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Snapping a rough/imprecise path onto a road system is not novel. The same type of algorithms are already used by all major mapping apps during rerouting and to
by Sephr 8y ago
Snapping a rough/imprecise path onto a road system is not novel. The same type of algorithms are already used by all major mapping apps during rerouting and to correct for GPS inaccuracy during route transit.
Sigma also has this feature in one of their GPS units: http://disq.us/p/202igai http://disq.us/p/202igai
- ovi256 8y agoThe UX seems novel to me. Unfortunately, as said elsewhere, that's not protectable by patent or anything else.
- cpburns2009 8y agoWhat exactly about this is novel? Allowing the user to draw a path and matching it to the nearest path sounds like the most user friendly thing to do on mobile. If I was developing a similar app, I would have done the same without knowing about either of these. I've thought before that this would be a useful feature in Google Maps.
- griffinkelly 8y agoI've been using this site for probably 10 years, does something similar: https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
- deanalevitt 8y agoGarmin had a simple version of this years ago. It was on desktop, not mobile, and so was done with a mouse, but it snapped beautifully to the nearest path.
- cortesoft 8y agoWhy is that unfortunate?