Strava Heat Map

Strava is an app that tracks your activity with GPS (biking, running. skiing, etc.). On November 1, 2017 Strava unveiled a global heatmap of the most active exercise spots on the planet.

“A global community can seem very abstract until you see its activities visually represented in your immediate location and across the world.”
- Strava CEO James Quarles

Strava Interactive Heat Map

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U.S.

Fairfield County, CT

Where in the World People Are Exercising?

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Interactive Trail Maps

This post features some of the maps I have created in a variety of formats: vector graphic apps, interactive Action Scripting and of course the amazing and powerful Google Maps.

Through the years, I have been a strong advocate of online learning and interactive design. Building trail maps has given me the opportunity to share with others a visual overview of the parks I have visited.

Fairfield County Ride Guide 

An interactive guide to popular mountain biking locations in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The site features interactive Google Maps and an array of related info.  Visit Site >

Pequonnock River Valley

The beautiful Pequonnock River Valley in Trumbull Connecticut is an amazing place. I worked as a Trail "Ambassador" there for a few years, fixing, building and mapping the trails. There is an extensive network of trails available and it is blessed with both historical ruins and breathtaking scenery. Visit Site >

Assorted Mountain Biking Trail Maps 

A few spots in the northeast.... Visit Site >

BIke Commuting

Charts where bike commuting has been growing the fastest.

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Should I Walk, Bike or Take the Car?

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Clean Transportation? The Winner

Emissions from cycling are over 10 times lower than those stemming from the passenger car,"even taking into account the additional dietary intake of a cyclist compared with that of a motorized transport user." Bean eaters on bikes don't worry!  :-)

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Benefits of Biking

The Benefits of Biking

Source: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP8G5B41JB46LiNq_qimyyG7ehNKSgzeF-bXegQVJjzJpc8tSK8HLLAc77zYr3xKfas0LFSrt-5IyRtoSHq_RFPJH7PmELN94GRu3tCEGQr1Hv2vnILCv2rliB2_EE7lOjdeSPCJ7xdE/s1600/biking+infographic.jpg

Bikes Make Jobs

Three Charts Show How Bikes Investment Stacks up Against Cars

Source: http://www.portlandmercury.com/imager/infographics-bike-economics/b/big/4049411/8af8/InfographicBikesWork.jpg

The Economic Benefits of Bicycling

Source: http://northendgreenway.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/econ_ben_bicycling-740x487.jpg

The economic impact of greenways:

• Properties adjacent to a local greenway and trail valued higher than properties farther away from those trails.
• Improve business in the surrounding areas
• Generates a healthy lifestylye

Read article: http://northendgreenway.org/2012/12/economic-benefits/

GPS Bike Mapping

QUESTION:

What makes a great infographic?  

ANSWER:

The ability to combine a lot of data (information) into to an easy to understand Visual Display. The Ride With GPS App is certainly one of the cutting edge examples of this.

The centerpiece of the display is a log of the route of your bike ride superimposed on a Google Map. Interactive layered graphs of the ride data are available below the map and the whole interface can be viewed as am animated sequence from the playback control. There is an amazing amount of data available (Elevation, Speed, Grade, Time, Place, etc.) all available by an intuitive interactive interface.

Every control is easily accessed and data views can be collapsed/expannded, zoomed, etc. on the fly. 

MOUNTAIN BIKING EXAMPLES

http://ridewithgps.com/trips/813483

http://ridewithgps.com/trips/213656