Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-27 Thread Sebastian Spiess
Hi, I don't want to re-start this thread but just wanted to share this post I came across from OSMAND; the app I use for routing and GPS recording. It it about public transport and tagging 'for the renderer' OSMAND. https://osmand.net/blog/guideline-pt Regards, Sebastian Am 2019-03-21

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-21 Thread Warin
On 22/03/19 10:37, Ewen Hill wrote: Re vision impaired users. Is this where https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway%3Dplatform_edge could be useful and whilst there is no route,  ot may assist... or hinder as it may not be rendered. They do have those ripple strips/buttons that you

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-21 Thread Ewen Hill
Re vision impaired users. Is this where https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:railway%3Dplatform_edge could be useful and whilst there is no route, ot may assist... or hinder as it may not be rendered. On Fri, 22 Mar 2019, 9:43 AM Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 21/03/19 22:30,

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-21 Thread Warin
On 21/03/19 22:30, Sebastian S. wrote: If you believe Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_railway_station%2C_Sydney The stations name is 'Central railway station' but it goes by many colloquial names. I don't like the way the platforms are named currently. "Platform 8+9 (8;9)" is

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-21 Thread Thomas Manson
as Platform $. Regards, Thomas From: Sebastian S. Sent: 21 March 2019 22:30 To: talk-au@openstreetmap.org; Thomas Manson; talk-au@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [talk-au] Platform names If you believe Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_railway_station%2C_Sydney

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-21 Thread Sebastian S.
If you believe Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_railway_station%2C_Sydney The stations name is 'Central railway station' but it goes by many colloquial names. I don't like the way the platforms are named currently. "Platform 8+9 (8;9)" is surely not the name on the signboards. I

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-21 Thread Sebastian S.
Yes there is a tag for short name. Don't know at the moment but is listed in the wiki under the names site. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On 21 March 2019 6:40:25 pm AEDT, Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> wrote: >On 21/03/19 15:42, Andrew Davidson wrote:

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-21 Thread Warin
On 21/03/19 15:42, Andrew Davidson wrote: On 21/3/19 11:26, Thomas Manson wrote: 1) First of all, is my understanding correct? It should be the station name. Depends on which version you'd like to believe. The original proposal for public_transport=platform

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-20 Thread Andrew Davidson
On 21/3/19 11:26, Thomas Manson wrote: 1) First of all, is my understanding correct? It should be the station name. Depends on which version you'd like to believe. The original proposal for public_transport=platform (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?oldid=625726#Platform) said:

Re: [talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-20 Thread cleary
On any map, more detail is generally preferred to less detail, provided that the information is useful. I use Central reasonably often. There were 25 platforms (a couple now closed for new construction) and platform 1 is a fair way from platform 25. I think most users would benefit from having

[talk-au] Platform names

2019-03-20 Thread Thomas Manson
Looking at Central Station, Sydney, the platform names are things like 'Platform 4+5'. (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6015392) >From my reading of >https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag%3Apublic_transport%3Dplatform, this >should be the name of the station , so in this case that