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Map editing page
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An article about the system was published in London Cyclist October 2007 (but it's changed and grown quite a bit since then).
The planner uses the excellent new OpenStreetMap-based route planner developed and hosted by cyclestreets.net. You can plan a route anywhere in London or the UK (though there is currently a limit of 30 km on the length of routes that can be planned).
Many thanks to our Cambridge Cycling Campaign colleagues who did all the hard work to make this possible!
Camden Cycling Campaign uses the Consultations overlay (under Other markers in the menu box) to record the current state of all the Council and other schemes on which it has been consulted which includes the LCN routes in Camden and comes up with an 'info window' with a brief explanation. For example: Consultation on Fitzroy Square improvements. Other LCC groups are invited to use this resource.
The Stands wanted overlay (under Other markers in the menu box) is used by Camden Cycling Campaign and other LCC groups to record desirable locations for the installation of street bike stands. Other LCC groups are invited to use this resource.
We are aiming to encourage cycling to school by asking school students and teachers to show us their routes which we will plot on a map for others to use.
The links below will take you to clickable lists of the routes that are available on the map. Click on a route to display it on the map. Of course the map is fully interactive so you can also view any route just by clicking on its name in the menu to the right of the map.
CCC started the mapping project and has done all of the programming, but its success depends on other cyclists contributing to it. Thanks to the participation of others we already have a good coverage of LCN routes in the six central London boroughs listed above.
The data used to generate the maps is extensible and editable by registered users. The version of the map at http://maps.camdencyclists.org.uk/editingplace/ incorporates these editing facilities and has a login box that is used to obtain editing access. You can apply for registration for adding and editing data in one or more of the four categories: Routes, Hazards, Shops, Stands. The procedure for getting registered and an explanation of the facilities for adding and editing data is fully described in the help page on contributing.
Although all the routes are in a single database, it is possible to construct many views of the map, each with a menu customised to the needs of a different group of users. User groups are encouraged to make customised views of the map to meet their users' needs. You can specify which folders of routes are shown initially and the scale and centring of the map when it opens. Any web site can include references to these customised instances of the map. To find out about customisation, follow the Customising link below. If you would like help on setting up such views for your own group, please use the contact details below.
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