[OSM-talk] suggested website to upload a temporary cycling route event over OSM streetdata

[Thomas Wood]

2009/4/11 Shaun McDonald <shaun at shaunmcdonald.me.uk>:
>
> On 11 Apr 2009, at 06:49, Maning Sambale wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I want to create an interactive webmap for an upcoming cycling event
>> in
>> the Philippines.  I can prepare a gpx file for the route.  Now I
>> want it
>> over OSM data.  Are there any site that provides this service (other
>> than rolling my own slippy map)?
>
> When you say rolling your own slippy map, do you mean creating the
> tiles yourself, or not touching javascript?
>
>>
>> The route is temporary (only for this cycling event) therefore I am
>> hesitant to add it in the main OSM database.
>>
>
> You could convert the GPX to KML and use Web Maps Lite.
> http://developers.cloudmade.com/projects/web-maps-lite/examples/kml-and-geo-rss
>
> OpenLayers has an equivalent API call.
> http://openlayers.org/dev/examples/kml-layer.html
>
> TrackMyJourney is an option, though that is aimed at you having
> travelled that route, and doesn't need any javascript.
>
> Shaun
>


OpenLayers can in fact read the GPX itself.
Take a look at http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Openlayers_Track_example
I've just fleshed up this page a bit, and fixed it :)


-- 
Regards,
Thomas Wood
(Edgemaster)