or
Geographically accurate
Spatially
distorted
or
Showing district only
Full greater
Dublin area
or
Showing rapid network only
All public
transport modes
Designing cutting edge integrated public transport maps
Not every public transport map has the same parameters as the next. Often, when people hear the term, the immediate thought is: “Ah! London Tube Map”. The London Tube Map is a map that shows rapid transport only and is heavily distorted. The London Bus map, for example, is not spatially distorted and only shows bus connections (i.e. is not an integrated map).
The following decisions have to be made for every public transport map:
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