Google Maps bicycle layer is available world wide. Sometimes you can even route using it.
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Google bike layer worldwide
January 4, 20113 Comments on Google bike layer worldwide
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January 4, 20113 Comments on Google bike layer worldwide
Bike route update
December 28, 20108 Comments on Bike route update
Quick update about my bike routing application: The cycle routing now works for Australia, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea. Bicycle routing also works for the handful of South Pacific island nations I’ve tried, such as Fiji.
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Compare Google, MapQuest bike maps
December 6, 201018 Comments on Compare Google, MapQuest bike maps
I’ve added a semi-secret Google switch to my bike map application that lets you compare MapQuest’s bike routing with Google’s bike directions.
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Canada bike directions live on Google Maps
December 1, 20105 Comments on Canada bike directions live on Google Maps
Geocode help
November 27, 20106 Comments on Geocode help
Update: I’m now using Yahoo PlaceFinder service to generate map coordinates from addresses. The Cyclelicious Bike Route Map seems to be almost usable now!
I’ve whipped up a bike route application using MapQuest’s bicycle routing API. MapQuest uses their directions routing algorithm and applies it to street and bike facility data available from the Open Street Map database. The generated route is available to web application developers through MapQuest’s Open Platform Web Services.
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Google “Bike There” in Canada
November 22, 20102 Comments on Google “Bike There” in Canada