Text-Based Google Directions

lukeasch21 13 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

As the developer of an app that uses SMS as a transport medium for a WebView "browser" UI [1], I'm very appreciative of Peter Foster for hosting this service! The site design is highly compressible and text is kept to a minimum - you can usually get directions in just a few texts.

[1] https://github.com/lukeaschenbrenner/TxtNet-Browser

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regus 23 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This takes me back to the MapQuest era, printing out directions and reading them while driving.

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TigerUniversity 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A minimalistic directions service aimed at users of feature phones/dumb phones, terminal-based browsers, low-bandwidth connections, screen readers etc. Best suited for public transport directions. No JavaScript requirements.

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staffordrj an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Reminds me of GOOG-411! Used to use that all the time back in the day before I got a smart phone. https://youtu.be/J937N9m-XtE?si=-rsbP3Nm6GRGpZGQ&t=185

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THansenite 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

As someone who is currently enamored with Meshtastic devices, several of which have built in GPS, this is making me wonder of future iterations of the software and being able to somehow utilize the directions on the mesh.

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Melatonic 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Very cool

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a456463 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Love this! Thank you

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lostmsu an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How exactly does this work? Does it use Gmaps API?

	▲	purplehat_ an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, to self-host it you will need a Google maps API key. In the related links at the bottom, https://gdir.telae.net/links.html, the Git repo https://github.com/pafoster/gdir.telae.net is available along with some other cool things.

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jmclnx 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Very Nice, this is very much needed