Re: [Talk-gb-westmidlands] Success story

[Rob Nickerson]

Glad to hear the map being actively used on the ground. I agree that it
would be nice to link in with live timetables but this requires developers
who have the right skills to expose the data in a nice interface (and then
ideally we need it to be adopted on the main website).

All volunteers welcome...

Rob


On 27 September 2012 14:41, Big Fat Frog  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Wanted to share this brief success story for OpenStreetMap.  I was
> marshalling at a 40 mile walk/run around Birmingham's canals the other
> weekend and the start/end was at "Ackers": http://www.openstreetmap.org/?*
> *lat=52.45905&lon=-1.85263&**zoom=17&layers=M
>
> Apart from spending the quiet moments taking GPS readings/traces and
> updaing the map I also overheard a competitor at the end asking how to get
> into central Birmingham to catch her bus home, she had a day bus ticket so
> preferred to go in by bus.  The answer she was given was "I don't know", I
> was sitting nearby with my laptop and Mifi so called here over, showed her
> Openstreetmap with the "Transport" view and we quickly determined where the
> nearest bus stop was on the best route into town!  To my knowledge not
> possible with any other website?
>
> So to all who have contributed with NAPTAN uploads, correcting the bus
> routes, moving bus stops and generally updating the Birmingham map a big
> THANK YOU from her.
>
> By the way, I have no idea if she found the bus stop, caught the right bus
> or even made it home!  She may still be roaming the streets of Birmingham
> but hey, I got to show her a pretty map, so lets hope it was accurate.  ;-)
>
> One improvement to the Bus details would be a link on the route that takes
> the user to the Operators' timetable or even live data. Thoughts?
>
> Jonathan
>
>
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[Talk-gb-westmidlands] Success story

[Big Fat Frog]

Hi all,

Wanted to share this brief success story for OpenStreetMap.  I was 
marshalling at a 40 mile walk/run around Birmingham's canals the other 
weekend and the start/end was at "Ackers": 
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.45905&lon=-1.85263&zoom=17&layers=M


Apart from spending the quiet moments taking GPS readings/traces and 
updaing the map I also overheard a competitor at the end asking how to 
get into central Birmingham to catch her bus home, she had a day bus 
ticket so preferred to go in by bus.  The answer she was given was "I 
don't know", I was sitting nearby with my laptop and Mifi so called here 
over, showed her Openstreetmap with the "Transport" view and we quickly 
determined where the nearest bus stop was on the best route into town!  
To my knowledge not possible with any other website?


So to all who have contributed with NAPTAN uploads, correcting the bus 
routes, moving bus stops and generally updating the Birmingham map a big 
THANK YOU from her.


By the way, I have no idea if she found the bus stop, caught the right 
bus or even made it home!  She may still be roaming the streets of 
Birmingham but hey, I got to show her a pretty map, so lets hope it was 
accurate.  ;-)


One improvement to the Bus details would be a link on the route that 
takes the user to the Operators' timetable or even live data. Thoughts?


Jonathan


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