[OSM-talk] Bus Stops

[Dave Stubbs]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Jeffrey Martin <dogshed at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've made a decision for what I am going
> to do.
>
> If I wait until there is some standard way
> it will be a hassle to find all these stops
> later instead of putting them in now
> with all the other data, and I might loose
>  my little scraps of paper.
>
> Here's my plan of action. I'm going to put
> a node on the exact location of each
> bus stop offset from the way. I don't want
> to loose that location data until I'm sure we
>  want to throw it out. Putting a node on the
> way instead would essentially erase the location
> of the stops and shelters.
>
> If someone wants to come along later and put
> a node on the way or make some kind of association
>  they can do that.
>

That sounds like an excellent plan. There's rarely any point in
waiting to add stuff if you've got the data already, it can always be
changed later if necessary.

Dave