Weekly check in 2011.08.04

Via phone conference

• General Check-ins

• David Emory - still mostly administrative work -- analytics extension outline, website, outreach. Also working on Pacific NW demo.
• David Turner - misc bug fixes/enhancements, answering questions on lists
• Andrew - tackled #409 bug, ms vs. sec issue, many-to-many searching
• Frank - git build / scripts generating resources for 2 & 5-min intros now up to date and building every night. Working on production server
• Kevin - talked to groups in Australia, Israel about interest in OTP

• Trimet Beta

• Use Fri Oct 14 as target date for milestone
• Primary concern is reliable core routing functionality -- i.e. trips that make sense
• Extras - bike triangle, mouseover of elevation graph, service alerts / GTRFS
• New features can progressively be added over time, including after 10/14
• Ranked/prioritized list of additions would be ideal; Frank to meet w/ Bibiana to discuss
• Bike preference weighting (A-train triangle)
  • Will not work with contraction hierarchies, but can still be provided as optional feature for serious cyclists
  • David E to write up approach used in Atlanta work

• Scoping for Analytics Extension

  • Mention integration with other FOSS GIS tools as generalized routing extension
  • Clarification needed on 2(a), applicibility of "heat map" approach
  • David E to coordination w/ Andrew on code already written

• Pacific NW Demo Update

  • Amtrak geocoding -- Frank to send WSDOT contact
  • Do we include air travel? Possibly, but focus on surface intercity lines first. Air will require some routing engine modifications (i.e. allowing time for airport check-in)
  • Andrew made edits to letter to accompany submittal; more attention needed here after demo is set up

• Presentation at Transit/GIS Conference - Brainstorming

  • OTP has 90 minute keynote spot on schedule for Sept 15; Kevin, DDE to attend
  • Potential topics to cover:
    • OTP admin interface for alerts, etc. - needs polishing
    • New Portland beta features - bike triangle?
    • "Tour" of existing deployments around world
    • Atlanta data management tools

• Git branching/merging

  • Need consistent practice on stable vs unstable builds and what is released
  • Code is currently stable -> release 0.4.3
  • Link separately to latest dev build and stable build
  • Consider using release branches