Tag: maps
Map My Ride
by director on May.17, 2009, under Media
Last month, I wrote about Bikely, a web service that helps people share their preferred bicycling route through Google Maps. Today, I found out about a similar service, Map My Ride. Map My Ride uses MapQuest instead of Google Maps, which means that the interface isn’t quite as pretty, but it’s easier to find nearby businesses. It seems that there are many more routes on Map My Ride as well.
It’s Bikely
by director on Apr.10, 2009, under Media
I am in love with Bikely. It’s a simple web site with a simple idea that makes life for bicyclists a lot more interesting.
Imagine Google Maps, but on a site dedicated to the sharing of good bike routes all around the world. That’s Bikely. I’m trying to plan a bicycling trip out of London right now, for example, but I really don’t know the roads. Bikely has been extremely helpful in my efforts.
The bike paths are shown on the maps, but show are the little points along the way, with directions and sites worthy of remark showing up as you progress from point a to point b.
The only trick – I can’t imagine actually navigating while on a bicycle in this way. How can a service like Bikely be integrated with on the road needs? Perhaps that’s where an iPhone would come in handy.
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