Should I Build It Should I Build It
24 May 2025
Travel Maps

i want to build an interative map where mainly cyclist would import ...

...their route they want to do and the service would screen a quick view of the route, so the cyclist can understand where he is heading

Confidence
Engagement
Net use signal
Net buy signal

Idea type: Freemium

People love using similar products but resist paying. You’ll need to either find who will pay or create additional value that’s worth paying for.

Should You Build It?

Build but think about differentiation and monetization.

Your are here

Creating an interactive map for cyclists to preview routes before embarking is a promising idea, especially given the increasing popularity of cycling. The 'Freemium' category fits well, suggesting that while users appreciate such tools, converting them into paying customers can be challenging. With 11 similar products already in the market, competition is significant, highlighting the need for differentiation. High engagement (average 16 comments) indicates interest in this space, but the lack of clear 'use' and 'buy' signals from the metrics suggests you'll need a compelling offering to stand out and a well-thought-out monetization strategy. Consider that similar products have faced criticism around mobile usability, feature limitations compared to existing solutions and difficulties in justifying subscription costs. Focus on addressing these gaps to carve out a niche for your interactive cycling map.

Recommendations

  1. Given the freemium nature of this category, focus first on user acquisition and engagement. Offer the core route screening functionality for free to build a user base and gather feedback. Base route screening should be good enough, so cyclists find real value.
  2. Identify the cyclists who derive the most value from the free route screening. Segment your users based on cycling frequency, route complexity, or specific needs (e.g., long-distance touring, commuting, recreational riding) to understand their unique requirements.
  3. Develop premium features tailored to these high-value users. This could include advanced route customization options (e.g., elevation profiles, surface type filters), offline map downloads, integration with cycling computers, or real-time tracking features. Since users have requested GPX export, consider that as a paid feature.
  4. Explore team or group-based subscriptions. Cycling clubs or groups often plan rides together. Offering a team subscription with collaboration features could be a compelling value proposition.
  5. Offer personalized route planning assistance or cycling-related consulting services as a premium offering. This could involve helping users create custom routes tailored to their fitness level, preferences, or specific goals.
  6. Implement A/B testing with small groups of users to determine optimal pricing strategies for your premium features. Experiment with different price points, subscription models (e.g., monthly, annual), and feature bundles to find the sweet spot.
  7. Address criticisms from similar products, particularly regarding mobile usability. Prioritize a seamless and intuitive mobile experience for route planning and navigation, as many cyclists will use the app on the go.
  8. Differentiate your product by incorporating unique features or data sources. Consider integrating real-time weather data, user-generated reviews of cycling routes, or AI-powered route optimization based on cyclist preferences.

Questions

  1. What specific pain points are cyclists currently facing with existing mapping solutions that your interactive map will address more effectively?
  2. How will you balance offering valuable features for free to attract users while still incentivizing them to upgrade to a paid subscription?
  3. Considering the existing competition and the 'Freemium' category, what is your plan to create a sustainable business model that generates sufficient revenue to support the ongoing development and maintenance of your interactive cycling map?

Your are here

Creating an interactive map for cyclists to preview routes before embarking is a promising idea, especially given the increasing popularity of cycling. The 'Freemium' category fits well, suggesting that while users appreciate such tools, converting them into paying customers can be challenging. With 11 similar products already in the market, competition is significant, highlighting the need for differentiation. High engagement (average 16 comments) indicates interest in this space, but the lack of clear 'use' and 'buy' signals from the metrics suggests you'll need a compelling offering to stand out and a well-thought-out monetization strategy. Consider that similar products have faced criticism around mobile usability, feature limitations compared to existing solutions and difficulties in justifying subscription costs. Focus on addressing these gaps to carve out a niche for your interactive cycling map.

