If I may insert myself into the conversation. I looked at the
opening_hours syntax recently when learning about parking specifications.
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:opening_hours#Syntax
Something like that could be used to specify different frequencies with
time of year.
ferry:schedule:default:journeys=2/day
ferry:schedule:time_interval=Apr-Oct:journeys=4/day
I'm ad-libing over the following here:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:parking:lane
Cheers,
Charles
On 10/04/2013 04:49 PM, Dudley Ibbett wrote:
One thing that you may also need to consider is that the timetables
and therefore number of journeys a day may depend on the month as
there are often summer and winter timetables.
Regards
Dudley
> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 07:28:26 -0700
> From: rich...@systemed.net
> To: Tagging@openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [Tagging] Ferry frequency
>
> Thanks all - some great suggestions. To clarify, I'm not looking to put
> detailed timetable information in (that properly belongs in a GTFS
feed or
> somesuch, not OSM), just a broad-brush indication to help routing
engines.
>
> Based on Richard M's and Janko's suggestions, I'm tempted to use:
>
> journeys=4/hour
> journeys=2 or journeys=2/day
> journeys=on_demand
>
> to indicate, respectively, four journeys in each direction per day; two
> journeys in each direction per day; and the sort of ferry where you
go to
> the bank, wave the ferryman down, and he comes to take you across.
>
> That avoids any confusion about "frequency" (a tram might have both
> meanings!) and is simple both for the mapper and for the consumer.
>
> I note there's also a reservation= tag
> (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:reservation) which will be
useful
> for ferries where booking in advance is required.
>
> cheers
> Richard
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