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Life & fun · January 3, 2020

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BuzMap – Global Unified Transit Map

I have created a single map that lets you easily browse all bus, tram, metro, ferry and train routes. I’ve loaded some data from Europe, Israel and India. It's called BuzMap: Here is an update, there is a previous outline linked at the bottom State of the BuzMap - http://buz-map.com I have done significant work over the last 3 months to get BuzMap further towards a usable product and at least prove the scalability of the architecture and I hope a glimpse of where we can go with this.. I have what I think is a viable user interaction model. Upon touching or hovering over a section…

BuzMap – Global Unified Transit Map launched on January 3, 2020 with 14 votes, #796 of 3,486 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

BuzMap is a unified transit map that displays bus, tram, metro, ferry, and train routes on a single interactive map. It currently includes transit data from Europe, Israel, and India. Users can hover over or touch map sections to highlight specific routes and view their timetables. The tool is designed for anyone needing to browse multiple types of public transportation across different regions in one place.

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I have created a single map that lets you easily browse all bus, tram, metro, ferry and train routes. I’ve loaded some data from Europe, Israel and India. It's called BuzMap: Here is an update, there is a previous outline linked at the bottom State of the BuzMap - http://buz-map.com I have done significant…

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