Recommendations

  1. Given the freemium nature of this category, focus first on user acquisition and engagement. Offer the core route screening functionality for free to build a user base and gather feedback. Base route screening should be good enough, so cyclists find real value.
  2. Identify the cyclists who derive the most value from the free route screening. Segment your users based on cycling frequency, route complexity, or specific needs (e.g., long-distance touring, commuting, recreational riding) to understand their unique requirements.
  3. Develop premium features tailored to these high-value users. This could include advanced route customization options (e.g., elevation profiles, surface type filters), offline map downloads, integration with cycling computers, or real-time tracking features. Since users have requested GPX export, consider that as a paid feature.
  4. Explore team or group-based subscriptions. Cycling clubs or groups often plan rides together. Offering a team subscription with collaboration features could be a compelling value proposition.
  5. Offer personalized route planning assistance or cycling-related consulting services as a premium offering. This could involve helping users create custom routes tailored to their fitness level, preferences, or specific goals.
  6. Implement A/B testing with small groups of users to determine optimal pricing strategies for your premium features. Experiment with different price points, subscription models (e.g., monthly, annual), and feature bundles to find the sweet spot.
  7. Address criticisms from similar products, particularly regarding mobile usability. Prioritize a seamless and intuitive mobile experience for route planning and navigation, as many cyclists will use the app on the go.
  8. Differentiate your product by incorporating unique features or data sources. Consider integrating real-time weather data, user-generated reviews of cycling routes, or AI-powered route optimization based on cyclist preferences.

Questions

  1. What specific pain points are cyclists currently facing with existing mapping solutions that your interactive map will address more effectively?
  2. How will you balance offering valuable features for free to attract users while still incentivizing them to upgrade to a paid subscription?
  3. Considering the existing competition and the 'Freemium' category, what is your plan to create a sustainable business model that generates sufficient revenue to support the ongoing development and maintenance of your interactive cycling map?

  • Confidence: High
    • Number of similar products: 11
  • Engagement: High
    • Average number of comments: 16
  • Net use signal: 11.7%
    • Positive use signal: 22.6%
    • Negative use signal: 10.9%
  • Net buy signal: -0.6%
    • Positive buy signal: 4.0%
    • Negative buy signal: 4.6%

This chart summarizes all the similar products we found for your idea in a single plot.

The x-axis represents the overall feedback each product received. This is calculated from the net use and buy signals that were expressed in the comments. The maximum is +1, which means all comments (across all similar products) were positive, expressed a willingness to use & buy said product. The minimum is -1 and it means the exact opposite.

The y-axis captures the strength of the signal, i.e. how many people commented and how does this rank against other products in this category. The maximum is +1, which means these products were the most liked, upvoted and talked about launches recently. The minimum is 0, meaning zero engagement or feedback was received.

The sizes of the product dots are determined by the relevance to your idea, where 10 is the maximum.

Your idea is the big blueish dot, which should lie somewhere in the polygon defined by these products. It can be off-center because we use custom weighting to summarize these metrics.

Similar products

Relevance

I built a map to find sign-posted cycling routes across Europe and POIs

09 Nov 2024 Maps

Excited to share an early version of my project - https://veloplanner.comIt's an interactive map where you can find signposted cycling routes (not MTB yet) and various POIs (campgrounds, shelters, viewpoints, and historic points). Everything is powered by OpenStreetMap.Currently, it only covers Europe since I wanted to limit hardware requirements. Even with just Europe, I needed an extra 1TB disk to handle data import. I'm planning to support the whole world in the near future.Right now it's just a viewer, but I plan to keep building and adding more features. Route planner will be main one to add. Also, I want to present detailed data about surfaces and bicycle infrastructure along the routes.Let me know what you think - any feedback is appreciated!Tech stack: - MapLibre + TypeScript (no frameworks) for map rendering - Planetiler to generate basemap - osm2pgsql, gdal and tippecanoe to generate POIs and route layers (routes require extra post processing, which I do in Elixir) - Web app is written in Elixir/PhoenixI'm hosting web app on Heroku and using Hetzner dedicated server to process OSM data.

Users generally appreciate the product, highlighting its ease of use and the usefulness of the water points feature. There is also interest in the technical aspect, specifically the use of Phoenix LiveView.

Users have pointed out that the service should include URLs for Points of Interest (POIs) from OpenStreetMap (OSM). Additionally, there are complaints about some fountains not being displayed on the map.

Avatar
11
3
66.7%
3
11
66.7%
Relevance

Bike route planner that follows almost only official bike trails

20 Nov 2024 Travel

Hey guys, I built a route planner that is mostly focused on bike touring and using existing bike infrastructure.For each request you're shown what bike tracks/trails your route uses and can further explore them by showing them on map or going to the official trail route.The main idea for the app is to have a friendly and easy to use planner that would make heavy use of official bike trails data (mainly from OpenStreetMap) and make it easy to plan a longer trip using the best possible bike routes out there.Currently the app only works for the Euro region but I'm planning to add North America very soon and then rest of the world.Technical overview: Route finding - Graphhopper sitting in a docker container on a Hetzner server somewhere in Germany. It has 38 GB of graph data(Europe) loaded into RAM for a fast graph traversal.Web App - Next.js 14 with Typescript, backend on the newest version of .NETMap tiles - right now I'm using MapTiler their free tier but planning to switch to my own home server soon and host the maps on it.

