The Land Transport Authority (LTA) Quick Response (QR)-code Parking System was created to tackle indiscriminate parking of shared bicycles. It is mandated and regulated by the Singapore government on bicycle sharing operators.

Since it’s initial rollout, it has been expanded to “device-sharing services”.

QR-code

The QR-codes themselves are static, and take on the form “XXX-YYYY” Where “X” is an acronym of the general area, while “Y” is a hexadecimal value.

“X” value	Location
BIS	?
HOG	Hougang
SKG	Sengkang

Locations

These QR-codes can typically be found under HDB void decks and near bus stops.

Those near bus stops are typically not covered (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:covered=no) and are either on grass pavers (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:surface=grass_paver) or cement (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:surface=cement).

Types of Locations

The parking locations can be broken down in to 2 forms:

1. Existing bicycle parking infrastructure. These are typically https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:bicycle_parking=two_tier or https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:bicycle_parking=wall_loops.
2. Standalone. A yellow box with a bicycle logo in the center, and a QR code at the bottom-right corner.

Known Locations

To my knowledge, neither the parking spots nor the associated QR-codes are available for download by the general public. However, locations may be discoverable via the bicycle sharing operators’ apps.

I’ve begun uploading these locations to OpenStreetMap through surveying. Currently focusing around the Hougang/Sengkang area.

Mapping

All bicycle rental dropoff points are marked as a standalone node. Based on some trial-and-error, these are my recommended tags:

Key	Value	Remarks
amenity	bicycle_rental
bicycle_rental	dropoff_point	See remarks below
covered	yes/no
network	LTA QR Code Parking System
operator	Land Transport Authority
operator:short	LTA
operator:wikidata	Q3299279
operator:wikipedia	en:Land Transport Authority
ref	XXX-YYYY	The QR-code value

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:bicycle_rental=virtual was also considered for standalone locations (i.e. those that are a yellow painted box). However,

1. It is effectively permanent infrastructure that is unlikely to change
2. There doesn’t seem to be enforcement to use the bicycle parking racks / wall loops, if any.

Hence, I’ve decided to standardise to https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:bicycle_rental=dropoff_point as there’s no practical difference in these location types.