Hi everyone.
I was at a conference in San Diego last week and spotted a company
promoting an interesting cycling tool. While it is in its development
stages now, it is complete for the San Diego area.
It is a route finding / mapping tool, but two features make it neat.
First, when you select a start and destination, it asks your skill
level and whether you want to avoid major roads. It routes you to your
destination using appropriate streets.
Second, once your route is mapped, it provides an elevation graph for
your ride. The cheesy factor is in full force with estimated calories
burned, estimated amount of CO2 not put in the atmoshpere by an auto
taking this route, and the estimated dollar savings for you by riding
instead of driving.
The biggest hole in the program (and what I pointed out to the vendor)
is the lack of a multi-point ride planner.
They want to build this tool for other metro areas.
Here's the link:
http://www.bikemetro.com/route/routehome.asp
Enjoy!
-Buck