Users express a strong preference for mobile-friendly route planning, with many requesting a mobile app and highlighting issues with the current UI and route creation process. The ability to export routes to GPX is a common request, as is the need for better error handling and memory efficiency. Some users prefer planning on a computer with a monitor and mouse, but there's a consensus that mobile functionality is essential, especially for on-the-go adjustments and multi-day trips. The project is praised for its concept and GUI, but criticized for mobile usability issues and the lack of certain features like adding multiple points and waymarked routes. There's also interest in backend integration and expansion to North America. The $10 monthly subscription cost is debated, with some finding it reasonable and others too high. Overall, users are excited about the potential but desire improvements and additional features.

The Show HN product has received criticism for its mobile UI being unsuitable for complex tasks, confusing, and having routing issues. Users find the GPX feature limiting and the route planning process cumbersome, with specific complaints about waypoint management and lack of alternative routes. The app's performance on mobile devices, particularly on small screens, is also criticized. There are concerns about the app's regional availability, error handling, and language localization. Additionally, users are dissatisfied with the subscription model's cost and the app's lack of new or unique features compared to existing solutions.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Moru

You forget one thing. RWGPS is (I think) one of the few training apps that can record and display all the data on the free tier. And it doesn't nag you every 5 minutes to upgrade to Pro or whatever. I really appreciate that and try to buy a one-month subscription once per year when I can afford it.I have also worked with gps data and run my own map server (for a small country) so I know it costs money, time and effort. And thanks for the breakdown!

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=insane_dreamer

Except that if you're a serious cyclist, spending $10/month on a really good road mapping service is worth more to you than spending $10/month on a music streaming service (or 2 coffees at Starbucks).

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=dx-800

It's for serious cyclists, for whom $10 a month is barely noticeable, considering how much you can spend on the bicycling hobby. For example, I do bicycle touring, weeks-long or months-long trips every year, and the RideWithGps route planner/navigation tools are extremely useful when riding thousands of miles by yourself in places you aren't familiar with.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=113

It's a good app, I was happy to subscribe once I used it a couple of times to find new routes about the city.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=vanilla_nut

I've used ridewithGPS for multiple bike tours, the longest being a full month of unsupported riding. I also use it to scout out routes when I want to create a new ride somewhere in my area on roads I don't know already. ridwithGPS has a few features that really stand out, IMO:* excellent, almost entirely bug-free routing on mobile* heatmap data, because maps aren't entirely up-to-date* multiple map styles, so you can pick what works best for your workflow and the country you're in* easy GPX file export, I use it all the time with the bike computer (every day on tours)* collection management, especially useful when I make per-day routes for a tour* a healthy trial period so you can actually test it out and learn itBasically it's just an excellent app (and site) that works reliably across every supported platform, that isn't full of spammy upselling garbage, that is clearly made by a competent team of developers who care deeply about the product they make.Every tech product should be made like this. A lot of tech products used to be like this before enshittification really took off in the last 5-10 years.I'm more than happy to support a great product like this, as a bicycle tourist and frequent router over unfrequented trails and dirt roads in the mountains around me. For road riders in cities, it's probably a whole lot less useful. But there are a lot of bicycle riding use cases outside of 'road riders in cities' :-)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wintermutestwin

>frequent router over unfrequented trails and dirt roads in the mountains around meThis is me as well. Thanks much for your perspective, it was helpful in me making the decision to jump in.I do like the idea of supporting products and services that are staving off enshitificaiton.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wintermutestwin

I sincerely appreciate your serious answer to my serious question. I am quite surprised at all these costs considering that OSM is free, but you explained them very thoroughly and I am impressed. You have adequately justified the subscription requirement.This post, combined with the fact that your planner actually allows me to force a path has won me as a customer. I'll also note that setting your yearly at 75% of the monthly is wise considering very low winter time usage.For me, churn or not is going to come down to whether I can read critical details on your mobile app without having to put reading glasses on. (which is a factor that not even a $2t company like Apple can address properly)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=thenewrohirrim

This looks really great! Do you offer an api as well? I'm part of the team behind https://cyclema.ps and we'd love to see if we could incorporate this as a backend.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Moru

Wow, first bike router that chooses the same route I would to and from work. The others all take the steepest hill in the area instead of the slightly longer around the hill.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=verelo

