I should also mention this: http://www.transitdb.ca/
Corey On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:24 AM, Sam Vekemans<acrosscanadatra...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you have a chance, (im not at a computer right now). Perhaps we can > put a new section on the BC province wiki page under 'goals' . > > I put a star on this email, so its on my todo list :) > > On 8/26/09, Corey Burger <corey.bur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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 >>> >> > > > -- > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
