2026-08-28 –, Martinique Language: English
Producing a single map targeted at public transport users might be straightforward... but what if you had to produce a hundred? Or a thousand? Or 35,000..? All of them adhering to high standards of quality and consistency, while also ensuring they are up-to-date, across Europe's most extensive public transport network?
And what if open data could play a vital role?
Discover how « plans de proximité » (location-specific area maps) are designed, produced and maintained for bus and tram stops across the entire Paris region.
T-Kartor is a Swedish cartographic agency, behind some of the best known pedestrian mapping systems - Legible London, WalkNYC, Toronto TO360. We've been working with Île-de-France Mobilités on a production system for « plans de proximité », a vital, stop-specific, map-based aid to the millions of users of across the Paris region's transport network.
This talk will be a speed-run through this project, from context to build to deployment to maintenance. We'll dive into our process, from editing OSM data to delivering print-ready files to transport operators, touching on dozens of in-between steps, and reflecting on lessons learned and where we may go next.
Throughout this effort, T-Kartor has been accompanied by proud (and local!) OSM stalwarts Jungle Bus.
We still believe in printed maps! And, hopefully, by the end of our talk, so will you!
An OSM map on every single bus stop in the Paris region
Talk keywords:Transport, IdFM, Paris, cartography, mapping
Affiliation:T-Kartor
With over 20 years of front-line customer information delivery for transport and city networks across the globe, Sergio is a fully paid-up member of the club that still believes in the influential power of a good map. Sergio is currently a Principal Advisor at T-Kartor, where he continues his focus on a well-designed, well-executed information strategies as a key component in any transport or city authority’s relationship with it’s service users.