oalley
Consumer and social
travel map
SHOW HN2018
455points
166comments
#33of 2,155 in 2018
Top 2%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
13 positive, 34 neutral or asking, 11 mixed, 49 critical, out of 107 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Execution: 1 for, 30 againstPerformance: 0 for, 14 againstIdea: 7 for, 2 againstDesign: 4 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clear landing page and fast rendering
From 2 comments
Very nice! The landing page explains everything very quickly. FYI the public transport calendar is in French :)
yomansat on HNVery cool. Doesn't work well in chicago for short distances (less than 1 hour) but I could see myself using this a lot for planning like a weekend trip. I would love to know the…
JamesUtah07 on HN
Objections
Inaccurate travel areas, especially in the US and at tricky terrain
From 4 comments
I like the idea - but it isn't working well for my location, at the base of a canyon in Utah, with mountains on 3 sides of me and a big lake on the 4th. It looks like it knows…
codingdave on HNSeems Europe-focussed (which is fine). Definitely inaccurate readings for the US. Shows a 5 hour drive as an 8 hour one, for example.
efficax on HNSure, it is shared at: https://oalley.net/map/b4e If it helps, the 3 points going east are probably due to 2 canyons that do go east of town, one of which splits into 2 roads…
codingdave on HNNeeds work. A drive I would make from my bay area home to my parents home in the San Joaquin Valley in 3-1/2 hours. After increasing the travel time, the map still shows me short…
sizzzzlerz on HN
Ignores traffic conditions
From 4 comments
Traffic condition or not taken into account, maybe that is why you did not get what you expected ? You can remove an area by clicking on remove icon near to it at the bottom left…
DanFau on HNIt looks really pretty, but at least here in the Midatlantic, it ignores traffic by A LOT.
kerbalspacepro on HNFrom my perspective it looks like it doesn't account for traffic, is that generally the case or is it just because I'm using it at 11am PST on west coast locations?
zjaffee on HNCool idea, but it's quoting 15 minutes to get from Brooklyn, NY to New Jersey cross-town via Manhattan, while the time quoted via Google Maps including traffic conditions is…
deminature on HN
Bike and walking modes missing or limited to France
From 3 comments
Starting near London right clicking the map it then restricted to "France Only" (which I couldn't seem to change) and with 2 hours on a bike the result was a blob somewhere in…
WorkLifeBalance on HNTried this in London for bicycle routes and it's completely broken: https://imgur.com/a/mF4CU43.
Herald_MJ on HNIt's a very cool concept and definitely has its upsides, but I was a bit disappointed about not being able to choose walking distances or periods of less than 1 hour. Also, the…
sandrobfc on HN
Server slow or down under load
From 2 comments
I really wanted to like this but the site is totally unusable. Damn shame.
nemoniac on HNService is down if you switch to French. Just so you know :-) (Vous êtes basés à Toulouse ?)
JeanMarcS on HN
Requests
Add walking mode
From 3 comments
What about walking? The most basic usage is missing! But whis works: https://maps.openrouteservice.org/reach
snvzz on HNIt is scheduled to be added soon :)
DanFau on HNWe will add walk feature soon.
DanFau on HN
Add traffic awareness
From 2 comments
This is fantastic and there is great potential, but would be better with better accuracy on driving time, and also public transportation times worldwide. Also an important input…
jfries on HNReally nice tool - is it using traffic conditions right now? To elaborate, I first entered 4 hrs from Munich, then added another half an hour to it and got a counterintuitive map…
sveme on HN
Clear all areas button
From 2 comments
Is anyone else getting simply wrong information? I put in my work address and a time of one hour. It shows two of my previous home address as being over an hour away. It takes me…
bena on HNVery nice, but the algo seems to get confused some times. There are places you can get to in 3.5 hours from Chapel Hill NC that you can't get to in 4.0 hours.…
vidanay on HN
Flight times support
From 2 comments
Hey man, nice app! I showed this to my friends, and then discovered that flights are currently not supported. Could you please support flight times as well? That would be killer.…
bhasi on HNI like this, but I really want something for flight times. I'm always curious just where I could get to for a weekend trip and a 6-8 hour flight.
oldstrangers on HN
Questions
Does it account for traffic?
From 2 comments
Really nice tool - is it using traffic conditions right now? To elaborate, I first entered 4 hrs from Munich, then added another half an hour to it and got a counterintuitive map…
sveme on HNFrom my perspective it looks like it doesn't account for traffic, is that generally the case or is it just because I'm using it at 11am PST on west coast locations?
zjaffee on HN
What algorithm is used?
From 1 comment
Very cool. Doesn't work well in chicago for short distances (less than 1 hour) but I could see myself using this a lot for planning like a weekend trip. I would love to know the…
JamesUtah07 on HN
Alternatives named
OpenRouteService reach tool
From 2 comments
OpenRouteService[0] also offers this functionality, and it lets you customize the hell out of it too. [0] https://maps.openrouteservice.org/reach
npteljes on HNI like the idea - but it isn't working well for my location, at the base of a canyon in Utah, with mountains on 3 sides of me and a big lake on the 4th. It looks like it knows…
codingdave on HN
WalkScore
From 1 comment
I like using WalkScore for this. It's designed for finding apartments, but it can give travel times by walking, transit, driving, and biking, accounting for things like where…
dcision on HN
Drive Time Mapper
From 1 comment
We have developed a similar tool here: https://drivetimemapper.com/ We're turning on a free user account for people to try out: User: testuser@drivetimemapper.com Password:…
retsci on HN
Esri Business Analyst drive-time buffers
From 1 comment
This is almost identical to a drive-time site buffer in Esri Business Analyst (I’m a dev on that team). The next step is to create reports and infographics based on demographic…
TimTheTinker on HN