Comments on: Cartography made easy http://selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/ Erik Selberg's Homepage & Blog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:35:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-5086 Michael Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:37:36 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-5086 I am also looking fwd to the days when the aforementioned sites will do as you suggest but, until then, I use TOPO. It uses the pushpin interface you suggest, it gives me all kinds of elevation statistics (I love to climb), I can generate my own turn-by-turn directions AND (very cool) I can put in my own ROUTABLE (very important) trails. Last feature is fantastic for mountain biking and urban bike paths. I love knowing what I'm in for on the next club/public ride. I am also looking fwd to the days when the aforementioned sites will do as you suggest but, until then, I use TOPO. It uses the pushpin interface you suggest, it gives me all kinds of elevation statistics (I love to climb), I can generate my own turn-by-turn directions AND (very cool) I can put in my own ROUTABLE (very important) trails. Last feature is fantastic for mountain biking and urban bike paths.
I love knowing what I’m in for on the next club/public ride.

]]> By: Erik Selberg http://selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-788 Erik Selberg Mon, 01 May 2006 19:56:12 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-788 Yeah... it's more heavyweight I think than the other two. http://gmap-pedometer.com seems to be the best for cycling, as it has an elevation relief feature. Wayfaring.com still has the problem that you have to manually follow the road, you can't just have the system plot the obvious course on the road for you. Yeah… it’s more heavyweight I think than the other two. http://gmap-pedometer.com seems to be the best for cycling, as it has an elevation relief feature. Wayfaring.com still has the problem that you have to manually follow the road, you can’t just have the system plot the obvious course on the road for you.

]]> By: Nick http://selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-787 Nick Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:32:05 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-787 Ah... right. I like http://www.wayfaring.com/, but I'm not sure if it is actually any better than the sites you talked about. Ah… right.

I like http://www.wayfaring.com/, but I’m not sure if it is actually any better than the sites you talked about.

]]> By: Erik Selberg http://selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-782 Erik Selberg Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:55:38 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-782 One of the guys I ride with has the 301 and likes it. However, while it's great for plotting the route after the fact, it doesn't seem as useful for plotting the route originally. But perhaps there's some Garmin software that will easily do that? One of the guys I ride with has the 301 and likes it. However, while it’s great for plotting the route after the fact, it doesn’t seem as useful for plotting the route originally. But perhaps there’s some Garmin software that will easily do that?

]]> By: Nick http://selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-781 Nick Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:49:16 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2006/04/27/cartography-made-easy/#comment-781 You want a Garmin Forerunner GPS (or their cycling eqivalent). They will export (via a website) to Google Earth, and the XML tracking format is easy enough to use for plotting on your choice of mapping site. You want a Garmin Forerunner GPS (or their cycling eqivalent). They will export (via a website) to Google Earth, and the XML tracking format is easy enough to use for plotting on your choice of mapping site.

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