Anyone Spot The Improvement to the Google Bicycling Map Engine? - The Chainlink2024-03-28T12:58:45Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A571450&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSorry, but I had to LOL and s…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-21:2211490:Comment:5734172012-07-21T16:59:56.545ZTerry Gallagherhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TerryGallagher
<p>Sorry, but I had to LOL and share...:rhymes with barking lot.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Chris C said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?utm_source=July+20th+email&utm_campaign=July+20th&utm_medium=email#2211490Comment571432"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Just because you can't guess what it is doesn't mean the rest of us can't have our fun.</p>
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<p>I've been playing with it and…</p>
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<p>Sorry, but I had to LOL and share...:rhymes with barking lot.<br/> <br/> <cite>Chris C said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?utm_source=July+20th+email&utm_campaign=July+20th&utm_medium=email#2211490Comment571432"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Just because you can't guess what it is doesn't mean the rest of us can't have our fun.</p>
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<p>I've been playing with it and unfortunately it's not consistent. Sometimes it maps through them, other times not.</p>
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<p>Here's a hint: it begins with the letter "P" and rhymes with barking lot.</p>
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</blockquote> Yea, I've used it a ton to co…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-19:2211490:Comment:5724982012-07-19T12:05:02.146ZAdam "Cezar" Jenkinshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/emperorcezar
<p>Yea, I've used it a ton to correct mistakes and to change the map when things like bridges were out.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572481&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment572481"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p> Pretty much this, but done on the fly. Given some time, it's possible that mapmaker accomplishes the…</p>
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<p>Yea, I've used it a ton to correct mistakes and to change the map when things like bridges were out.<br/> <br/> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572481&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment572481"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p> Pretty much this, but done on the fly. Given some time, it's possible that mapmaker accomplishes the same goal without the app I suggested:).<br/> <br/> <cite>Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572241&x=1#2211490Comment572241"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I wonder if <a rel="nofollow" href="http://google.com/mapmaker" target="_blank">mapmaker</a> has an API?<br/> <cite><br/></cite></p>
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</blockquote> Pretty much this, but done o…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-19:2211490:Comment:5724812012-07-19T04:38:19.271ZMagMileMarauderhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MagMileMarauder
<p> Pretty much this, but done on the fly. Given some time, it's possible that mapmaker accomplishes the same goal without the app I suggested:).<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572241&x=1#2211490Comment572241"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I wonder if…</p>
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<p> Pretty much this, but done on the fly. Given some time, it's possible that mapmaker accomplishes the same goal without the app I suggested:).<br/> <br/> <cite>Adam "Cezar" Jenkins said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?page=2&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572241&x=1#2211490Comment572241"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I wonder if<a rel="nofollow" href="http://google.com/mapmaker" target="_blank">mapmaker</a> has an API?<br/> <br/> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572238&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment572238"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've been routed through a corn field near St. Charles (west of the Fox River), numerous alleys, private factories that cut off roads, a steep hiking trail in Milwaukee, you name it. There should be an separate app built on Google maps that corrects these undesirable (although adventurous) routings when one presses a button twice (point A to point B of the questionable route). Depending on how many people use it, Google maps would correct itself automatically. Kind of a "democratic" app if you will.</p>
<p><br/>I also use a combination of walking directions (as the crow flies),bike directions (more paths = detours), or I just forge my own route depending on my time and distance constraints.</p>
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</blockquote> I wonder ifmapmaker has an AP…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-19:2211490:Comment:5722412012-07-19T04:10:19.938ZAdam "Cezar" Jenkinshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/emperorcezar
<p>I wonder if<a href="http://google.com/mapmaker" target="_blank">mapmaker</a> has an API?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572238&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment572238"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've been routed through a corn field near St. Charles (west of the Fox River), numerous alleys, private…</p>
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<p>I wonder if<a href="http://google.com/mapmaker" target="_blank">mapmaker</a> has an API?<br/> <br/> <cite>MagMileMarauder said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A572238&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment572238"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've been routed through a corn field near St. Charles (west of the Fox River), numerous alleys, private factories that cut off roads, a steep hiking trail in Milwaukee, you name it. There should be an separate app built on Google maps that corrects these undesirable (although adventurous) routings when one presses a button twice (point A to point B of the questionable route). Depending on how many people use it, Google maps would correct itself automatically. Kind of a "democratic" app if you will.</p>
