On 03-Feb-17 17:52, Brian Prangle wrote:
In line with the automated edits policy there's a wikipage <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Automated_Edit_West_Midlands_NAPTAN_data> with full details
I realise that this proposal is only for West Midlands, but if it were extended nationwide, I'd have a concern about globally assuming NAPTAN's positional accuracy is better than OSM's existing data. I rather doubt that's the case for the ones I've re-surveyed round here, for example.
Even where it is true, there's a follow on task needed which will be to make sure nearby non-bus-stop geometry is also improved to match. I know there are many places where OSM data has been added from poorly georeferenced aerial photography, resulting in a map which, although perhaps up to 5 or 10 metres out, is nevertheless useful and usable. Simply fixing the bus stop coordinates in isolation will produce some very odd results like moving them into the middle of people's houses!
All the stuff about fixing route information sounds excellent, though! That's certainly in rather poor repair locally.
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