Re: [Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-02 Thread Frank Villaro-Dixon
On 16-08-02 17:01:12, Jo, wrote 10K characters saying: They all introduced a smart card of the same type/technology and they were capable of creating 4 incompatible systems with those cards. Go figure! Somebody who lives near to the capital and to Wallonia would need 4 such cards to be able to u

Re: [Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-02 Thread Michael Tsang
On Tuesday 02 August 2016 16:30:02 Frank Villaro-Dixon wrote: > To me, `operator` is the company that drives the bus (say, "Bus drivers > Ltd") whereas `network` targets the global entity/company/consortium for > the group of lines. > > Generally speaking, a ticket bought on a network could be us

Re: [Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-02 Thread Jo
In Belgium, operators work on a regional level. De Lijn in Flanders, TEC in Wallonia and MIVB/STIB in Brussels. There is some geographical overlap. The Brussels company drives to the airport, which is in Flanders and has expensive tickets to get you there. De Lijn and TEC also serve north and south

Re: [Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-02 Thread Frank Villaro-Dixon
On 16-08-02 15:29:11, Michael Tsang, wrote 1.0K characters saying: On Monday 01 August 2016 23:55:56 Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: sent from a phone > Il giorno 01 ago 2016, alle ore 17:51, Michael Tsang > ha scritto: > > What should I type in for the network=* tag for the bus routes such that >

Re: [Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-02 Thread Tijmen Stam
> > > sent from a phone > >> Il giorno 01 ago 2016, alle ore 17:51, Michael Tsang >> ha scritto: >> >> What should I type in for the network=* tag for the bus routes such that >> it is least surprising and least confusing for data users? > > > You have written a lot about operators, but these go i

Re: [Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-02 Thread Michael Tsang
On Monday 01 August 2016 23:55:56 Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > sent from a phone > > > Il giorno 01 ago 2016, alle ore 17:51, Michael Tsang > > ha scritto: > > > > What should I type in for the network=* tag for the bus routes such that > > it is least surprising and least confusing for data use

Re: [Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-01 Thread Martin Koppenhoefer
sent from a phone > Il giorno 01 ago 2016, alle ore 17:51, Michael Tsang ha > scritto: > > What should I type in for the network=* tag for the bus routes such that it > is least surprising and least confusing for data users? You have written a lot about operators, but these go into the ope

[Tagging] bus networks in Hong Kong

2016-08-01 Thread Michael Tsang
Hi all, I have trouble filling the network=* key on bus routes in Hong Kong. According to the wiki page, "On route relations[1] for bus, railway, and tram service routes[2], this key indicates the bus system, if applicable. There is currently no consensus whether the values should be abbrevia