[openrailwaymap] ProRail import - slice 2

[JJJ Wegdam]

Good afternoon Eike,

> Op 7 mei 2015 om 08:14 heeft Rolf Eike Beer <eike at sf-mail.de> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Am Samstag, 2. Mai 2015, 22:28:43 schrieb JJJ Wegdam:
>> Dear contributors,
>> 
>> while the WMS of the milestones (slice 1) ought to be being developed, I
>> decided to introduce you guys to slice 2. The proposal that I'm about to
>> present is about the Dutch equivalent of Betriebsstelle:
>> dienstregelingspunten. Freely translated, this means timetable-nodes. The
>> English equivalent is the collection of yards, junctions, sidings and
>> moveable bridges (note that yards and sidings are distinguished in the
>> Dutch definition).
> 
> So, what exactly will that look like? One point per "station", that would 
> match what we have as railway=station (or halt, or service_station)? For those 
> elements the node is placed "in the center of the object", so I guess any 
> coordinate you would give us would be fine.

You can consider the data as a collection of names for points of interest along the railway, which the operator uses to construct a smooth timetable. For more info on the subject, you could consult  http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenRailwayMap/Tagging#Operating_Sites, where the tagging of these nodes is described. I already tested two locations:

• http://puu.sh/hExsV/47862d83d4.jpg shows an example of a cargo yard near Rotterdam.
• http://puu.sh/hExu2/8f324e6bc0.jpg is a junction near Amersfoort.

My main question is: assuming that everything will be done in accordance with the import guidelines and ORM tagging scheme, would you agree on an automated import of these nodes?

> P.S.: Alexander is currently very busy, and I'm not a railway expert, so I 
> held back with answering. Your mail was not lost, but I expect it to take a 
> bit to get a broader discussion.

That is understandable. I'll try to explain everything in plain English. If you have any questions on the technical side of the story, I'll by happy to answer them.

Kind regards,
Jeroen