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I love the idea. The world needs more kind apps. There's another app I'm using called derive which just pins a random place on a map within 10km of me and I hav
by famahar 3y ago
I love the idea. The world needs more kind apps. There's another app I'm using called derive which just pins a random place on a map within 10km of me and I have to go there. That's it. No extra bells or whistles. The interface is super minimal and it's made by one person as a hobby. It encourages exploration.
- vjk800 3y agoThere should be a sort game like this. Like it shows me a mostly dark map like in video games and as I move around, the maps gets revealed (within 100m radius or within algorithmically determined visibility radius or something). The game would be to open new areas on a map like you would on a video game.
- OmarShehata 3y agoZenly (recently went bust) did this! https://blog.mapbox.com/clear-the-fog-with-zenly-fc7778b06c33 https://blog.mapbox.com/clear-the-fog-with-zenly-fc7778b06c3... > Zenly’s location tech works in real time to uncover the map as you cover more ground. Zenly’s location tracking runs in the background, updating automatically as you check out new neighborhoods and take road trips. (it's very social though I think, more "compete with friends!" than "explore your neighborhood & find delight in small things)
- dewey 3y agoThere's also https://fogofworld.app https://fogofworld.app, which does this since 2012 and has a big community of people using dedicated "tracking phones" or other gadgets to be as accurate as possible.
- radlad 3y agoA bit different but when I was cycling during the pandemic, I got into https://wandrer.earth https://wandrer.earth where the goal is to bike every street in your area.
- browningstreet 3y agoThanks. I’ve been meaning to do this in one of my towns and kept putting off finding this site. :)
- pvinis 3y agoThis is a great video about this. https://youtube.com/watch?v=1c8i5SABqwU https://youtube.com/watch?v=1c8i5SABqwU
- toldyouso2022 3y agoCan you link the app? I can't find it
- nathancahill 3y agoIt might be this? https://deriveapp.com/s/v2/ https://deriveapp.com/s/v2/
- famahar 3y agoWoops. The app I actually meant was called Geohash Droid. Derive app is a similar concept about exploring your surroundings but with activities and tasks. Both are great. https://deriveapp.com/s/v2/ https://deriveapp.com/s/v2/
- rjmunro 3y agoI think geohash droid was based on this comic: https://xkcd.com/426/ https://xkcd.com/426/
- nullserver 3y agoSeems like you would enjoy geocaching
- ThinkingGuy 3y agoMore like geohashing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geohashing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geohashing https://geohashing.site/ https://geohashing.site/ https://xkcd.com/426/ https://xkcd.com/426/