Google Earth to plan rides?
06-17-06, 09:11 PM
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Google Earth to plan rides?
Does anyone use Google Earth to plan their rides? Or am I the only geek here?
I love it, you can measure your planned route distance and everything (Tools|Measure|Path).
Get it here!
I love it, you can measure your planned route distance and everything (Tools|Measure|Path).
Get it here!
06-17-06, 09:13 PM
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Love it! I have found so many little roads around the area of my house, that I have never been on before. I find it really helps to find routes of different lengths etc.
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06-17-06, 09:16 PM
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I use it all of the time, it is truly a great help. Plus for all of you Detroiters look at the old Tiger stadium on Google Earth and you can see how down-hill it went.
06-17-06, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by derath
Love it! I have found so many little roads around the area of my house, that I have never been on before. I find it really helps to find routes of different lengths etc.
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06-17-06, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13
I use it all of the time, it is truly a great help. Plus for all of you Detroiters look at the old Tiger stadium on Google Earth and you can see how down-hill it went.
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Don't forget the altitude information, certainly a plus when planning routes that I've never rode before.
06-17-06, 09:46 PM
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for those in the NYC area. I have set up a network link for New York City's bike paths, bike lanes, & greenways.
you can download the file here: https://www.nycbikemaps.com/googleearth.html
you can download the file here: https://www.nycbikemaps.com/googleearth.html
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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13
I use it all of the time, it is truly a great help. Plus for all of you Detroiters look at the old Tiger stadium on Google Earth and you can see how down-hill it went.
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It is a wonderful tool! But I must caution you : Old dirt country roads do not appear differenly than normal ones with Google Earth. They all look the same on the map 'till you get there. 
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I just downloaded it, but all I'm getting is a white map with very faint gray lines for roads. What am I doing wrong?
06-18-06, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dr_cantalope
Don't forget the altitude information, certainly a plus when planning routes that I've never rode before.
I like topo 5.0 to plan routes. Tip set start and end points first then add vias other wise topo does some realy odd things
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Originally Posted by wolfpack
06-18-06, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Batman236
I just downloaded it, but all I'm getting is a white map with very faint gray lines for roads. What am I doing wrong?
06-19-06, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnygofaster
This is worth checking out. I use it for running mostly. Plus you get a URL when you're done to send/keep/whatever.
06-19-06, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by wolfpack
this is the one to use. it give you distance and elevations, you can export the route and and create a url
06-19-06, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by (Y(L|S+
Can you see any detail (like houses, trees, lakes) when you zoom in a allow it to stream 100%? Granted the satelite picture is a bit washed out but I can make out a lot of detail. Where do you live? Your location may be in the low-res area.
I live in small town, but I tried some urban areas as well and didn't fare much better. The best I did was in Detroit. I got a few gray blocks here and there... nothing recognizable though. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I have dial-up?
06-19-06, 02:51 PM
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Use it all the time, a great tool. The mileages are amazingly accurate. I make my own cue sheets using the info and it's right on.
06-19-06, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Batman236
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I have dial-up?
. AT&T DSL is ony $12.99/mo.
06-22-06, 11:12 AM
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Try using gmap-pedometer. It still may take a bit of time but it should be a lot faster than Google Earth.
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How do you get elevation plots from Google Earth?
Do you need the +Plus option?
Is it a graph like GMAP's?
Please post screenshots.
Thanks
Do you need the +Plus option?
Is it a graph like GMAP's?
Please post screenshots.
Thanks
06-22-06, 02:16 PM
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I usually use gmap pedometer for that kinda stuff... simple (important for me) and no download required. I hadn't considered using the google earth thing. didn't know you could map out routes like that. I'll give it a try, thanks for the link.
06-22-06, 02:34 PM
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Geobike does a great job with Google Earth for RAGBRAI.
https://www.geobike.com/geobike/gbmain.shtml
https://www.geobike.com/geobike/RAGBRAI/r34.kmz
https://www.geobike.com/geobike/gbmain.shtml
https://www.geobike.com/geobike/RAGBRAI/r34.kmz
06-22-06, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Shaman
How do you get elevation plots from Google Earth?
Do you need the +Plus option?
Is it a graph like GMAP's?
Please post screenshots.
Thanks
Do you need the +Plus option?
Is it a graph like GMAP's?
Please post screenshots.
Thanks