[OSM-talk-be] free cycle journey planner

[Gerard Vanderveken]

Hi,

You can use http://www.openrouteservice.org/

It can make bicycle routes with several options to suit your needs  
(shortest, mtb, race, safe, on cycleways).

Regards,
Gerard.

Nicolas Pettiaux wrote:

>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
>
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