Post a link to your favorite map tool along with tips, pros, cons, etc.

I'll start off with an easy one:

<a href=http://www.gmap-pedometer.com>Google pedometer</a>
-start with ZIP code, find start point
-"start recording"
-double click each point to keep straight lines until the destination

Note: it's "as the crow flies" so watch out for cutting turns.

Post a link to your favorite map tool along with tips, pros, cons, etc.

I'll start off with an easy one:

<a href=http://www.gmap-pedometer.com>Google pedometer</a>
-start with ZIP code, find start point
-"start recording"
-double click each point to keep straight lines until the destination

Note: it's "as the crow flies" so watch out for cutting turns.


www.routeslip.com. Flounder turned me on to this. Satellite and street maps by nation, state, and city.

I've used this before and it's a fun little tool. I'm not sure how accurate it is in regards to actual ground distance. Like you said, 'as the crow flies...'

Thanks for the refresher!

-Rob

Kind of fun.... here's a fun little loop from my place:

URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=767127



joe

I've been having fun with Bikely: http://www.bikely.com/

The sites been growing by about 2500 routes a month.
The site admin, Jules, has been very responsive to users and has been adding several new features a month. It's Australian based, but has attracted a large global user base.

Scot

Just found routeslip recently and have been geeking out over it! It's pretty user friendly and easy to figure out. Accuracy of mileage depnds on how detailed you are in constructing your route. Elevation seems a bit on the high side but not too bad. It can be glacially slow however.

Do any of these sites have user friendly map printing?

I'd like to be able to plot a route and then print a series of detailed maps (like the old AAA Trip-tik) to follow the route in adequate detail to show all the turns. I like to have these serial map pages to follow brevet instructions. They help me a lot.

I have printed a few maps from routeslip. I haven't tried printing maps in a closer view to get better detail, don't know if this is an avaiable function. You canget a cue sheet. How good the cue sheet is is totally dependant on whoever created the route.

Do any of these sites have user friendly map printing?

I'd like to be able to plot a route and then print a series of detailed maps (like the old AAA Trip-tik) to follow the route in adequate detail to show all the turns. I like to have these serial map pages to follow brevet instructions. They help me a lot.

In my experience, no, not yet.

The maps you get are pretty broad overviews and not very helpful as far navigation aids.

The cue sheets are pretty good and easy to build.

The best Trip-Tik type printing (IMHO) is in MS Streets and Trips. That's commercial software, so you lose the ability to share it via the web. But if you're after printed Trip Tiks it's probably worth it.

I heard of one guy on Bikely who's building a Trip Tik with screen captures and the deliveried cue sheet. But once again it's not something available off Bikely when he's finished.

Scot

west/east of the hills maps (all routes)

MUNI transit system map (SF gradients, connections to transit)

SFBC (all city routes)

Walk Oakland & SF maps (gradients)