On Fri, 10 May 2019 at 23:09, Paul Allen <pla16...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like the idea that the name of the bus, as shown on the map, is the same as > the name of the > bus, as shown on the bus. It means I can look at the map and know what to > look for on an > approaching bus. Not having the two correspond is unhelpful, if not > downright perverse. > > Route number alone is insufficient. Not when there can be variant routes.
I agree that it's helpful to see route number and/or origin and destination on maps, but that doesn't mean that we have to store that information in the name=* tag, which is usually used to store names, not descriptions. Renderers could just as well display the route's description by combining ref=* and/or name=* (depending on what's used) plus from=* [, via=*] and to=*, e.g.: ref=201 from=Vevey Funiculaire to=Villeneuve Gare name=Metropolitan Line from=Aldgate to=Watford or by displaying the description=* tag in case there are different route variants, for example during rush hour, at the weekend or in the evening. Regards Markus _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
