Re: Maps on CGOAB

I've used the map function to download my daily track from my Garmin Vista (
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/rshapiro2008.  Its worked pretty well &
allows others to upload the track if they wish.  It would be nice if you
could geotag photos on the site.

Bob Shapiro

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 2:07 PM, Bryan Lorber <[email protected]> wrote:

> Emotion and entertainment are great. Together they make for an enjoyable,
> complete journal that's pleasant to read. Knowing physically where all that
> emotion and entertainment occurred is even better! A map, whether complex
> with color coded routes or a simple pen and paper sketch will add
> significantly to the overall quality of the finished product.
>
> Bryan
> Barrington, RI
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:14 PM, Andy Goodell <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I think part of the purpose of my email was to inform tourers that I
> > do find the maps very helpful, and apparently others do too, so
> > possibly that helps a few more people consider using maps in the
> > future. I can understand that each person will write as they please,
> > and we all have different styles. I just wish there was at least some
> > description of the route in some of these journals. I generally use
> > CGOAB to find out how other people did on tours that I might ride a
> > similar path on. I'm often lured in by the location or title, but then
> > find it's mostly a personal journal about things that I'm unlikely to
> > encounter if I rode the same place. If they choose to include a map
> > and throw in a few comments on road quality, things to expect or avoid
> > along the route, and other helpful tips, than I'm sure to bookmark it
> > and come back often. I do find most of the journals there to be quick
> > helpful, but it can be tough looking at a map sometimes and trying to
> > find out where they actually rode.
> >
> > I created my routes with other programs, but chose to convert it to
> > the CGOAB format because at the time there were no good alternatives
> > that were embedable. Ridewithgps is a great one that can do that now,
> > and I sometimes use that to create but usually start with Google using
> > my trick to export routes from google.
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Wayne Estes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > There are two issues about maps on crazyguyonabike.com.
> > >
> > > First is the authors.  Not every author cares about adding maps to
> their
> > > journal.  The current featured journal is a good example of one that is
> > more
> > > about entertainment and emotion rather than a nuts-and-bolts tour
> guide.
> >  At
> > > the other extreme are my 11 tour journals at
> > > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/w9ae.  They're made in a "tour guide"
> > style
> > > that includes maps and other information useful to cyclists planning a
> > tour
> > > route.
> > >
> > > The second issue with CGOAB maps is the limited functionality of the
> map
> > > feature.  With no auto-route function it's very tedious to highlight a
> > long
> > > winding route.  It also hard to show backtracking and it doesn't do
> > multiple
> > > colors.  For the index page map on my Western Canada journal I created
> a
> > map
> > > at RidewithGPS.com in order to show ferry routes in a different color.
> It
> > > even auto-routed the ferry route in Canada's Inside Passage!
> > >
> > > Neil Gunton plans to improve the map function soon.  Hopefully he will
> > add
> > > an autoroute function.  But you can't change the priorities of the
> > authors.
> > >
> > > Wayne Estes
> > > Oakland, Oregon, USA
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