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nicbou 14 hours ago

I'm really hoping for a sketchy map. I really wish I could use my iPad Mini to plan motorcycle trips.

WillAdams 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'd really like to see a mapping software which was flexible enough, and informative enough to allow ad hoc hybrid route planning --- hoping to take up bike rafting at some point in the near future, so an idea trip would be:

- park the vehicle near where the trip will ultimately terminate near to a water access point (so need to know about ramp presence and parking)

- pedal in to some remote water area where one can transition from bike to raft

- by water explore a bit, optionally gain access to some area which is remote and not normally accessible by bike, land and possibly ride around a bit (only if area will not be damaged by bike tires)

- exit area by going downstream --- but no rough rapids since I'm not young anymore and have had my fill of fishing gear out of the water and refloating a canoe/kayak, arriving at the vehicle after a fairly easy bit of paddling

If someone has a good suggestion for a map which provides this information in a consistent and reliable and accessible format, I'd be glad --- my first couple of attempts at route-planning have had me opening multiple sites/windows/views to the point where keeping track of which information I was trying to get from which window became a chore.

lugarlugarlugar 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They've made a prototype for that: https://www.inkandswitch.com/embark/ Sadly not released.

gklitt 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

We're happy to share the Embark prototype with anyone who wants to try it out - just email me at geoffrey@inkandswitch.com and I can share a link with you.

A couple reasons we've decided not to share the demo widely: 1) it's research software, not developed to the quality standards of a commercial product, so we don't want people to get confused or disappointed by that, 2) the prototype heavily uses the paid Google Maps API.

We've also publicly released demos of some related work, like Potluck, an interactive medium built on text notes:

https://www.inkandswitch.com/potluck/demo/

wonger_ 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Someone released a similar trip-planning webapp: https://waypoint.jakelazaroff.com/

Blog post: https://jakelazaroff.com/words/a-local-first-case-study/