FrankieV
03-10-10, 02:25 PM
Google maps has added bicycling directions to their options. :)
Northeast - Google Maps
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Stacy
03-10-10, 03:15 PM
Yeah, they also bought an ad on Bikeforums to promote it.
FrankieV
03-10-10, 03:42 PM
Yeah, they also bought an ad on Bikeforums to promote it.
LOL . in fact it's right next to my post.
LOL . in fact it's right next to my post.
v70cat
03-10-10, 04:19 PM
The Google bike map routes you through Queen Botanic Gardens, which has blocked bike access for the last two years.
FrankieV
03-10-10, 04:32 PM
The Google bike map routes you through Queen Botanic Gardens, which has blocked bike access for the last two years.
It's in Beta and asks to report to them if any discrepancies are found.
I haven't looked into it well enough yet but I wonder if it knows where all the new bike lanes are located.
It's in Beta and asks to report to them if any discrepancies are found.
I haven't looked into it well enough yet but I wonder if it knows where all the new bike lanes are located.
jakerock
03-10-10, 05:11 PM
Wow, a battery operated battery installer
v70cat
03-11-10, 07:52 AM
It's in Beta and asks to report to them if any discrepancies are found.
I haven't looked into it well enough yet but I wonder if it knows where all the new bike lanes are located.
I understand that however the current maps produced by NYC clearly shows the correct bike path.
It seems that Google is using outdated source maps and makes me suspect of the product.
I haven't looked into it well enough yet but I wonder if it knows where all the new bike lanes are located.
I understand that however the current maps produced by NYC clearly shows the correct bike path.
It seems that Google is using outdated source maps and makes me suspect of the product.
Papa Tom
03-11-10, 08:15 AM
If I remember correctly from the beta version I looked at several months ago (they sent links to lots of people) these were not so much routes that are designated for bicyclists, but roads that could not be easily accessed with Google's truck-mounted cameras. Instead, they mounted cameras on tricycles and had people ride all the nooks and crannies taking panoramic pictures. They also advertised for people to ride around for them at one point, and I do not recall any kind of prerequisite such as knowing the roads that are suitable and open for bicycling.
noteon
03-11-10, 08:21 AM
I did four different NYC routing tests. No result was better than aiming vaguely toward your destination and pedaling until you get there.
Give it a couple of years.
Give it a couple of years.
The Human Car
03-11-10, 08:33 AM
I haven't looked into it well enough yet but I wonder if it knows where all the new bike lanes are located.
Apparently bike/ped planners are supplying Google with KML files of where bike lanes and bike routes are located. So if yours had then it has. :p
Apparently bike/ped planners are supplying Google with KML files of where bike lanes and bike routes are located. So if yours had then it has. :p