Re:Show HN: Road Trips in Australia
by quickthrower2 on Sunday February 24, 2019 @04:43PM
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Having watched some Ray Mears episodes about survival in the outback, I am convinced some kind of outback survival warning would be good to have on this site. Stuff about how to lower tyre pressures to get out of a spot, what to do if you are stuck in the desert etc.
Re:Show HN: Road Trips in Australia
by reverseengineer on Saturday February 23, 2019 @09:52PM
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Thanks a lot, this is new info for me. Didn't know about unsealed roads. Camping is another question: whom to focus on? Universal travelers who love driving or camping, with equipment...
Re:Show HN: Road Trips in Australia
by inopinatus on Sunday February 24, 2019 @03:20AM
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More than once a rogue GPS decision has directed my vehicle down an Australian road only an experienced 4WD group should attempt. The significance grows when you’re 300km from the nearest settlement.
It’s a big country, and mostly empty.
Re:Show HN: Road Trips in Australia
by reverseengineer on Sunday February 24, 2019 @07:27AM
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Gut feeling - Google Maps and HERE Maps know that. You could send the route to those maps. Red globe in right top corner of the map.
But here come their restrictions. Google Maps don't route many waypoints. HERE WeGo don't know places names, often around Alice Springs.
Is it difficult to do both? And yeah type of road is a huge factor in outback Australia. Corrugated unsealed roads destroy anything short of hardened touring rigs.
Re:Show HN: Road Trips in Australia
by reverseengineer on Sunday February 24, 2019 @06:38AM
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If this road info is in OSM, we will take it. Also you could send the route to Google Maps or HERE Maps. Notice red globe icon in the right top corner of the map, in opened trip plan. Click it, send to Google Maps, then send to your phone from them. Navigate using them. Could be possible to split the roads.
The one thing with Australia, I'd probably try to highlight the types of roads / ability to set road type preference.
I.E in a small hatchback I'd want to avoid unsealed roads, most rental companies will disallow them in the t&c's + you don't want to get stuck on them. However on a offroad/adventure bike / 4x4 i'd want to find the most remote, gnarliest roads possible.
I'll probably use this to find points of interest / general route then use the Hema 4WD maps to find a more specific / interesting route.
Also you might do well branding / marketing /designing the site for the grey nomads. A lot of them use https://www.wikicamps.com.au/ and pay to use it, they have money to spend. Some cross integration with sites in wikicamps would be useful also.