User:MortenLange
Just getting started. Can the tag informal be helpful to the "real-life" community ?
Here is a comment to a changeset ( http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/changeset/16994424 ) : " Added some tags. Hope that the tag informal=yes, can be used to make it easier for the community and public officials to learn about and thus respect or take into account more or less established usages of land." MortenLange (talk) 02:17, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Mortens Scrapbook for Capital Area, Iceland
About the cycling (and walking) routes in the Capital Area
- The City of Reykjavik devised a numbering scheme for the paths, but seem to have abandoned it on later cycling and walking maps, in wait for a national numbering system, most likely.
- Signage is almost inexistent. There are large maps showing the network, posted in perhaps 8 locations, though.
On routing services
It is of essence that ways that are to be useable for routing are connected. Not just seem to be connected. Keepright service and others can help. Also playing with a routing service that updates routing data daily. Still many routing engines clearly are much less strict regarding restrictions for car trips at the end and start of trips than the counterparts for walking or cycling. (!)
- http://open.mapquest.com Seems to update routing data on a daily basis
- http://brouter.de/brouter-web/ Provides a trekking option which is often the one people transport cycling would choose. Use Esc-button to stop adding points
- ridethecity.com/iceland is doings some strange things and do not seem to update maps often, but allow one to provide feedback, which they seem (?) to respond to, but improving routing in that point.
- wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing/online_routers List of route-finding algorithms and services tools using OSM data
- Bicycle tags map : Overview of cycling related tags to check for omissions, inconsistencies etc : http://mijndev.openstreetmap.nl/~ligfietser/fiets/index.html [1]
Waymarkedtrails : Convenient overview of cycling routes
Here routes for transport + tours. Click on button "Routes" to see list.
- http://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org/en/?zoom=11&lat=64.11946&lon=-21.74022&hill=0#routes
- http://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org/en/relation/2830669 Mosfellsdalur has an elevation profile
- They also appear on opencyclemap.org
MTB tracks / routes /ways
- http://mtb.waymarkedtrails.org/en/relation/3108476 Tungur -Esjumelar - Esjurætur
- http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/38305192 Heiðmörk
- http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=64.23379&lon=-21.43929&zoom=16&layers=M ( Skálafell not mapped )
- Add the route of the Blue Lagoon Challenge ?
- https://www.trailforks.com/region/iceland/
Road racing routes, what about them ?
There are a few mapped in Norway ? As mtb, although they are not ? Not actual routes, though. The map is supposed to reflect the landscape I guess, not how it is sometimes used ? Is Google more flecxivle for such overlays ? There are lots of specialised services already, but they are quite fragmented. mapmyride.com, ridewithgps.com and more. Some examples :
MTB /partly on paved roads partly on tracks
- Blue Lagoon Challenge
- Heiðmerkuráskorun
On paved, partly major roads
- Gullhringin named after the Golden Circle tourist trap
- Reykjavík - Hvolsvöllur
- Cyclothon relay around Iceland ? that is a long one ...
Cycling clubs etc
Tools I find useful in mapping for cycling especially
( Really mostly note to self )
From this web
- http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dbicycle_parking
- http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Cycle_routes
- Key:cyclability Discussion and "ends" with not being a good idea for a tag
- http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cycle_routes#Iceland
- Key:class:bicycle:trailer Tagging suitability for cycling with a trailer on routes /sections Should work also for broad cargo-bikes and rickshaws (ref Cycling Without Age) ?
- Taginfo.openstreetmap.org -> overpass-turbo.eu
- opencyclemap.org abbreviated OCM
- On OCM bicycle_parking is only shown as a small blue dot and only if zoomed in. If capacity >= 20 a larger blue "C" and the capaicty numbers is rendered on OCM
- http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Bicycle_tags_map
Based on or aimed at OpenStreetMap
Routing
- http://openstreeetmap.org - Provides routing using Graphhopper and Mapzen
- http://brouter.de/ - Provides a look under the hood and detailed configurability (http://brouter.de/brouter-web/)
- https://map.bikecitizens.net/is-reykjavik - Restricted to cities. Like Reykjavik and environs. Also provides routes reachable within 5 minutes etc, (Isochrone) under MORE
- http://naviki.org/ - Used to offer height profiles for Iceland, but not use them for calculations
- https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenRouteService / Openrouteservice.org - Includes isochrone maps
- https://maps.openrouteservice.org/directions?n1=64.02352&n2=-22.255211&n3=11&a=64.002151,-22.569022,64.080391,-21.948028&b=1b&c=0&g1=-1&g2=0&h2=3&k1=en-US&k2=km
Other maps of interest
Not necessarrily having a licence that permits the usage of data to for OSM mapping
- https://bikemaps.org/@64.1049801,-21.8404770,12z - Shows Strava heat map in a more usefiul way than Strava. Near-collisions etc can be registered
- cyclingiceland.is Map produced for print and pdf. With services and lots of detail, like wind-prone road sections)
- Perhaps Google will bring routing for cycling to Iceland like they have to a number of countries.
