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@railtoolkit @kaat0 what kinds of data are you most interested in?
transitous's gtfs is an obvious one
the upper gauge geometries i transcribed if we can decide on a format (currently WKT)
i mentioned it elsewhere but i am a big fan of Kontur's GHSL reprojection into H3
foursquare OS places can be a nice hierarchical complement to OSM
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i think little examples on how to use each dataset could be just as valuable as the links to them
@bovine3dom @railtoolkit You are right, @transitous is already on my to-do list!
As for the gauge geometries, the type of loading gauge per track is interesting from my perspective as a railway engineer, not the translation into geometries. I would call the loading gauge type per track 'raw data' and the other one 'derived'. For utility purposes, I would currently go for the raw data.
The other data you mentioned is not really railway-related; it's more geospatial. However, elevation data for the track would be excellent!
The categories which are of interest are: Infrastructure, Timetables and Schedules, Real-Time and Operational Data, Rolling Stock, and Miscellaneous (Incidents, Regulations, Economic).
@kaat0 hmm, I'm not sure I understand what you're saying about gauges
I mean for example that GC is 4700mm high https://github.com/bovine3dom/route_tchooseur/blob/0bfe16b62c1ed0936338c63c9db17500c82f1f05/gauge_geometries.sql#L93
I'm not talking about linking that to any other data
Elevation: I like Mapterhorn but resolution varies https://mapterhorn.com/data-access/, format documented here https://github.com/tilezen/joerd/blob/master/docs/formats.md#terrarium
cc @wnd who may have ideas for British open data to add :)
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