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I wrote this random walk generator a while ago: http://hotplate.co.nz/files/walk/ http://hotplate.co.nz/files/walk/ I should publish the code properly at some
by mfincham 14y ago
I wrote this random walk generator a while ago:
http://hotplate.co.nz/files/walk/ http://hotplate.co.nz/files/walk/
I should publish the code properly at some point, but it's all client side and not very complex, so if anyone wants to run their own local copy that is fine by me.
Accuracy or usefulness not guaranteed but it works well for the suburb where I live :)
I'd like to add a loop generator (find the endpoint, plot another random path back) but for the time being it assumes you walk to a place then walk directly back.
You can also specify the starting address in the URL, for making bookmarks or shortcuts for different starting addresses, e.g:
http://hotplate.co.nz/files/walk/#location=foo http://hotplate.co.nz/files/walk/#location=foo
To automatically plot a route from "foo".
- n0cturne 14y agoNice tool! I can see myself using this to plot new walks around the city. But this walk from downtown Seattle is priceless :-) https://www.dropbox.com/s/a7z4aybpv6kjldx/Screen%20Shot%202013-02-03%20at%205.28.04%20PM.png https://www.dropbox.com/s/a7z4aybpv6kjldx/Screen%20Shot%2020... Walk to the ferry terminal, board the ferry, jump off midway across!
- mfincham 14y agoYeah I just noticed. When I wrote this I lived a substantial distance from the ocean, however now running it against my current address (which is across the road from a marina) it advises I ought to take a ferry sometimes. Not sure what I can do about this. I have a vague idea you might be able to flag the Google Maps API to avoid ferries.