- https://www.bikemap.net/en/routeplanner/
Less interesting
Hints of rideable tracks
- https://www.trailforks.com/region/iceland/
- gpsies.com
- https://www.wikiloc.com/
- Strava heatmap, within Josm or within Bikemaps.org
- List at Track drawing websites
This comparison on the popularity of Wikiloc and gpsies is interesting.
Less interesting
Other
- Bicycle parking heat map -> http://www.cycleparkingheatmap.com/
- Capacity=1 and above produces a coloured centre, else amenity=bicycle_parking produces a small black disc/point. But several black points close together produces some colour when zoomed out a bit. The representations is totally oblivious to type of parking, so even wheelbenders, wall_loops are shown. I advise not to register capacity for undefined or wall_loops which would make them unecessarily visible on opencyclemap.org and the bicycle parking heat map.
- http://www.cyclelicio.us/2010/bike-parking-heat-map/
- Bicycle parking heat map -> http://www.cycleparkingheatmap.com/
One tool I find useful for quality control is the cycling-tag map at
Try clicking on a tagged route to see diverse useful links and info on how tagged
Accident and Black spot reporting ( includes Strava heat map of sportive cycling activity as a layer) :
- more ...
- (NOT open data, may use for OSM mapping ) Strava heatmap -> http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#7/-20.91892/65.14671/blue/bike
Iceland specific
- Iceland's Transportation plan / Samgönguáætlun 2013-2016 skjal/doc 0855, from session 143 of the parliamnet Alþing. see picture, ca p.28, "...framkvæmdir við hjólaleiðir á höfuðborgarsvæðinu.. "
- Reykjavik city GIS partly open to public and also for use in OSM http://borgarvefsja.reykjavik.is/borgarvefsja/
Example queries for overpass-turbo
For the overpass-turbo query wizard
- bicycle_parking=stands and capacity!~"^.$" | bicyle stands with a registered capacity of 10 or higher
- bicycle_parking is not null and bicycle_parking!=wall_loops and capacity is not null | bicyle stands with a registered capacity but not wall_loops nor unregistered
- bicycle_parking=stands and capacity is not null | bicyle stands with a registered capacity
- tunnel=yes and bicycle=no and maxspeed=* ( Example of bicycle=no but some provisioning for cycles to cross big bridge all the same https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/237168107#map=15/60.4671/6.8350 )
- Village or town or "Camp Site" or farm or hamlet or "guest house" or Cafe or restaurant or "fast food" or shop or amenity=water
- Not-for-profit bike-shops : (shop=bicycle or service:bicycle:repair != no) and ownership like nonprofit
- Community centre and bike repair : (shop=bicycle or service:bicycle:repair = *) and community_centre=*
- Bar /pub / cafe and bike repair : service:bicycle:repair = * and (amenity = pub or amenity = bar or amenity = cafe)
XML style example queries for overpass turbo
To find ways tagged highway=footway, not marked with bicycle=<some value>
{{key=highway}} {{value=footway}} <osm-script output="json"> <union> <query type="way"> <has-kv k="{{key}}" v="{{value}}"/> <has-kv k="bicycle" modv="not" regv="."/> <bbox-query {{bbox}}/> </query> <query type="relation"> <has-kv k="{{key}}" v="{{value}}"/> <has-kv k="bicycle" modv="not" regv="."/> <bbox-query {{bbox}}/> </query> </union> <print mode="body"/> <recurse type="down"/> <print mode="skeleton"/> </osm-script>
<!-- This query for overpass-turbo.eu, looks for nodes, ways and relations with the given key/value combination. Choose your region and hit the Run button above! 1. highway footway nodes and relations 2 highway footway ways, where no bicycle tag exists 3. highway busstop with shelter key that is not no --> {{key=highway}} {{value=footway}} {{key2=maxspeed}} {{value2=50}} <osm-script output="json"> <union> <query type="node"> <has-kv k="{{key}}" v="{{value}}"/> <bbox-query {{bbox}}/> </query> <!-- <query type="node"> <has-kv k="highway" v="bus_stop"/> <has-kv k="shelter"/> <has-kv k="shelter" modv="not" v="no"/> <bbox-query {{bbox}}/> </query> --> <query type="way"> <has-kv k="{{key}}" v="{{value}}"/> <has-kv k="bicycle" modv="not" regv="."/> <!-- <has-kv k="bicycle" regv="no"/> --> <bbox-query {{bbox}}/> </query> <query type="way"> <!-- <has-kv k="{{key2}}" v="{{value2}}"/> --> <has-kv k="{{key2}}" regv="{{value2}}|70|80|90"/> <bbox-query {{bbox}}/> </query> <query type="relation"> <has-kv k="{{key}}" v="{{value}}"/> <bbox-query {{bbox}}/> </query> </union> <print mode="body"/> <recurse type="down"/> <print mode="skeleton"/> </osm-script>