Here is a new french language Paris transit system mashup that will help folks navigate this great world city as well as the surrounding suburbs (Région Ile de France).It's is a fully functional Google Maps transit planning tool that features actual bus, metro and train schedules recognizing start and end points when you type the addresses manually or when you click on the map itself. When you tap on the map between your start and end points it actually maps your walking route and to and from the start and destination stops!
The creators of this first mashup are also testing another one which takes into account the nationwide train network..
More info on these mashups can be found in this blog post. For more transit and rail mashups for other world cities, check here.
Other France Google Maps Mashups -
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
4 comments:
It's sad that the quality of the geocoder detracts from an otherwise good product.
"La defense", being one of the terminals on the main metro route in Paris, isn't the least bit ambiguous. At least to humans.
--Daniel Haran
Thank you for the feed back. La Defense is indeed a complex terminal which includes several metro, train and bus stations. It is also a "Point Of Interest" which refers to the Plaza aboce the terminal. This is why the system sees it as ambiguous. I would argue that a human may also find it ambiguous and would not have a rendez vous in la defense without giving additional indications.
I assume this is a nice app, however, since I get the message:
Server Error in '/' Application.
The resource cannot be found.
Description: HTTP 404
I WOULDN'T KNOW!
--Bob
please update the link.
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