Comments on: Google Transit Comes to Australia http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:54:19 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul Michael Martin http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5513 Paul Michael Martin Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:48:57 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5513 <p>David, </p> <p>Totally agree. Translink's Journey Planner in Brisbane is not particularly useful if you don't know where the stops are. The descriptors for the bus stops don't often correlate with where you think they should be.</p> <p>Having maps would be perfect. I've emailed BCC and they assure me they have no plans to integrate with Google Maps in the near future, despite it being free...</p> <p>I suspect their database is such a mess it is just not possible...<br /> </p> David,

Totally agree. Translink’s Journey Planner in Brisbane is not particularly useful if you don’t know where the stops are. The descriptors for the bus stops don’t often correlate with where you think they should be.

Having maps would be perfect. I’ve emailed BCC and they assure me they have no plans to integrate with Google Maps in the near future, despite it being free…

I suspect their database is such a mess it is just not possible…

]]> By: David http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5512 David Sun, 18 May 2008 03:19:54 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5512 <p>Google Transit is not just a journey planner, it is a journey planner with maps, something that Translink in Brisbane is missing is maps. How are you meant to get a bus you've never got before in an unfamiliar part of town when you don't know where the stops are!?</p> Google Transit is not just a journey planner, it is a journey planner with maps, something that Translink in Brisbane is missing is maps. How are you meant to get a bus you’ve never got before in an unfamiliar part of town when you don’t know where the stops are!?

]]> By: Rob http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5511 Rob Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:24:19 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5511 <p>While perth does have journeyplanner, it does sort of suck, I'm sure integration with Google will make the whole process much more professional.<br /> -r</p> While perth does have journeyplanner, it does sort of suck, I’m sure integration with Google will make the whole process much more professional.
-r

]]> By: Jack http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5510 Jack Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:36:12 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5510 <p>Go Perth!</p> <p>Not that we need it though...</p> Go Perth!

Not that we need it though…

]]> By: JakePT http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5509 JakePT Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:57:05 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5509 <p>Perth? What the hell?</p> Perth? What the hell?

]]> By: Tony Bailey http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5508 Tony Bailey Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:19:36 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5508 <p>They'll have to gey the Newcastle station names correct first!</p> They’ll have to gey the Newcastle station names correct first!

]]> By: El Sledgo http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5507 El Sledgo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:30:20 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5507 <p>Perth's bus site already had a trip planner ages ago. Welcome to 2003 guys. One would think Google were a little more ahead of the times.</p> Perth’s bus site already had a trip planner ages ago. Welcome to 2003 guys. One would think Google were a little more ahead of the times.

]]> By: Peter Marquis-Kyle http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5506 Peter Marquis-Kyle Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:58:53 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5506 <p>In south east Queensland we have http://jp.translink.com.au/</p> In south east Queensland we have http://jp.translink.com.au/

]]> By: Kevin http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5505 Kevin Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:47:18 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5505 <p>I guess that's because Transperth infrastructure is more compatible with that of Google Transit. See www.transperth.wa.gov.au</p> I guess that’s because Transperth infrastructure is more compatible with that of Google Transit. See http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au

]]> By: Sandra Besky http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia/comment-page-1/#comment-5504 Sandra Besky Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:17:54 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/03/google_transit_comes_to_australia.html#comment-5504 <p>Have you guys looked at hopstop.com in the U.S. Very similar concept but I dont think they'll be doing Australia anytime soon. They are only in the U.S.</p> Have you guys looked at hopstop.com in the U.S. Very similar concept but I dont think they’ll be doing Australia anytime soon. They are only in the U.S.

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