2009/2/20 Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) <ajrli...@googlemail.com>: > Thomas Wood [mailto:grand.edgemas...@gmail.com] wrote: >>Sent: 20 February 2009 2:51 PM >>To: Shaun McDonald >>Cc: Peter Miller; Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org; talk- >>tran...@openstreetmap.org; Brian Prangle; Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) >>Subject: Re: [Talk-transit] [Talk-gb-westmidlands] NAPTAN database >> >>2009/2/20 Shaun McDonald <sh...@shaunmcdonald.me.uk>: >>> >>> On 20 Feb 2009, at 14:12, Thomas Wood wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The NaPTAN code is useful to the public. One can text that code to a >>>>> phone >>>>> number and get information about upcoming departures. >>>>> http://www.pti.org.uk/SMS/SMS.htm >>>>> >>>>> The number 504974 might be an asset number of the bus stop used by the >>>>> authority for management purposes. That might belong in the PlateCode >>>>> field, >>>>> but the problem with non-naptan fields is that they will be done >>>>> differently >>>>> in different parts of the county. >>>>> >>>>> Should YT go in Ref? I am not sure about that. It might be better to >>>>> using >>>>> the naptancode there which is unique nationally. >>>> >>>> In my opinion, yes, where provided. However, since my view is >>>> essentially London-only, (where NaptanCodes don't exist at all), I >>>> find that the Stop indicator is the most useful thing, since it is >>>> almost essential to differentiate stops at transport hubs. >>>> I don't see any problem with having a non-unique ref=, since it's be >>>> likely to be unique on a local scale which is when it is most useful. >>> >>> I have seen these local codes on a red circle at the top of the pole in >>> Edinburgh. I always enter them as local_ref=... since it a is a local >>> reference. ref=... should be used for the national ref of the bus stop in >>my >>> opinion. >>> >>> >>> Shaun >> >>Very well. Changed the converter, and wiki. > > Not sure if ref= has universally been used for bus_stops. I know all the > ones I've mapped use that. Easy enough to change though. > > I think it may be correct that the numbers on shelters in my photos are > asset numbers, however these stops don't appear to carry any other reference > number. All non shelter bus stops in West Mids carry a number in a different > format as per link below. Does this number appear in the NaPTAN data? > > http://ajr.hopto.org/osm/SD530502.JPG > > If these on-the-ground reference numbers are not in the NaPTAN data then we > have quite a bit of work to do to map stops properly. > > Cheers > > Andy
Those are the last 7 digits of the unique, nationwide AtcoCode. I've not seen them publicly anywhere else. -- Regards, Thomas Wood (Edgemaster) _______________________________________________ Talk-gb-westmidlands mailing list Talk-gb-westmidlands@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb-westmidlands