This is cool - map your commute.
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This is cool - map your commute.
I found a link to this site in another thread here, it uses google maps, and adds the ability to plot your own routes.
Here's my commute
Well, that's part of it, anyway. There's 11 miles of commute that come from the west and intersect that map at the lower left corner of the plotted route (at the bridge near "Raley Field"). Once I cross the bridge, I have two choices:
1) through the park - the top branch of the plotted route.
2) Through town - the lower branch.
My work is on the Cal. State University Sacramento campus, right next to the 10 mile marker. This is a cool utility for comparing various routes. You can see that the 10 mile route along the bike path in the park is a lot longer, but it also avoids traffic and has pretty trees, which are obvious when you turn on the satellite view.
I thought it was fun to play with
Here's my commute
Well, that's part of it, anyway. There's 11 miles of commute that come from the west and intersect that map at the lower left corner of the plotted route (at the bridge near "Raley Field"). Once I cross the bridge, I have two choices:
1) through the park - the top branch of the plotted route.
2) Through town - the lower branch.
My work is on the Cal. State University Sacramento campus, right next to the 10 mile marker. This is a cool utility for comparing various routes. You can see that the 10 mile route along the bike path in the park is a lot longer, but it also avoids traffic and has pretty trees, which are obvious when you turn on the satellite view.
I thought it was fun to play with
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You should download google earth and map your course.
You can then "fly" through your commute with distance and elevation shown.
Really neat and free!
https://earth.google.com/
You can then "fly" through your commute with distance and elevation shown.
Really neat and free!
https://earth.google.com/
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This is wicked cool!! Thanks for posting it. Here is my commute
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This is wicked cool!! Thanks for posting it. Here is my commute
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Here's mine. The whole round trip which is nearly 10 miles: https://tinyurl.com/8fh3f
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Originally Posted by chephy
Wow! You pass by an airport (have to duck often so that those landing planes don't hit you, eh? ) and a waterfront! That's a nice commute! And you follow a railroad too! Can we trade, please?..
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This is quite a nice feature.
A friend of mine has been using it for over a month now, different route a different day its pretty interesting
A friend of mine has been using it for over a month now, different route a different day its pretty interesting
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I know this site. I use it to map running routes. Good find!
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thanks for posting the existence of this tool!...
maps.google should support this sort of functionality...
well. here's my commute! (montreal, canada)
https://tinyurl.com/xjg9e
(no waterfront but you can see that there are some nice clouds!)
maps.google should support this sort of functionality...
well. here's my commute! (montreal, canada)
https://tinyurl.com/xjg9e
(no waterfront but you can see that there are some nice clouds!)
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mine thru denver https://tinyurl.com/bl9hx
i like the alaska one -- i've driven from anchorage to seward around the turnagain arm, some of the beautiful area i've seen in my life, and i live in colorado
i like the alaska one -- i've driven from anchorage to seward around the turnagain arm, some of the beautiful area i've seen in my life, and i live in colorado
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I've been working with a friend of mine on a mapping project using the GoogleMaps API and the Pedometer featuring the trails in my town. It's still only a work in progress, but we have a decent framework set up.
Each marker point on this map allows the viewer to jump to either a Pedometer-generated tinyURL, or the 'official' website of the trail (or cycling landmark) in question.
https://www.nicomachus.net/maps/
Each marker point on this map allows the viewer to jump to either a Pedometer-generated tinyURL, or the 'official' website of the trail (or cycling landmark) in question.
https://www.nicomachus.net/maps/
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Here's my 5.44 mile roundtrip in Lincoln, NE. It doesn't make much sense without the satellite imagery because the basic map doesn't show the bike path that makes up most of the trip. It's a pretty sweet ride through parks, past the zoo and various ball fields, and without cars for the most part. Even the downtown riding isn't too bad as there are many riders (especially near the university) and drivers are fairly used to seeing us.
https://tinyurl.com/eyfl7
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https://tinyurl.com/eyfl7
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This is exactly the tool I've been looking for. I tried capturing the map off Google Maps and adding my own route lines but this is way better. Here is mine.
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Here: https://tinyurl.com/c6vho .
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my route
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Originally Posted by georgiaboy
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Hope I did this correctly.
Here's the link to mine: https://tinyurl.com/b79bk
Part of my commute is on a bike trail that isn't shown on the map and is hard to satellite photo. But that is neat. It says my commute is 9.1 miles. I get 9.5 on my computer. There's a few curves that don't get shown well there.
Redid it a little better here: https://tinyurl.com/8buy8
The notice the google map is a little out of date also.
Here's the link to mine: https://tinyurl.com/b79bk
Part of my commute is on a bike trail that isn't shown on the map and is hard to satellite photo. But that is neat. It says my commute is 9.1 miles. I get 9.5 on my computer. There's a few curves that don't get shown well there.
Redid it a little better here: https://tinyurl.com/8buy8
The notice the google map is a little out of date also.
Last edited by Simplebiker; 09-06-05 at 05:29 PM.
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Originally Posted by Simplebiker
<snip> Part of my commute is on a bike trail that isn't shown on the map and is hard to satellite photo.
<snip> notice the google map is a little out of date also.
<snip> notice the google map is a little out of date also.
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These are my commuting routes. It really depends on my mood as to which route I take. It's nice to have options.
This is the one a travel the most often:
https://tinyurl.com/7bwy7
I do this one once in a while:
https://tinyurl.com/dvthw
I do this one less often. It is the longest but it saves me the most money:
https://tinyurl.com/ccfc7
This is the one a travel the most often:
https://tinyurl.com/7bwy7
I do this one once in a while:
https://tinyurl.com/dvthw
I do this one less often. It is the longest but it saves me the most money:
https://tinyurl.com/ccfc7
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