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vasile

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About vasile

http://www.vasile.ch

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    Comment #38895785

    Thanks for featuring, author of the website here. This is the same version as the one I've first made back in 2006, the main dataset is a derived GTFS dataset from swiss raw timeta…

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    Comment #38895614

    Thanks for the link, author of the website here. For this particular #swisstrains project I was using derived GTFS dataset form this one https://opentransportdata.swiss/en/dataset/…

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    Comment #38895247

    Thanks for featuring, author here. This is the first version of the #swisstrains webmap which I've made 17yrs ago, it still runs for historical reasons, it used to fetch also live …

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    Comment #33371941

    This map is a visualizaton of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB) attempt to operate the longest passenger train in the world. They will try on 29.October to run a 1'910-metre-long train wi…

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    Comment #17233830

    The API is rich and neat, just hacked a little demo with driving directions https://github.com/vasile/mapkit-js-demo

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    Comment #11821603

    MagnumOpus is right, GBT will save ~1hr of travel, check out this infographic where you can see the comparison of stage coach, train, car and new train via GBT: http://interactive.…

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    Comment #11821581

    The terrain geography in Switzerland doesn't allow you to drive constantly with 300km/h, in France it's a different story

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    Comment #11813014

    You can check a small animation[1] of the rail traffic from this upcoming weekend when the first passenger trains will pass through the tunnel http://maps.vasile.ch/transit-sbb/?hm…

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    Comment #4241700

    Again, the article stresses the "good enough security" . However, udid itself can be sniffed and read by other apps, so it's not good to rely only on it but in a combination with s…

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    Comment #4241583

    The login system suggested should be used via HTTPS where you have to do more than just sniffing the traffic. Also, as the author mentioned, we don't do e-banking or stuff that inv…