<p><br/>I also use a combination of walking directions (as the crow flies),bike directions (more paths = detours), or I just forge my own route depending on my time and distance constraints.</p>
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</blockquote> I've been routed through a co…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-19:2211490:Comment:5722382012-07-19T03:39:54.378ZMagMileMarauderhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MagMileMarauder
<p>I've been routed through a corn field near St. Charles (west of the Fox River), numerous alleys, private factories that cut off roads, a steep hiking trail in Milwaukee, you name it. There should be an separate app built on Google maps that corrects these undesirable (although adventurous) routings when one presses a button twice (point A to point B of the questionable route). Depending on how many people use it, Google maps would correct itself automatically. Kind of a "democratic" app if…</p>
<p>I've been routed through a corn field near St. Charles (west of the Fox River), numerous alleys, private factories that cut off roads, a steep hiking trail in Milwaukee, you name it. There should be an separate app built on Google maps that corrects these undesirable (although adventurous) routings when one presses a button twice (point A to point B of the questionable route). Depending on how many people use it, Google maps would correct itself automatically. Kind of a "democratic" app if you will.</p>
<p><br/>I also use a combination of walking directions (as the crow flies),bike directions (more paths = detours), or I just forge my own route depending on my time and distance constraints.</p> That thing is worse than usel…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-19:2211490:Comment:5720682012-07-19T02:53:12.181ZTony Adamshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TonyAdams
<p>That thing is worse than useless at suggesting a so called "safe" or "safer" route from my neighborhood (McKinley Park) to the Loop. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Steven Vance said:</cite></p>
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<p><a href="http://ridethecity.com/chicago" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ride The City</a> uses OpenStreetMap data and its own…</p>
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<p>That thing is worse than useless at suggesting a so called "safe" or "safer" route from my neighborhood (McKinley Park) to the Loop. <br/> <br/> <cite>Steven Vance said:</cite></p>
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<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://ridethecity.com/chicago" target="_blank">Ride The City</a> uses OpenStreetMap data and its own routing engine (well, it's probably based on an <a rel="nofollow" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing" target="_blank">existing OSM routing engine</a>). </p>
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</blockquote> I've sent them route correcti…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-19:2211490:Comment:5722352012-07-19T02:45:38.669ZJoe Lyonshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoeLyons
<p>I've sent them route corrections. When it routed bikes down four blocks of alleys, they responded with a correction. When it routed bikes the wrong way down a one-way street, they sent a response stating my information couldn't be confirmed.</p>
<p>I've sent them route corrections. When it routed bikes down four blocks of alleys, they responded with a correction. When it routed bikes the wrong way down a one-way street, they sent a response stating my information couldn't be confirmed.</p> google maps has a school boy…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-17:2211490:Comment:5716352012-07-17T22:01:31.595ZLizhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Liz657
<p>google maps has a school boy crush on the lakefront trail, non of the other routes compare to the lakefront in its eyes. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Adam Herstein said:</cite></p>
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<p>google maps has a school boy crush on the lakefront trail, non of the other routes compare to the lakefront in its eyes. <br/> <br/> <cite>Adam Herstein said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine#2211490Comment571626"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've noticed that it lets me bike the wrong way on one-way streets now. It still always wants me to take the Lake Front Trail though, even if its a few miles out of the way.</p>
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</blockquote> Actually, when editing google…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-17:2211490:Comment:5718272012-07-17T22:00:23.698ZAdam "Cezar" Jenkinshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/emperorcezar
<p>Actually, when editing google maps google.com/mapmaker you can chose which directions a bike can travel. Whoever input that street put that bikes could travel a->b and b->a.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Adam Herstein said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A571626&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment571626"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've noticed that it…</p>
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<p>Actually, when editing google maps google.com/mapmaker you can chose which directions a bike can travel. Whoever input that street put that bikes could travel a->b and b->a.<br/> <br/> <cite>Adam Herstein said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/anyone-spot-the-improvement-to-the-google-bicycling-map-engine?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A571626&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2211490Comment571626"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I've noticed that it lets me bike the wrong way on one-way streets now. It still always wants me to take the Lake Front Trail though, even if its a few miles out of the way.</p>
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</blockquote> I've noticed that it lets me…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-07-17:2211490:Comment:5716262012-07-17T21:57:01.829ZAdam Hersteinhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AdamHerstein
<p>I've noticed that it lets me bike the wrong way on one-way streets now. It still always wants me to take the Lake Front Trail though, even if its a few miles out of the way.</p>
<p>I've noticed that it lets me bike the wrong way on one-way streets now. It still always wants me to take the Lake Front Trail though, even if its a few miles out of the way.</p>