Comments on: Open Source Driving Directions? http://mnteractive.com/archive/open-source-driving-directions Minnesota's Interaction Design, Information Architecture, and User Experience Design Community Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:21:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Stephen Gilman http://mnteractive.com/archive/open-source-driving-directions/comment-page-1#comment-25506 Stephen Gilman Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:37:28 +0000 http://mnteractive.com/?p=536#comment-25506 I've also tried to find something like that, to replace Microsoft Streets & Tips 2006. I like the robust features of Streets & Tips, but there is no way to update the street information, so new communities and new roads are not included. What I really like about S&T is the ability to import a tab-delimite-file of a whole bunch of addresses, and then have the software calculate the most efficient way to visit them all. It's a great feature for making deliveries, political campaigns, etc. But it's useless if the road and address information isn't up-to-date. I haven't been able to find something suitable yet, but I did find this site that may give you some ideas on where you can look: http://opensourcegis.org/ I’ve also tried to find something like that, to replace Microsoft Streets & Tips 2006. I like the robust features of Streets & Tips, but there is no way to update the street information, so new communities and new roads are not included.

What I really like about S&T is the ability to import a tab-delimite-file of a whole bunch of addresses, and then have the software calculate the most efficient way to visit them all. It’s a great feature for making deliveries, political campaigns, etc. But it’s useless if the road and address information isn’t up-to-date.

I haven’t been able to find something suitable yet, but I did find this site that may give you some ideas on where you can look: http://opensourcegis.org/

]]> By: andy http://mnteractive.com/archive/open-source-driving-directions/comment-page-1#comment-426 andy Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:56:04 +0000 http://mnteractive.com/?p=536#comment-426 While I don't know of an open-source site, and while I share a hatred of MapQuest, there's one thing of that site I do like: Roadsigns embedded in the directions. Nobody feels safe about having to read directions while behind the wheel. Even checking directions while at a stoplight can cause slowdowns, so I like how these "infobats" make it easy to use directions at a glance. And I bet somebody could do better at them than MapQuest... While I don’t know of an open-source site, and while I share a hatred of MapQuest, there’s one thing of that site I do like:
Roadsigns embedded in the directions. Nobody feels safe about having to read directions while behind the wheel. Even checking directions while at a stoplight can cause slowdowns, so I like how these “infobats” make it easy to use directions at a glance.
And I bet somebody could do better at them than MapQuest…

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