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Almost-Satnav For Cycling

Posted by timothy on from the putting-you-in-the-saddle-since-2010 dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A couple of guys (us) in Cambridge have written a cycle routing system, CycleStreets.net, based on open data, and have now released it as a free iPhone app. It's been done on a shoestring, in spare time. There's an API and some disruptive tech in the form of a photo submission screen where street problems can be submitted directly. Because it's open data, you don't have to wait 6 months for the routing to be fixed if there's a bug. Android and .mobi versions are in the works, with the apps being done on GitHub."

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  1. Real time updates by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    you say? Submission by anyone you say? Finally I can get those self righteous morons in Portland to ride into the river.

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    1. Re:Real time updates by topham · · Score: 4, Funny

      That look of disgust on your wife's face is the realization that she could have done better.

  2. UK? WTF? by catmistake · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey... I thought it was clear that slashdot was an American based, American centric summary site. Ok, pretty cool I guess... if I get a new iPhone and find myself cycling in UK... with a mountain of money to pay for overseas roaming.

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  3. paging Doctor Freud by tverbeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Real men aren't afraid of other men's penises.

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    1. Re:paging Doctor Freud by tool462 · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, we are. That's why they must be contained in a shield of lycra and spandex. You know, lest they escape.