Martin schrieb:
> Martin Bienwald:
>>[http://9292ov.nl/]
>>I'm curious which non-existing bus routes you're referring to.
>
> You can carry on being curious.
As long as you inform the people running 9292ov about the data errors ...
>> In my
>>experience,
>
> Which is?
Looking up public transport connections for myself and friends.
>>the data quality of 9292ov is rather good compared to
>>similar services elsewhere.
>
> Compared to which public service elsewhere?
reiseauskunft.bahn.de for example (which has data on a lot of German public
transport routes but with some notable "holes").
> Doesn't the quality have to be
> perfect for it to be a useable tool?
Perfect is probably unreachable. Of course, the quality has to be very good.
>>In the case of the 3 1/2-hour journey, the reason probably is that there is
>>no faster public transport route.
> Blindingly obvious?
>>Shit happens.
> especially when one tries to show that it is faster to travel by public
> transport.
AFAIK the main goal of journey planner services like 9292ov is *not* to prove
how fast public transport is but to help PT users find the best connections.
... Martin |