The National Public Transport Gazetteer (NPTG)
provides a topographic
database
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of
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
s and settlements in the
UK; it provides a common frame of reference for the National Public Transport Access Nodes (
NaPTAN
The National Public Transport Access Node (NaPTAN) database is a UK nationwide system for uniquely identifying all the points of access to public transport in the UK. The dataset is closely associated with the National Public Transport Gazettee ...
) schema and other UK Public Transport Information schemas such as
JourneyWeb.
Gazetteers are used for electronic
Journey planner
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s to associate stops and destinations with named urban settlements. They are also useful for disambiguating different places with the same name.
See also
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NaPTAN
The National Public Transport Access Node (NaPTAN) database is a UK nationwide system for uniquely identifying all the points of access to public transport in the UK. The dataset is closely associated with the National Public Transport Gazettee ...
*
GovTalk GovTalk was a UK government initiative sponsored by the Cabinet Office, designed to encourage efficient government through the use of the internet and other modern electronic technologies. It included guidelines and advice on best practices for the ...
References
External links
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Public transport in the United Kingdom
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