[gps-talkusers] Re: MultiModal routes
- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirttimaa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:42:07 +0300
What we would need is some additional services for hosting GTFS dumps and
providing decent API's for mobile usage. Downloading huge files to mobile
is not very good idea. For example, GTFS for Helsinki area in Finland is
70M and it needs to be unpacked on device, then it takes more than 600M. If
we had some services on web where GTFS dumps would be hosted, it would
provide better possibilities to support time tables and route info in
mobile apps.
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 8:35 PM, Mike Reiser <mikereiser08@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Would be great if google transit could be used somehow as they're
> available every ware
>
> Mike
>
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> On Aug 30, 2013, at 10:32 AM, "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Listers,
> >
> > We have checked with Mapquest and can confirm that only some transit
> systems
> > are in the multimodal routing. We will add a note about this in the
> manual
> > and wait to see if they add more transit systems. This mode is not all
> that
> > useful until they make these improvements. We are also considering other
> > ways to integrate transit.
> >
> > Thanks for the feedback so we were able to bring this to their attention.
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
> > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 1:37 PM
> > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: MultiModal routes
> >
> > Which transit systems are used is out of our control. This would be a
> > Mapquest issue. We will report it to them. If all transit options in the
> > various cities are not included, we should pull this feature as it isn't
> > very helpful.
> >
> > Justin, we don't really know if Mapquest is using GTSF or not. We hope to
> > improve on this feature in the future. At the very least, we want to know
> > how things work.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
> > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:14 AM
> > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: MultiModal routes
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> >
> >
> > I live in Chicago and tried to use the Seeing Eye GPS app to plan a
> > multi-modal trip from my office in downtown Chicago to the fifth district
> > Cook County Courthouse at 10220 S. 76th Ave in Bridgeview, IL. The
> Seeing
> > Eye app routed me to a Metra commuter train to Manhattan, IL and to walk
> > several miles to the courthouse. By contrast, the multi-modal trip
> planner
> > provided by the Regional Transportation Authority at GoRoo.com routed me
> > properly to the L and then to a Pace suburban bus at Midway Airport that
> > took me directly in front of the court facility. Using the L and the
> bus,
> > the trip would take 74 minutes compared to the two hours and 20 minutes
> > projected by the Seeing Eye app.
> >
> > It seems obvious from this and other multi-modal routs I have planned
> that
> > the Seeing Eye app has route information for the Chicago Transit
> Authority
> > and Metra commuter rail only but lacks any information regarding the more
> > than 200 routes of the Pace suburban bus system.
> > Usually when travel services say public transit information is available
> for
> > a particular city, it means that all transit providers are included in
> that
> > region, not just some. Why was Pace not included? Could it be added?
> If
> > not, documentation should specify that only CTA and Metra routes are
> > available and no Pace routes.
> > Otherwise some might be confused.
> >
> > I will still have GoRoo bookmarked in Safari to plan trips with public
> > transit in the suburbs.
> >
> > Kelly
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/29/13, Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> So rename manual to help feature and its now 2013. (smile)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:43:08 -0600
> >> "Marco Migotti" <news@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Reading manuals is so 1990's! If you don't know something, consult
> >>> the help feature.
> >>>
> >>> Marco
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris
> >>> Grabowski
> >>> Sent: August-27-13 8:38 PM
> >>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: MultiModal routes
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>> This information is clearly stated in the manual.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:23:49 -0600
> >>> Justin Hull <justinhull1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello,
> >>>> Does anyone know what cities have the multimodal option available?
> >>>> Where
> >>> can we find a list of cities with this information as well?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you
> >>>> Have a great day.
> >>>> Justin Hull
> >>>>
> >>>> On Aug 27, 2013, at 5:21 PM, "juan mojena" <jmoj46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi Michael
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I Haven't had a chance to use the multimodal route feature yet.
> >>>>> Next
> >>> week I'll be in New York City. Is the multimodal route feature in
> this
> >>> location? I live in Pennsylvania in a semi rural area and Seeing
> Eye
> >>> is
> >>> able to find the correct address for my house where google maps
> >>> gives me some weird address. You or someone else should do a
> >>> presentation or podcast showing the features of the new version.
> >>> Great work and looking forward to further progress.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Juan
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Aug 27, 2013, at 12:59 PM, "Michael May"
> >>>>> <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I have been meaning to ask if anyone has tried creating and
> >>>>>> following a multimodal route with the Seeing Eye GPS. This only
> >>>>>> works in a few
> >>> large
> >>>>>> cities. I tried it in San Francisco. I didn't actually follow
> >>>>>> the
> >>> route it
> >>>>>> created but it did nicely create a route walking to a Muni stop,
> >>>>>> then
> >>> told
> >>>>>> me the name of the line to take, where to get off and then the
> >>>>>> walk the
> >>> rest
> >>>>>> of the way.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I determined from this exploration that it was much more
> >>>>>> efficient to
> >>> take a
> >>>>>> taxi.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Anyone else tried this? If it isn't available in the city you
> >>>>>> try, you
> >>> will
> >>>>>> be alerted so.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Mike
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Michael May, CEO
> >>>>>> Sendero Group, Davis California
> >>>>>> Developers of accessible GPS
> >>>>>> Sendero Phone: 888-757-6810, extension 101 Home Office:
> >>>>>> 530-757-6900
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