Commuting - Google's My Maps and commute map

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cccorlew
04-05-07, 10:36 AM
I just found the new My Maps at Google. Kinda cool, not the answer to life, but still neat.
I made a map of my commute.
Howz about some of ya'all make maps of yours and post links here?
Mine is linked from my annoying bike blog, linked in my sig below.


bmclaughlin807
04-05-07, 10:44 AM
My commute (Round Trip) (http://www.routeslip.com/routes/20944)

Gus Riley
04-05-07, 10:51 AM
Before I retired and got busy...my commute:

http://www.routeslip.com/routes/8881


kafkaesque
04-05-07, 10:51 AM
I use MapMyRide.com

Here is the only route I have so far.
commute-Tenney Park to Westport (http://mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/wi/madison/314721731)

superdex
04-05-07, 10:51 AM
did you just blogshill? Poor taste!

This is the short route to my current gig. Just over 5mi, mostly downhill there, mostly uphill home. Fun!

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&z=13&om=1&msid=107934165212258433606.00000111c2a9c04e6203f&msa=0

Gus Riley
04-05-07, 11:01 AM
did you just blogshill? Poor taste!

This is the short route to my current gig. Just over 5mi, mostly downhill there, mostly uphill home. Fun!

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&z=13&om=1&msid=107934165212258433606.00000111c2a9c04e6203f&msa=0

Must be an older satellite view...shows you live in a field with the cows. :)

GTcommuter
04-05-07, 11:13 AM
Very cool, I love online mapping sites.

cccorlew
04-05-07, 11:18 AM
did you just blogshill? Poor taste!


I just got lazy about going back and finding that super long url. It's not like anyone but my wife will ever read it regularly. So I'll never get rich from shilling my blog and getting people to read ads that aren't there.

greaterbrown
04-05-07, 11:35 AM
I've been using Bikely for this stuff.
There are over 10,000 routes on there from all over the world.
I love looking at peoples commutes from like Mallorca or melbourne.
My commute: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Owings-Mills-to-Hampden

mtnwalker
04-05-07, 12:04 PM
Here's my commute (http://www.routeslip.com/routes/30062)

Its nice and peaceful to and fro.

superdex
04-05-07, 12:14 PM
Must be an older satellite view...shows you live in a field with the cows. :)

:roflmao: You know that part of town where houses spring up faster than cube rats at the sound of free food? Yeah, that's Highlands Ranch. I've watched an entire tract of houses go up behind my girlfriend's house in the 10 months we've been dating. Crazy stuff....

and cccorlew, I's just messin :D

vtjim
04-05-07, 12:27 PM
Cool. (MyMaps) I wish it let you merge lines though. :o I kept double-clicking by accident, and it "completed" my lines.

Here's the portion of my commute that's on a MUP.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&q=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=102559398353026737755.00000111c2da3a951a5e0

rando
04-05-07, 12:55 PM
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Tempe-commute-1

here's one of my routes from bikely.com

Flimflam
04-05-07, 01:49 PM
This is my current commute to work, back is about the same:

http://www.routeslip.com/routes/25296

Once I'm reconditioned and not so sick, I'll be extending it back out to ~8 miles, right now I shamefully kinda feel it after all the wind and crap on this short ride in.

I use routeslip to keep a rough log of my trips/mileage, love it.

rydaddy
04-05-07, 02:24 PM
Route Slip looks cool. I'll have to check that out.

Here is my route on Gmap-Pedometer. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=835725

The vertical profile would look something like a flat line. :(

I'd like more hills but oh well.

kokomo61
04-05-07, 05:32 PM
Here's mine on Routeslip:

http://www.routeslip.com/elevationgraph.php?map=30168

http://www.routeslip.com/elevationgraph.php?map=30168

wheel
04-06-07, 02:03 AM
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/work-route

I go north on the way in and hit south Phoenix during the day light.

vtjim
04-06-07, 06:15 AM
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/work-route

I go north on the way in and hit south Phoenix during the day light.

Cool... See any planes? :)

wheel
04-06-07, 08:48 AM
On Priest road on the bridge (SR202, Salt river) This bridge is right under the landing path for planes as you pointed out.
Planes fly right over your head. I had a 747 land one time and timed it just right. WOW

vtjim
04-06-07, 09:09 AM
Sweeeeet. :beer: :)