Bus stop collector

The ridiculously simple mobile app

for bus stop mapping in OpenStreetMap

project code name

by @overflorian

21 oct 2016 - OpenStreetMap France

We are in 2016 and bus stops in OpenStreetMap are still WRONG.

 

Let's fix that.

Current status

  • Bus stops quality in OSM is very heterogeneous: from very bad to excellent (e.g. Managua, Nicaragua)
  • Transportation Open Data often sucks
  • Current editing tools are desktop and/or difficult to use

Why we need an app

  • Accurate knowledge is on site. It really is!
  • People have time to map while taking the bus
  • We need to growth our community. The only way to achieve that is to provide simple tools

The app we need

  • OpenStreetMap contribution on the fly
  • Ridiculously simple: my mother must love it
  • Open Source code
  • Multilingual by design

Minimum viable product

Beta version

  • Android app:
    • Transport map as a main screen
    • Create / move / delete bus stops
    • Edit basic bus stops details: name, direction, bus line(s)
    • Select a bus line for an overview

App version 1

It is the beta version with some more features:

  • Contribute with your OSM account
  • Offline edit possible
  • Worldwide coverage
  • Edit bus line road sections
  • Tutorial to guide beginners
  • QA tool : highlight possibly missing bus stops

Possible future evolutions

  • Edit extra bus stops details: shelter, bench, wheelchair accessibility...
  • Bus operators and network management
  • Create / delete a bus line and edit its details: terminus, name, color...
  • Manage stop position on the road
  • Photo and GPS trace collection
  • ...
  • App available on other plateforms: iOS, web...

Overall goal

A game changing tool for transportation's crowdsourcing, created by the community for the community with a simple goal:

 

100% of Paris's region bus stops up-to-date in OpenStreetMap in 18 months

Help the project

This project is just a simple draft for now, October 2016, and I'd love to hear your feedback before going further.

I am Florian Lainez, a digital marketing officer that worked in a transportation company. I am also an active member of the french OSM community.

@overflorian

florian@lainez.fr

        overflorian

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