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3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
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Re: 3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
#32With the amount of terrorist attacks that have been conducted in subway stations, especially in London, it seems quite irresponsible to publicize these.
These diagrams were based on some provided by TFL in response to a Freedom of Information request. They redacted areas where "disclosure of the information requested would be likely to adversely affect the safety and security of TfL employees and members of the general public." [0] [0] https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/maps_of_public_corrid...
Fantastic! That means they at least have made _some_ ethical editorial decisions, and didn't conform to some naïve conception that all information should be widely publicized regardless of the potential for adverse effects.
Re: 3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
#33With the amount of terrorist attacks that have been conducted in subway stations, especially in London, it seems quite irresponsible to publicize these.
Can you expand on what exactly the threat might be? How is a 3D map more dangerous than a 2D map? And these are public spaces, it’s not like it’s some secret information.
A threat actor might rapidly scan potential targets to optimize for points of congestion, escape routes etc. If they had surveyed the area manually, they'd likely be captured on CCTV cameras, which would later aid investigators in tracking them down.
I was not specifically talking about 3D vs. 2D, btw.
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#34Slightly disappointed by the absence of Stratford (which has its own tube-style map for navigating the station, although does include national rail, etc.) but otherwise very cool.
An axonometric diagram exists for Stratford (actually, there are two -- one for the platform levels and one for the subway levels). I'm not sure why they weren't included in the Freedom of Information response; it could have been for security reasons.
Re: 3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
#35Many aren't very detailed. I could do with more detail on e.g. King's Cross, a station where it's easy to be suckered into a much longer walk to / from your platform if you don't know some of the shortcuts.
The axonometric diagrams are only intended to be used as a location guide. They are part of larger Station Layout documents which have very detailed 2D plans for every part of the station. The axonometric diagrams therefore provide the overall view, including (in the original document) reference numbers for the individual drawings, like a sort of contents page.
King's Cross St. Pancras, for example, has 20+ pages of detailed 2D plans, covering the entrances, ticket halls, platforms, escalator areas, vent shafts and so on.
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#36With the amount of terrorist attacks that have been conducted in subway stations, especially in London, it seems quite irresponsible to publicize these.
Which terrorist attacks in London subway stations are you referring to? I've lived here for more than 30 years and can't think of a single terrorist attack in an tube station.
Re: 3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
#37With the amount of terrorist attacks that have been conducted in subway stations, especially in London, it seems quite irresponsible to publicize these.
Which terrorist attacks in London subway stations are you referring to? I've lived here for more than 30 years and can't think of a single terrorist attack in an tube station.
Are you being pedantic? Because obviously they set off the bombs while in the tunnel between stations rather than at a station?
Re: 3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
#38With the amount of terrorist attacks that have been conducted in subway stations, especially in London, it seems quite irresponsible to publicize these.
Which terrorist attacks in London subway stations are you referring to? I've lived here for more than 30 years and can't think of a single terrorist attack in an tube station.
Just search for "Underground" here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in...
or go directly here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_the_London_Undergro...
Re: 3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
#39I've always appreciated the official Hong Kong MTR station 3D maps https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/system_map.html for example: https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/ch/services/layouts/hok.pdf or https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/ch/services/layouts/kot.pdf
Wow !
Reminds me a lot of "Resident Evil - Raccoon City" :)
Re: 3D Diagrams of London Underground Stations
#40I've always appreciated the official Hong Kong MTR station 3D maps https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/system_map.html for example: https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/ch/services/layouts/hok.pdf or https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/ch/services/layouts/kot.pdf
Hands down one of the best public transportation companies in the world.