Also: highway=bus_stop, currently tagged beside the road -> public_transport=platform highway=tram_stop, currently tagged on the rail -> public_transport=stop_position
homogenizing these to public_transport=platform and public_transport=stop_position and allowing either or both to be defined for each stop is one of the central ways how PTv2 simplifies tagging. > -----Original Message----- > From: Warin <61sundow...@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, 23 June 2018 10:29 > To: tagging@openstreetmap.org > Subject: Re: [Tagging] public_transport=platform rendering on osm- > carto > > On 23/06/18 09:54, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > > > sent from a phone > > > >> On 23. Jun 2018, at 00:55, Graeme Fitzpatrick > <graemefi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> then why are we all worrying so much about stop positions? The > driver knows he has to stop at this location, & (I'm pretty > certain! :-)) he's not staring at his phone / GPS to see if OSM says > he at's exactly the right spot on the ground to stop the bus! > > > > they are relevant for long platforms as you find them in train > stations, for typical bus stops they are not relevant > > For places where many bus routes stop they are helpful for passengers > to determine where to wait and signal. > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
