I don't know about Translink, but I know BC Transit, which controls the rest of the province is actively interested in getting their data into the Google Transit Data Spec. No timeframe though, because that person is busy with a lot of shiny new projects.
Corey On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Sam Vekemans<acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just being a messenger here. I forget who it was in Halifax who said > that OSM is used for the local transit map? > Anyway, im not on that talk-transit list, but it might be of interest to you. > Also, if anyone has an 'in' with Translink (vancouver transit) it > would be great to get access to that data stream. :-) (as i think the > city is looking at freeing up their data) > > cheers, > Sam > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Hillsman, Edward" <hills...@cutr.usf.edu> > Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:55:23 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Boston transit info available > To: talk...@openstreetmap.org > > On 22 Aug 2009, at 09:29, Peter Miller wrote: > >>Calling all 'US' people interested in transit systems. >> >>We are in the middle of an major import of 350,000 bus stops and ferry > >>terminals etc for the UK ( London and a couple of other places have >>been imported in the past two days - Birmingham was imported two >>months ago). >> >>There are a good number of US transit data feeds available now with >>bus stop and route data and it would be great to have these in OSM. >>When you have then you can produce bus maps and all sorts of other >>lovely stuff including bus maps and it makes it easier to link between > >>OSM and official route planners and real time feeds etc from transit >>authorities. >> >>So... >> >>Please, let's have some folk getting stuck into the imports of this >>data. We already have code available which we used in the US which >>could probably be adapted for the import of GTFS and other data feeds. >> >>The main wiki page for mass transit/public transport on the wiki is >>here and you can need drill in by mode. >>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Public_transport > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > My guess is that you have my expression of interest and contact > information from a post earlier this month on talk-transit, but in case > not, please count me in. One of my colleagues and I are finalizing a > scope of work that includes developing tools to enable US transit > agencies to upload their GTFS data into OSM whenever they update their > data in Google. Part of a longer term effort to link bike/bus/walk route > planning here. The project is not formally agreed to yet, but we think > it is pretty likely to start this fall. So, definitely, I'm interested > and look forward to working with the group. Certainly we'd be interested > in starting with what you've done in the US. > > > > Edward L. Hillsman, Ph.D. > > Senior Research Associate > > Center for Urban Transportation Research > > University of South Florida > > 4202 Fowler Ave., CUT100 > > Tampa, FL 33620-5375 > > 813-974-2977 (tel) > > 813-974-5168 (fax) > > hills...@cutr.usf.edu <mailto:pol...@cutr.usf.edu> > > http://www.cutr.usf.edu <blocked::http://www.cutr.usf.edu/> > > > > > > > -- > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ca mailing list > Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca > _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
