Yup, thats what it looks like, it states http://www.mybikeroute.info/about+My+Bikeroute/default.aspx "• To be included in the underlying dataset for an online bike trip-planning facility offered through the Transport Info 131500 website"
http://www.131500.com.au/maps/cycling And looking at the PDFs, it appears that it would simply be an overlay ontop of their own geo-data. But it's great to see that they are embracing the concept of croudsourcing, to make the city dataset better :) Cheers, Sam On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Steve Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, interesting. Anyone know any more about it? > > I doubt they're making a "fork" - probably just an extra layer that > sits on top of google maps? > > Steve > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:26 AM, David Murn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >From the NSW RTA website.. >> >> http://www.mybikeroute.info/ >> >> ‘My Bikeroute’ is the first step in a NSW Government program to improve >> the availability of information about bike-riding in the State. In this >> first, 10-week phase we are asking cyclists to help us map the >> ‘bikeable’ street network in Greater Sydney – not the bike lanes, shared >> paths or marked bike routes that make up the existing cycleway network, >> but those links in the local street and path system that are good places >> to ride, being quieter, more direct, less hilly or simpler to navigate >> than a busy road. We are also collecting information on bicycle >> hazards. >> >> Maybe they should be encouraged to use existing OSM data, and contribute >> their data back.. if there werent so many issues with licences, maybe >> they would? >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-au mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au >> > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-au mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au > _______________________________________________ Talk-au mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-au
