Hillsman, Edward wrote: > Alexander wrote: > >>Another thing: does adding the color tag to a route relation actually do >>anything right now? I think that it definitely should. >> >>-Alexander > > OSMTransport, at http://3liz.fr/public/osmtransport/, displays the route > colors. So if a system has a "Red Line" or "Blue Route" that is commonly > referred to as such, the color tag enables this to be shown. For the > routes I have mapped in Tampa, FL, I have included the colors that the > local transit agency recorded in its GTFS file, which we have permission > to use in OSM. However, I think the agency uses the colors only for > mapping on its own website. People here refer to routes by number or > destination, not color. I have not mapped all of the agency's routes, and > probably won't until I get all of the dual-carriageway roads split > (because remapping the route relations is cumbersome and error-prone). > > I am not aware that anyone else is using the color tag but would like to > know if anyone else is. Also, note that OSMTransport does not update > frequently. > > 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 > http://www.cutr.usf.edu
Very infrequently. I started work on VIA in San Antonio over two months ago, and it's still not on there. -Alexander _______________________________________________ Talk-transit mailing list Talk-transit@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-transit
