On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 at 22:22, Joseph Eisenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am thinking of cases like streetside stops for 30 m or 45 m long > trams. There might be a shelter, which is the most prominent physical > feature of the tram stop. There is no explicit platform. The tram stop > sign might be 10 metres away from the shelter, and the farthest > possible boarding point at the back doors of the tram another 10 m > away. If only a single node could be used, where is it placed and why? > > How are you currently mapping such tram stops? > > I would indicate the point where passengers wait for the tram, near > the front door, which is usually where the sign is located. > > But it needs to be verifiable: if another mapper rides the tram, they > should be able to understand why the stop is at that location.
To give a real-world example: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3624133333 (Esri has the best aerial imagery in this area) is placed where the sign for the stop is located. In inclement weather, passengers may well be found waiting in the transit shelter 8 metres to west, and the tram will stop for them if they are waiting in the shelter. It might also stop if you are waiting a little bit beyond the shelter. Exact stopping location can vary a couple of metres from operator to operator. Where would you place the one true node? > If you map anything as an area, there needs to be a real-world feature > that matches that area. What do you think about the Berlin mapping of streetside tram stops like https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/389400777 - as a linear way matching the stretch of the sidewalk where passengers might wait? --Jarek _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
