OpenStreetMap
Idea : OpenTrainSchedule on top of OSM, Model trains and LinCity
Publeyêe per h4ck3rm1k3 lo 9 February 2010 en English.Trains are great. Model trains are a great hobby.
I used to have a model train set from my Dad.
In fact, my uncle has a huge train set in Kansas.
OSM can be considered to be a big online model train set-
Maybe if we put some train simulations on there, people would use it more
like train time tables with different locomotives, that would be very popular.
People could add in all the train time tables,
and see where the train is at any given time
even mark them as being late.
On that note, what about playing http://lincity-ng.berlios.de/ with osm data?
mike
Discussion
Comentèro de h4ck3rm1k3 lo 9 February 2010 a 08:41
wow there is an open source railway simulator as well!
http://www.railserve.com/jump/jump.cgi?ID=5727
what about an OSM import for that?
Comentèro de !i! lo 9 February 2010 a 15:38
Hi, well I tried out to find some OSM friendly simulations but didn't get big feedback
osm.wiki/DE:Kommunikation
But nevertheless a global public transport timetable would be great for routing ("take bus line 5 till XYZ street and go to your train in 20min").
Comentèro de !i! lo 9 February 2010 a 16:36
May be but ATM i lack of time, feel free to recontact the mentioned projects or spinof a OSM related sister project :)
Comentèro de Sam Wilson lo 10 February 2010 a 07:04
+1 for "OSM can be considered to be a big online model train set"!! I thoroughly concur. :-)
Comentèro de demi lo 13 February 2010 a 11:49
There is already something like that for switzerland as a Google Maps Mashup. But maybe its interesting to look at and what could be possible with that data:
http://www.swisstrains.ch/