Interesting assumption. My mind goes to to a) Most people are mobile first and b) In this category of app, i imagine people want the route with them on their phone as they bike (as they're probably unfamiliar with the route, hence the need to plan it)Cool idea, i'd love to try it but honestly i'd love it on my phone for the aforementioned reasons!---Edit: Some follow up remarks (From Chrome on a Mac)1. I found it a bit confusing when creating a route. I assumed it would let me do address completion. The UI seems to just be naming my route instead, i think if you're going to borrow visually from Google maps you should follow their patterns.2. I was able to add my first point (my home), but adding a second point never worked.3. The click mechanic is a bit odd. I expect clicking elsewhere when the menu is open (add point/close) that the menu would go away - rather than re-appear in my new click location.4. The map centred me over Europe, i'm in Canada however. Some GeoIP lookup here could give a better experience.5. Re:point 2, this seems to work when i selected random locations in Europe. I assume this is a data issue? So the real issue here (apart from the routing not working) is there's no feedback on the UI when the routing fails.6. Refreshing my screen loses my route. Any chance you could save it to local storage or something? Would be amazing if i could create this route on my desktop and then send a link to my phone (once mobile is supported?)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=INTPenis

Not bad! I'm an avid bike camper and I just tried creating a route through Sweden and it does a pretty good job. We are a bit spoilt for choice here with bicycle routes.The only feature I'd want is to be able to print the route on paper maps. I wonder if print CSS could be used to create pages of the whole route.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=qwertox

I share your perspective. I use Komoot extensively and I use it only on the phone for recording the ride, have it route me through the trip I planned on the web interface, and also to check where some paths I find during the ride lead to. If I then decide to use that unknown path, I either add a new waypoint or just ignore it until I'm on the planned track again (just seeing the trails is then good enough).There are simply some things where a phone screen is just too small to use efficiently, and the fingers sometimes aren't just a good, precise enough input device.Though I am a bit irritated by the brightness of the route on your site, it lacks contrast with respect to the surrounding map.BTW, how is that routing done? Like which is the used routing engine and is it done server-side or in the browser?---It does seem to have a bug, where, when deleting a waypoint, the mouse still is in "create waypoint mode", and any mouse-down on the map, including for panning, results in adding a waypoint.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Moru

I'm so desktop first, it's not even funny. But this is one of the few things I do on mobile. When I have the chance to go for a long ride I do the routing every few hours or so. This because I'm using something called Turfgame.com to explore new areas and take zones for a competition. I need to plan the route between the zones and maybe change route in case someone blocks my path. This will be done on the phone while having a break somewhere. I'm using Ride With GPS for the recording of the path and Naviki for the routing because that has all the turf zones as POI's so very easy to reroute.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pppone

+1 for mobile. I would use it primarily as a means to plan urban routes and cycle touring (I wouldn't be touring with my laptop :P)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allg12

So far, I've only generated the graph for Europe(using Graphhopper). Even just Europe required 128GB of RAM and around 10 hours of computation time (the entire planet would likely need 384GB of RAM). I plan to add North America on a separate Docker container soon though. I started with Europe because I’m familiar with some of the bike trails here, which makes it easier for me to check if the routing makes sense.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allg12

Hey karussell, I really appreciate all the hard work you’ve put into Graphhopper. I wouldn't be able to create this project without GH. I have a question about memory usage during the import stage (specifically in the OSM Reader's preprocessRelations function). I'm using a HashMap<Long, List<Long>> to map way IDs to OSM bike route relation IDs, which means allocating lots of arrays. Could this be causing me to run out of heap memory faster or am I off base here?I thought I would be able to compute the graph with 64GB of ram but it kept crushing before CH and LM stage. After switching to a 128GB instance, it finally worked, hitting around 90GB at peak memory usage. For context, I was using 3 profiles - one with CH and two with LM, plus elevation data and used all of the tips from deploy.md

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allg12

Thank you! I'm a total Java noob - actually, this is the first project where I've written any Java code (had to slightly modify the Graphhopper source code to suit my needs). Those libraries look very interesting. I'm saving this post for another battle with processing maany GBs of OSM data :D

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wilson090

Would love to see this for the SF Bay Area - lots of great cycling around here and I'm unsatisfied with using Strava to create routes!One of the most frustrating things for me with snapping to official paths is not being able to modify it for common workarounds (for instance, going across the Golden Gate bridge, everyone takes a shortcut through a parking lot, but every map routing platform I have used forces me to go the official route and messes up my nav)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allg12

