Caracas

D. Naranjo provided some places of interest to add to our database for Caracas (Venezuela).

Paris (works)

The RATP (transport authority) in Paris (France) is taking advantage of the long week-end coming (November 1 is a holiday in France) for important works, with major service disruptions planned on lines 1 and RER A. Download the updated "temporary" files:

• Paris-travaux (complete rail network)
  
• Paris-full-travaux (inner city subway, bus and RER networks). To use this one on a Palm device, you must get a recent version (5.6.0 or later) of the program and directly install the file on a memory card.
  

Next update planned on (or around) November 5.

Berlin (works)

Works are going on on subway line U9 in Berlin (Germany) but the available service will change after tonight. Download the special "works" version of our database here or with our online update services.

Next update planned on or around Monday, November 5.

New York (works)

Our special "works" network for New York (USA) has been updated with the latest advisories from the MTA... Download the new database here or with our online update services.

Attention Palm users: this database MUST NOT be installed in main memory on Palm devices (see the installation guide for details).

Next update planned on or around Friday, November 2.

Munich

L. Freund sent me a reminder about the extension of subway line U3 in Munich / München (Germany), due to open on Sunday.

Nantes

S. Guérin reports some changes on the tram services in Nantes (France). I also found more changes on a few bus lines.

Rhein-Neckar

The transport system in the Rhein-Neckar area (Germany) has changed a lot since our last update. I have tried to make the most important changes in our database but it will require some serious help to complete the job...

New York

A. Yarmus noticed that the Madison Square Garden missed a connection to line 1/2/3 in our New York (USA) database.

MetrO on the iPhone (3)

With the help of a new iPod Touch, I have finally been able to debug i-MetrO. You can now use the Netvibes platform - with its dedicated version at http://iphone.netvibes.com - and our widget to search your routes on your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch.

For a quick access, I'd recommend you install the widget in its own tab for which you can keep a bookmark. In any case, you should not add too much content in each tab if you don't want to spend your time scrolling like mad...

Everything is not perfect yet: the search page interface is quite slow (at least on my device) and Safari tends to do weird things if you try to move too fast. Another problem I don't (yet) understand: the Google Maps usually work all right but sometimes, for no apparent reason, they won't show.

I have added an iPhone page on our web site for the occasion, where you can find all the options - present and future - you have to use MetrO on your device.

Now, except for possible minor improvements and bug fixes, I expect the next major item in this series will be about the development of a native version of MetrO for the Apple platform.

Spišská Nová Ves

P. Absolon has prepared a database for the city of Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia).

i-MetrO for Opera

Users who have tried to use i-MetrO with the Opera browser have probably noticed some bugs in the advanced interface (e.g. with the filtered stop lists).

While working on the compatibility with the iPhone, I have finally found the reasons for these problems and i-MetrO is now entirely functional under Opera (tested with version 9.23).

Braunschweig

L. Freund sent an update for our Braunschweig (Germany) database.

Tenerife

L. Freund provided some places of interest (POI) for our Tenerife (Spain) database.

Hiroshima

T. MacLaney reported an error - an undue connection - in our Hiroshima (Japan) database.

MetrO online update

I have just realized that our online update service (which is used from MetrO on Windows Mobile & Symbian or from MetrUp on PalmOS) did not take the latest version (5.6.1) into account. This error is fixed and everything should now be working as expected.

My apologies for the inconvenience...