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Would it be possible to do it using something similar to the opening
hours tagging schema (with key:times or key:schedule)?
>Dear Felix,
>
>> As far as I have understood, the discussion of having time
information in OSM has been going back and forth for years. And I'd also
be a supporter of having this model included in OSM.
>> But - another idea - what about storing public transport time
information separately, but also with an open license? OSM is not just
the core project, there are so many good solutions in the bigger OSM
family (See the routing engines, JOSM, export tool, openaerialmap.org,
etc.. long list here). We could be a lot more flexible in a project
dedicated to store time information based on OSM stops (osm_id would be
the good identifier): I'm thinking about a (web) service, provide a
database instance, with an easy REST API to store and query data,
probably some editors (web interface, JOSM plugin,...). We could query
OSM public transport stops (by osm id), put them into the database and
add/edit time information on it collaboratively, implement imports and
exports (GTFS) and different schedule data models. Of course I'm
describing it very simply, but the basic idea is: Why fight to have it
inside the OSM data model, if we could create a decent service around it?
>
>I am also interested in making a public transport routing software for
my town, and need a place to store those time information (including
frequency-based metro routes and fixed time bus routes). I don't think
that OSM can store these data and may develop a web interface for
crowd-sourcing those in the future.
>
>Michael
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