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2010-12-06
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Hi!
This is a call out to all people developing apps for Helsinki-region public transportation:
Right now the three best (and only?) apps for navigating the Helsinki City public transport are "Bus catcher", "Como Llego" and "ZouBa".
* Como Llego has maybe the best (most functional, clutterless) UI for simple "A to B" navigation with public transport.
* ZouBa is the only app with working (and well rounded out) GPS-guided location searching. Also the idea of setting a "home address" is brilliant, as it saves you from typing in the same address every day into the program.
* Bus Catcher has a cool feature of a map, on which you can see trams moving in real-time. A request was thrown out to show buses as well, and even though I don't how much information HSL gives out on buses' locations, I know that at least the 550-line all use constant GPS navigation. Maybe at least some of these lines could be implemented.
So my request is this:
Is there interest between you developers to combine the best bits of all these applications into one über app that has it all? The features of these apps seem enough to be that über app, as each app alone has only one piece of the puzzle.
Any interest in this?
Last edited by cjp; 2010-12-06 at 10:27.
This is a call out to all people developing apps for Helsinki-region public transportation:
Right now the three best (and only?) apps for navigating the Helsinki City public transport are "Bus catcher", "Como Llego" and "ZouBa".
* Como Llego has maybe the best (most functional, clutterless) UI for simple "A to B" navigation with public transport.
* ZouBa is the only app with working (and well rounded out) GPS-guided location searching. Also the idea of setting a "home address" is brilliant, as it saves you from typing in the same address every day into the program.
* Bus Catcher has a cool feature of a map, on which you can see trams moving in real-time. A request was thrown out to show buses as well, and even though I don't how much information HSL gives out on buses' locations, I know that at least the 550-line all use constant GPS navigation. Maybe at least some of these lines could be implemented.
So my request is this:
Is there interest between you developers to combine the best bits of all these applications into one über app that has it all? The features of these apps seem enough to be that über app, as each app alone has only one piece of the puzzle.
Any interest in this?
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Last edited by cjp; 2010-12-06 at 10:27.
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2010-12-06
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Originally Posted by cjp
Yes. Since my main motivation is to learn more QtQuick, I propose UI is QML and business logic in Qt/C++.
Hi!
* ZouBa is the only app with working (and well rounded out) GPS-guided location searching. Also the idea of setting a "home address" is brilliant, as it saves you from typing in the same address every day into the program.
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Any interest in this?
Max.
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2010-12-06
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Originally Posted by davidmaxwaterman
As already discussed over email, I'd propose a discussion/hack session in our office after the Xmas holidays. I assume everybody hacking on Helsinki journey planners is in town anyway
Yes. Since my main motivation is to learn more QtQuick, I propose UI is QML and business logic in Qt/C++.
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2010-12-06
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Originally Posted by bergie
Indeed. I'm back in town on the 17th.
As already discussed over email, I'd propose a discussion/hack session in our office after the Xmas holidays. I assume everybody hacking on Helsinki journey planners is in town anyway
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2010-12-06
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I've mainly just started to learn my basics on C++/Qt and don't really have anything yet to show. Mainly I've just done a few simple prototypes to query the API and parse the XML. I've also done some UI sketches.
I'm also interested in QML, but as far as I know using QML would require you to create a date/time selector manually. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Even though I do not have anything to share at this moment, I'm interested in collaborating.
P.S. I just nearly shat my pants when I looked at the source code where you convert WGS84 to KKJ. Clearly my math skills are somehow rusty.
I'm also interested in QML, but as far as I know using QML would require you to create a date/time selector manually. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Even though I do not have anything to share at this moment, I'm interested in collaborating.
P.S. I just nearly shat my pants when I looked at the source code where you convert WGS84 to KKJ. Clearly my math skills are somehow rusty.
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2010-12-07
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Originally Posted by chainreaction
LOL. I didn't do that code - it was one of my colleagues who also set up the zouba repository. I think he got the algorithms from somewhere else too.
I've mainly just started to learn my basics on C++/Qt and don't really have anything yet to show. Mainly I've just done a few simple prototypes to query the API and parse the XML. I've also done some UI sketches.
I'm also interested in QML, but as far as I know using QML would require you to create a date/time selector manually. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Even though I do not have anything to share at this moment, I'm interested in collaborating.
P.S. I just nearly shat my pants when I looked at the source code where you convert WGS84 to KKJ. Clearly my math skills are somehow rusty.
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2010-12-07
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Some nice-to-haves:
- When making a route plan, compare the scheduled times to the actual location of a tram (or bus, if info is available)
- Make it possible to call a cab by SMS if there are no good route options
- Map should show not only your location and destination, but also the available routes and currently moving trams
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2010-12-15
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It seems that the new version of the HSL API has just arrived on beta testing. My username is not yet working though, but there seems to be a lot of new improvements (e.g. no WGS84 to KKJ2 calculation required).
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2011-02-20
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Originally Posted by chainreaction
Apparently, the WGS84 is still not working. This URL will give you error that coordinates are wrong:
It seems that the new version of the HSL API has just arrived on beta testing. My username is not yet working though, but there seems to be a lot of new improvements (e.g. no WGS84 to KKJ2 calculation required).
http://api.reittiopas.fi/hsl/prod/?u...751,24.8783867
Last edited by chainreaction; 2010-09-23 at 17:49.