Hi Antony,
On 04.03.2011 15:04, Antony Pegg wrote:
HI all,
just a quick note - we've added bicycle and pedestrian routing options to
the MapQuest Open sites
very nice! I've checked some of my daily bicycle routes. Of four routes
two are perfect, and two have become too long--obviously in favour of
the use of cycleways. Don't forget that although cycleways are
preferable, cycling on roads is still possible and avoiding it usually
isn't worth a 10% increase of distance.
Btw, I really like the OpenRouteService idea of different cycling
profiles (shortest, safest, racer, mtb), although their implementation
hasn't yet convinced me...
For another test I have compared the Bremen-Berlin route results on
MapQuest and OpenRouteService. MQ's route is 409 km while with ORS it's
352 km. Can you assure the 409 km route is /that/ scenic?
I think I will ride this route this month, so... I'm going to use the
ORS route description for the outward run, and MapQuest's on the return
run. Then I'll let you know about the results.
One more thing... it seems that turn restrictions are regarded--although
they generally don't apply to cyclists (in most countries I guess).
Please fix this.
MapQuest usability is a charm. There are some small adjustments that
must be made to the routing, but then it's gonna be a really good thing.
Thank you.
cheers
ant
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