


> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of SteveC
> Sent: 03 October 2006 14:08
> To: talk at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [OSM-talk] wikiproject rail?
> 
> I've spoken briefly to Matthew Somerville who made this
> 
> http://traintimes.org.uk/map/
> 
> ...and it seems we could help a lot if we had national rail data we
> could give him to improve those routes! :-)
> 
> Has anyone been actively collecting train data? I've just started.
> 
> Has anyone attempted to extract just the motorways from planet.osm?
> 
> Would anyone (in light of the wiki being down) like to coordinate a rail
> project?
> 
> have fun,
> 
> SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/
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