Oh wow, that's amazing - thank you! I really appreciate your offer and I love RWGPS. I just read your comment about about all the hardware you're using at RWGPS and it's clear you're operating on a completely different scale than I am :D Right now, I'm just running Graphhopper on a €40/month Hetzner server and free tiers on Vercel and Maptiler. Though I already hit the free-tier limits for Maptiler so I'm quickly setting up a Martin server to server Europe mbtiles on some cheap server instead. Once the traffic drops after this HN post I think a low-cost server should do the trick for now.As for Graphhopper, I ran into some challenges during the Europe-wide import stage. It turns out 64GB of RAM wasn’t enough, so I ended up spinning up a 128GB instance on AWS. After tweaking some config settings and following the deployment guide, I finally got it working. I also had to change the source code a bit to link each "official bike route" edge to its corresponding OSM relation info but I managed to get it working in the end(using KVStorage and KValues).For now, my planner is pretty basic, so I don’t want to bombard you with beginner-level questions. But if something more complex comes up down the road, I’ll definitely take you up on your offer to reach out. Thanks again—I really appreciate your help and generosity!

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=somic

I frequently use RWGPS for planning my bike rides but don't pay for it (yet!). Curious - is all routing done by graphhopper or do you have some secret sauce on your end? Also graphhopper web has regular bike mode and "racing bike", they tend to come up with different routes, wondering if it's incorporated on your side somehow or if there is a way to influence RWGPS algorithm to be more "road cycling" vs casual cycling (I think that's what graphhopper means by "racing").

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=acaloiar

MTB would be most welcome :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allg12

Thank you, appreciate it! Travelmap looks awesome—I love the idea. I will definitely try it out on my next trip.This morning, I picked up an affordable m920q with 64GB of RAM and I’m planning to use it for hosting GH and maybe vector tiles too. If I run into any issues I can’t figure out quickly I’ll reach out but I don’t want to bug you with basic questions.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wnc3141

You are doing the lord's work. I love this website! - particularly that it preserves an in progress route when I exit and return to my planning session.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=greener_grass

A great concept, but there's one big problem: many official bike trails are crap.Sometimes it's actually better to take the road, or you end up on a windy route that's near impossible to follow, debris everywhere, no right of way, etc.I would like to try this with a "prefer offroad" option.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=chainwax

I love where you're going with this, nearly all of my little side projects have something to do with maps and bikes. No comment on how the routes are as I'm not really familiar with any good routes in bigger Euro cities, but as someone who rides around NYC a lot this would be really useful in making routes for visitors who aren't as keen on riding in NYC traffic.Mobile needs some work. Are you planning on open sourcing this? I'm a mobile dev that might be able to clean that up a little. Good candidate for React Native.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pppone

Thank you for this. I personally appreciate the easy to download GPX for my Wahoo. For reference, I've been using [0] to get around the city since Google Maps sucks here. I also really like the routes suggested by [1], but their mobile app is super buggy.[0] - https://cyclers.app/[1] - https://www.cyclestreets.net/

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pppone

Looks really nice - congrats on the app :). I can't test it since I don't use iOS. But if you ever make an android or web browser version - happy to play :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=gorgonical

This is very cool and very useful as a commuting cyclist. The routes that OSM and Google give me don't always have a high "reasonability" score in that they may be the most direct routes, but the road conditions are very uncomfortable for cycling for any one of many reasons.One thing that would be very useful is to color the segments on the map based on the waytype. The proportions are given in the summary but unless I already know the route I can't tell where exactly those segments of difficult cobblestone are.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allg12

You can change the profile to 'road cycling' and it will avoid paths with bad surfaces.Not sure about the UK but I've cycled quite a lot around here in Europe (12 countries so far) and from my experience, if you don't follow the official bike trails you're missing a lot. They are usually nice scenic and quiet roads with good (asphalt) surfaces. I'm talking about trails like the Alpe Adria Cycle path. There are tons of them in mainland Europe.But you're right - if the surface is bad, then it doesn't make sense to follow the trail. I will add a feature that will highlight the selected surface on the line (similar to what Komoot already does) so you can better investigate the route and make sure the surface is alright.I'm also planning to add a feature where users could rate the track so you could filter out the bad tracks based on other people's reviews.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=SonicScrub

This is phenomenal! As an avid bike packer, I've always wanted this. Eagerly awaiting the expansion to North America. Please don't forget about Canada when building ;)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=TheBozzCL

This looks fantastic! Please make sure to let us know when it's available in the Americas as well, I would love to use this.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mackatsol

Thanks, I will go have a look, much appreciated!

