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After I did a Show HN about my OSM-powered project (https://trailrouter.com https://trailrouter.com), I saw first hand a little of the positive impact of large

After I did a Show HN about my OSM-powered project (https://trailrouter.com https://trailrouter.com), I saw first hand a little of the positive impact of large corporate involvement in OSM. Two of the very large companies mentioned in the article got in touch with me to find out what what could be done to improve the state of data in OSM useful for pedestrian routing. They were conscious that a disproportionate amount of effort went into supporting motorised vehicles, and wanted to improve the situation. Of course, they were doing so out of self interest too, and openly acknowledged this. But they openly shared their own datasets and offered resources/advice too. The OSM data is so powerful (and I don't mean the map - I'm referring to the tags, which are a hidden gem). I'm all for anything that continues to improve this data.

dmitriid 6y ago
> After I did a Show HN about my OSM-powered project (https://trailrouter.com https://trailrouter.com), This is just amazing! I immediately bookmarked and sent it to friends. But I'm not a runner myself, I prefer bikes :) Do you perchance know of something similar for bikes? Though in Sweden, where I live right now, Trail Router would work very well for bikes, too, especially outside cities.
- Doctor_Fegg 6y ago
  cycle.travel (my site!) is OSM-powered bike routing, including a “n km from start point” feature. Always happy to hear comments and suggestions. https://cycle.travel/map https://cycle.travel/map
  - tasuki 6y ago
    Thank you Richard, https://cycle.travel/ https://cycle.travel/ is amazing!
  - schoen 6y ago
    Wow, that's really neat! The suggested routes of a particular length is an awesome feature I've never seen anywhere before. I also like the street name initials concept -- if you're familiar with the cycling routes in an area, you're likely to recognize them.
  - dmitriid 6y ago
    Awesome! Immediate comment: replace the km slider with an input field :)
  - mbirth 6y ago
    And if you have a motorbike, there’s kurviger.de that tries to find a nice route with lots of bends. https://kurviger.de/ https://kurviger.de/
- folmar 6y ago
  Brouter (brouter.de) is your friend. A lot of options to tune to your preferences and a decent height model for evading ascents.
  - dmitriid 6y ago
    Thank you!
- m463 6y ago
  lot of telemetry

dmitriid 6y ago

> After I did a Show HN about my OSM-powered project (https://trailrouter.com https://trailrouter.com), This is just amazing! I immediately bookmarked and sent it to friends. But I'm not a runner myself, I prefer bikes :) Do you perchance know of something similar for bikes? Though in Sweden, where I live right now, Trail Router would work very well for bikes, too, especially outside cities.

Doctor_Fegg 6y ago
cycle.travel (my site!) is OSM-powered bike routing, including a “n km from start point” feature. Always happy to hear comments and suggestions. https://cycle.travel/map https://cycle.travel/map
- tasuki 6y ago
  Thank you Richard, https://cycle.travel/ https://cycle.travel/ is amazing!
- schoen 6y ago
  Wow, that's really neat! The suggested routes of a particular length is an awesome feature I've never seen anywhere before. I also like the street name initials concept -- if you're familiar with the cycling routes in an area, you're likely to recognize them.
- dmitriid 6y ago
  Awesome! Immediate comment: replace the km slider with an input field :)
- mbirth 6y ago
  And if you have a motorbike, there’s kurviger.de that tries to find a nice route with lots of bends. https://kurviger.de/ https://kurviger.de/
folmar 6y ago
Brouter (brouter.de) is your friend. A lot of options to tune to your preferences and a decent height model for evading ascents.
- dmitriid 6y ago
  Thank you!
m463 6y ago
lot of telemetry