Together with Maperitive's scripting language and some Python scripts that I wrote, I have put together a framework that anyone can implement fairly easily to create their own tiles for a localized area and then host it on a web server (I am using Amazon S3 for my tile server). I hope to publish my steps in the next month or two.
And then not too long ago I discovered that the MapQuest Open Initiative made bicycle routing freely available based on the OpenStreetMap data. How cool is that! So now I can ride my bike while surveying for OSM and if I tag the paths correctly, everyone can route on them properly within a few days of me uploading the data.
You can see my BoulderBikeNetwork sandbox area at https://s3.amazonaws.com/boulderalf/boulderbikenetwork/google_map.html
Note: just today I saw this map http://www.cyclelicio.us/map/ that does alot of similar things that I have been thinking about. It is exciting to see the many uses for the OSM data!
After getting noticed that cycling raises the opportunity for better jobs and equalizes it for both genders I´ve became a fan for routing pages. Mainly for Latin America and specially in Argentina, the country I live at. I´m anxious for you for sharing the steps you've take for making this wonderfull app online. Don´t know if I´m capable for making it anyway. But for sure someone else could... You have done a great job. Only the elevation chart could be better (but maybe that´s this way because Mapquest limitations). In case you want to see the routers I already have on my page they are at : http://www.enbiciar.com.ar/ (Under the "Buscadores" pages, for Argentine and Latin American cities). Cheers for you and your work!!!. Cya.
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