[OSM-talk] [Spam] bus route/relations done right

[Peter Miller]

On 13 Nov 2009, at 11:04, Jozef Riha wrote:

> hello all,
>
> i'd like to review/finish mapping of bus/tram network during my stay
> in bern (ch) and do this right so that no time is wasted fixing my
> mistakes. i read through wiki pages but there're still some points
> open. for my examples to be more explanatory please open the following
> osm file which i'll be referring to. the download url is
> http://nic-nac-project.org/~jose1711/donotdelete/bus_route.osm
>
> i consider bus 1 route to be the correct way of entering a simple
> route. backward/forward rules are based on the way's orientation, not
> Terminus A -> Terminus B or vice versa orientation just as the wiki
> says. what to do though when it's not really clear what way does the
> bus stop belong to like in bus route 2? how do i know if it's forward
> or backward role i should use when i don't know to which way the bus
> stop is connected. consider that i may not be able to change
> orientation (situation: oneway for cars, buses can drive both
> directions). also, does the ways (segments) in relation need to be
> ordered or this is mandatory for bus stops only?
>
> next thing. i have seen many osm users create bus routes such as route
> 4, while i think the correct way is route 3. am i correct?
>
> thank you for your comments,

You might like to direct this one to talk-transit
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit

Thanks,


Peter Miller

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