Re:Software development: should we stop? Maybe we should
by selimthegrim on Saturday November 14, 2020 @12:33AM
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Assuming you're talking about NOLA, you can just have the app monitor which bus routes have been diverted due to poor road quality (I know of at least 2-3 at present)
Re:Software development: should we stop? Maybe we should
by egypturnash on Saturday November 14, 2020 @06:32PM
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Yes. I’ve never thought of that! Feels like it might be a lot of work compared to just “letting my brain keep a map”, though.
Re:Software development: should we stop? Maybe we should
by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:30PM
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and yet ... do you not believe that if open street map (or others) could collect this sort of data, current map/routing software could just use it?
Re:Software development: should we stop? Maybe we should
by egypturnash on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:54PM
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probably, yeah! I'm doubtful anyone would make it a high priority unless they were active cyclists themselves with some time outside of the endless cycle of feature requests from management. :)
FWIW, there are at least two layers of map that map apps have no clue about that I find essential as a cyclist: how much shade am I going to get while going down a road in a city that routinely has temperatures that are near the top end of what the human body can deal with? And how bad is the road surface in a constantly-sinking swamp city full of potholes and half-assed repairs?
There’s other layers - I don’t need to worry about whether or not I want to trade a longer route for clawing my way up a steep grade now that I don’t live in Seattle, for instance.