[Klug-general] slightly off topic?

[Peter Childs]

2009/5/8 Karl Lattimer <karl at qdh.org.uk>:
> On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 22:09 +0100, MacGyveR wrote:
>> On Friday 08 May 2009, J D Freeman wrote:
>> > - gpg control packet
>> >
>> > On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 10:03:28PM +0100, MacGyveR wrote:
>> > > All,
>> > >
>> > > I'm looking for an opensource/free application/website that can do the
>> > > following:
>> > >
>> > > Display a street map
>> > > allow me to either draw/drag a line along roads
>> > > calculate the length of the line in miles
>> > >
>> > > It's for my running, I don't want to carry a gps with me, but a figure
>> > > someone might know of anything that can do the above?
>> >
>
>
> I'd suggest getting into googlemaps api, it is awesome and very simple,
> knock up a javascript app to do what you want and publish it :)
>
> K,
>
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I will now make the Stupid Dame Notice.

Google Maps are NOT open source they are close, with quite tight
restrictions over what you can and can't do. There maps are also good
for some things and not that good at other things.

You probably need to look at openstreetmap.org for true Open Source Maps.

Google may be free, but its not open. OSM is both, and its winning
awards all the time currently. Plus they have hundreds of Bikers,
Walkers etc etc mapping the world if your interested in getting
involved.

OSM even have a specialist map designed just for Bikers.

Peter Childs