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This is really interesting to me. I do a lot of mapping of natural surface single track trails (for hiking and mountain biking) along the way be sure to properl
by c0nsumer 5y ago
This is really interesting to me. I do a lot of mapping of natural surface single track trails (for hiking and mountain biking) along the way be sure to properly name things, add intersection markers, and create relations (routes and superroutes) to document the systems.
The biggest downside thus far is a good way of displaying the data. mtb.waymarkedtrails.org gets close, but I'd really like something that displays relations in the specified color, has sane intersection markers, etc.
I feel like there should be something out there which effectively lets me design a style sheet and then apply it to a map which I embed somewhere (maybe even in an app).
This... feels like it? Or if not this, can any of you recommend another system?
Ideally I'd love something I can self-host. I tried getting a copy of waymarkedtrails going and then modifying that, but it's a bit too specialized and I kept running into quirks getting the toolchain set up.
EDIT: Looks like this might not include the highway=path data that I need, much relations. Alas.
- ourguile 5y agoHave you used GaiaGPS at all? I use it along with ridewithgps for looking at trail conditions and mapping points of interest on my rides and hikes. You can import your own custom map layers as well. The developers are fairly consistently adding new content as well, might not hurt to reach out.
- c0nsumer 5y agoI have! It's great, but it doesn't show route relations for paths.
- bdon 5y agoAuthor of OP here. Is this information that you're interested in contributing, and is appropriate for, OpenStreetMap? The end goal is to build a system that lets you customize the tileset to include any node, way, relation, or tag in OSM. This gets quite tricky when considering automated cartographic generalization (how such features will appear when zoomed out) but it's one of my next steps.
- c0nsumer 5y agoHey there! And yes, it is spot-on with the scheme for mapping trails. As an example, take a look at this: https://mtb.waymarkedtrails.org/#route?id=6109588 https://mtb.waymarkedtrails.org/#route?id=6109588 That's kinda what I want but... better. My OSM username is the same as here if you'd like to see my contributions; I've mapped most of these systems.
- canada_dry 5y agowaymarkedtrails.org is a great tool! Glad to see Canadian content in there! A groomed snowmobile trail addition would also be great!