[ale] OT: Unique Google Maps Page

Wolf Halton wolf.halton at gmail.com
Sat Jul 21 21:35:55 EDT 2012


it was a little confusing, but as a person who was in a wheelchair in 2010,
convalescing from surgery, I would call 500m a good start toward walking
anywhere.

Wolf

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On Jul 21, 2012 7:37 PM, "JD" <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
>
> On 07/21/2012 04:14 PM, Chris Fowler wrote:
> > I'm am looking for a unique web site that uses Google Maps.
> >
> > Here is the problem.
> >
> > Back in 2006 I lost some weight by walking miles in my subdivision.  I
> > estimated that in the course of 6 months I walked the distance between
> > Atlanta and Orlando.  Today I believe I was wrong.  I know how long the
> > sidewalk is in my sub, but I did not keep track of laps nor did I track
> > steps taken during the day while awake.
> >
> > Back in May I intended to step it up again.  On Satruday at a ham fest
> > in Dayton I walked so many hours I was back into my groove.  An RFE
> > introduced me to fitbit (www.fitbit.com) and on 05/22 I picked one up at
> > Best Buy.  A few days shy of 2 months I rolled over the 500m mark.  This
> > is why I think I did many more when I first tried this.
> >
> > My idea is to "walk to Seattle".  Not literally, but on Google Maps.   I
> > am searching for a way to create directions in GM and then say "500m"
> > and it show me where on that map I would be.  I found a pedometer site
> > that will calculate distance between two points, but I have the fitbit
> > and I know my distance each day.  2,700m is a long way and by looking at
> > progress I am motivated to keep it going.  Just doing a few laps in my
> > sub and keeping active I can average 8m/day.  This time I'm not focusing
> > on the scale and I've introduced cardio and calisthenics.  I've started
> > jogging so I do not spend so much time marking distance.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> I know how to do it manually with gpsbabel, a gps tracker and KML, but
that
> isn't your question.
>
> Making a webapp that does this sounds doable to me. Having different
goals along
> the track might be good too. Hummmmmmm.
>
> Am I the only person confused by 500m - perhaps 500mi was your intent?
 500
> meters isn't very far. ;)
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