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Sacco215

Holy shit it's awesome!I've been bikepaking for two years now and I wish I had this toolI've used komoot in the past but I was never satisfied with the paths it suggested and had to rely on local guidesI've checked with some of the past trips I id and it guesses correctly all of the best paths

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=RankingMember

Just wanted to pop in and let you know I use your site all the time and it's still the best (and I've tried everything) at creating routes to avoid dangerous roads. Thank you for the awesome app.One little feature that's great is the quick link to view Google Streetview images, and the only thing I'd change is to have it let me do that anywhere on the map (not just on the route) so that I can look at alternatives without dragging the route there first.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=hn_user82179

is that your site? I love it! I used it on an 800 mile bike ride 2 years go.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=dx-800

Thanks for your interesting comment. I'm a happy customer of ridewithgps, and run a small B2B SaaS, so I love hearing details like this.One comment: I hope you don't start emphasizing the "social media" aspects, like Strava has done, to their detriment, in my opinion. That's what prompted me to finally delete my Strava account (after uploading my thousands of activities to ridewithgps.)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=cullenking

We are just about finished with a total hoist into a self-hosted k8s cluster. We've gone slow due to my concerns about k8s and the additional complexity, but it's actually been pretty smooth and enjoyable. The end goal is the ability to point our helm charts at any cloud provider and have the entire infra stood up in less than a day. We already do offsite backups to rsync.net. We don't need crazy redundancy and are OK with a certain amount of risk to availability and < 1 day of data loss. Only thing that would take a long time is some GIS search data. We use elasticsearch and h3 hex strings encoded to guarantee prefix searching works for different zoom levels, which is a couple terabytes of derived data that takes a while to compute.I have been enjoying this on-prem renaissance that we've seen over the last couple of years, makes my stubbornness around self-hosting feel smart in hindsight ;)

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=qwertox

OpenTopoMap is what solves that issue for me. The contrast on that map is excellent.It's a mostly a style for OSM with hillshading applied. The Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is hosting a web-based "preview" of it at https://opentopomap.org. https://brouter.de/brouter-web and https://bikerouter.de also have it as a selectable map layer, and it can also be added to OsmAnd.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jMyles

Yep. This is the a crucial cycling feature that's missing.Ideally, I'd also like to highlight roads with diverters, circles, chicanes, bumps, tables, etc.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jMyles

Interesting - I'd love to know more about this, and perhaps assist with the data model.While purpose-built traffic calming infra is super nice to have, I'm somewhat more interested in the much more prevalent (at least, outside Europe and Asia) and also muc less expensive roadways which are traffic-calm by default, owing to natural chicanes, unimproved areas, one-lane bridges, etc.Bogota, for example, has a fairly elegant network of unimproved roads connecting the parks. If you take a ride with a local, you see the bike infra much more acutely than what is expressed on gmaps, or even theoretically by looking at `traffic_calming==true`. A much more granular data type is required.

https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allg12

I definitely want to get the mobile version up and running soon but it’s a lot of work to set everything up for this project especially since Im working solo. For a fully functional route planner, it would probably make more sense to build a React Native app instead of just a website.

Avatar
279
138
11.6%
-0.7%
138
279
24.6%
5.1%
Relevance

Manymap – Route Planner for Hiking, Biking with Real-Time Collaboration

11 Apr 2023 Travel Maps

Hey everyone, I'm Alex! I have been organizing expeditions and hikes for nine years, and I can't live without outdoor adventures. Part of preparing for them is route planning. So with my team, we've made a route planner for outdoor enthusiasts to use ourselves.Also, we've added a collaboration mode. You can create the route with friends like in Figma.If you are outdoorsy like me, try it and tell me what you think! People's feedback is crucial for us now!

Detailed local maps valuable for planning.

Avatar
3
1
-100.0%
1
3
Relevance

Citymapper 11 - CLUB features are now available to all

28 Apr 2023 Travel Android Transportation

Instantly compare your travel options in real-time across all transport modes globally! Easily navigate your city with turn-by-turn directions for all your public transportation, walking, cycling and scooter trips.

Citymapper CLUB features are now free following VIA's acquisition, generating excitement among users who appreciate the service and anticipate improved route access. Users congratulate the launch and suggest revisiting the product in the future.

The primary criticism is that the comment appears to be largely self-promotional, which detracts from its value and relevance to the Product Hunt launch.

Avatar
106
4
25.0%
4
106
25.0%
Top