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Where are the most roads: in the city or the bush?

We answer the question: Is the total length of roads in cities and towns more or less than the length of ‘bush roads’ that run between the cities and towns?

Posted byLittleMapsJanuary 9, 2023January 14, 2023Posted inMaps, OpenStreetMap, Street MapsTags:Australia, Mapping, Maps, OpenStreetMap, Roads1 Comment on Where are the most roads: in the city or the bush?

The Great Vic Gravel Route: crossing Victoria on unsealed roads

The best way to travel across Victoria when you want to avoid the asphalt and enjoy quiet dirt roads.

Posted byLittleMapsJanuary 12, 2022May 10, 2022Posted inMapsTags:Australia, bikepacking, cycling, gravel bikes, Great Vic Gravel Route, Mapping, Maps, OpenStreetMap, routes, unpaved roads2 Comments on The Great Vic Gravel Route: crossing Victoria on unsealed roads

Creating a bike route with the shortest possible distance of paved roads

How the Great Vic Gravel route was created and alternative routes that you get when you change the route-selection rules.

Posted byLittleMapsJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022Posted inMapsTags:Australia, bikepacking, gravel bikes, Mapping, Maps, OpenStreetMap, routes, VictoriaLeave a comment on Creating a bike route with the shortest possible distance of paved roads

Q&A — The Great Vic Gravel Route

Questions and answers about the Great Vic Gravel Route and the dataset it was developed from—OpenStreetMap.

Posted byLittleMapsJanuary 12, 2022November 4, 2022Posted inMapsTags:Australia, bikepacking, gravel bikes, Great Vic Gravel Route, Mapping, Maps, OpenStreetMap, routes, VictoriaLeave a comment on Q&A — The Great Vic Gravel Route

The data and methods behind the Great Vic Gravel Route

An extremely boring description of the methods used to create the Great Vic Gravel Route.

Posted byLittleMapsJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022Posted inMapsTags:Australia, Great Vic Gravel Route, Mapping, Maps, OpenStreetMap, routes, VictoriaLeave a comment on The data and methods behind the Great Vic Gravel Route

Sealed and unsealed roads in Victoria, Australia: OpenStreetMap’s road surfaces are super accurate

Report from a quest to find and update out-of-date road surface tags in Victoria, Australia.

Posted byLittleMapsDecember 3, 2021January 5, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:Australia, Mapping, Maps, OpenStreetMap, Road Maps, Roads, Victoria7 Comments on Sealed and unsealed roads in Victoria, Australia: OpenStreetMap’s road surfaces are super accurate
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