[OSM-talk-be] free cycle journey planner

[Nicolas Pettiaux]

Hello,

There has been some discussion recently about cycleways on the list.

I have recently come across the free cycle journey planner
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/map/journey/ [1] and I dream to have such a
tool available in the Region of Brussels where I live.

There is a long way to go to have such a tool, based on free data,
collected and stored on openstreetmap, and free software tools, but
working altogether, maybe with the help of organization such as
http://www.provelo.org/ (in English, French and Dutch),
http://www.gracq.org/ (in French) and http://www.fietsersbond.be/ (in
Dutch) and their respective members and partners, and also the Region
itself, we could tend towards such a goal.

We could also maybe get some support from Brigitte Grouwels, Ministre
chargée des Travaux Publics et des Transports and Bruno De Lille,
Secrétaire d’État en charge de la Mobilité

>From what I have received as info from Gracq in Brussels recently,
there would be little effort currently in development, even if they
have heard of the will by some Region officials to "do something".

There is http://www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be/velo/ that already
contains quite a number of information but not enough I think to get
the same as [1].

Does any of you know if this information would be freely available for
an easy import ins OSM (after the usual check) ?

I write this mail to get information by you about any initiative that
you would know in any other part of Belgium, Flanders or Wallonie,
that would go in the same direction

Voor Vlaanderen, I have found http://www.fietsnet.be/, apparently
based on proprietary tools and data, but that is not yet functionnaly
equivalent to [1].

I have seen http://www.opencyclemap.org/ show that in Belgium there
are many more routes described in Vlaanderen than in Wallonie and in
Brussels, another good start.

The map that is sold by Gracq for 1 € could also be used, if we are
allowed, as a starting point.

Any idea, info, question, discussion welcome.

Thanks

-- 
Nicolas Pettiaux