Map Updates 30.04.2010 and Launch of VeloMap.org

First to the map updates. The main change is that routing had been a bit broken using motorcar/motorcycle as mkgmap had dropped some functionality. So if you wondered why you were sent onto big roads instead of perfectly suitable pathes, try out the new maps (broken since 2 or 3 updates).  Also I updated the polygon colors a tiny bit again and a bit better secondary scaling.

The big update however is that I launched a new map/page … Velomap.org:

VeloMap.org – the new map from openmtmbap.org for cyclists and racing cyclists…

VeloMap.org brings you the best map for casual cycling, commuting to work, or race cycling. Openmtbmap.org is one of the most used maps based on Openstreetmap and has focussed on hikers, mtbikers and cyclists. This however ment lots of additional information without much use for onroad cycling. Also Autorouting for cyclists can be still a lot better if one excludes small trail and tracks.  

With the advent of VeloMap.Org maps, I will change the focus of the Openmtbmap to be much much more offroad focussed (so much gnarlier trails….) while offering a second map for normal cycling or roadbiking. With VeloMap.org maps, autorouting now works over […]

(English) Map Updates 23.04.2010

Ci spiace, ma questo articolo è disponibile soltanto in English e Deutsch.

Again quite a few changes under the hood. Again some work on the typfiles, better structure for cycleroutes, and lots of corrections for uknown values regarding way attributes. Already inside SVN but did not make it into the updates, is a seperation of mtb:scale=0- mtb:scale=0 and mtb:scale=0+,