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tprevost
03-27-2006, 08:35 PM
Okay, I'm willing to bet that you all know this already but I just figured out that you can get an elevation map for the routes you plot out. I thought I'd mention it since it took me so long to figure it out! The good thing though is that that the hill (the major one among many) I did last friday was 2.95 miles at about 5.5% - that is really good for me and quite motivating! :D

Sorry if this is a repeat!

Tracy
jobob
03-27-2006, 09:47 PM
I did not know that!! And I've been using Gmaps for months now :o

Maybe it's a new feature?
yeah that must be it

Thanks !
tprevost
03-27-2006, 10:17 PM
Oh good, I'm not the only one who didn't immediately notice! Did you find where to click jobob? I've been making really short routes up every hill to figure out the grades... its kinda fun!

T~
Nanci
03-28-2006, 02:47 AM
Do you guys have it freeze up on you much, or say it is running a script that will cause Mozilla to run slowly, or cause your computer to freeze?

Nanci
jobob
03-28-2006, 05:44 AM
I find it runs slowly sometimes, and parts of the map load slowly. I don't know if it's a problem with my computer (or browser) or if it originates on their end. I think this is a "home-grown" application and it has glitches from time to time. Still, it's pretty neat for what it is.

T, I found where to click only after you mentioned it - I probably never would have noticed it otherwise !
tatormc
03-28-2006, 06:41 AM
Great, I learned something new today! Here's the link for all interested. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
Deanna
03-28-2006, 09:12 AM
Do you guys have it freeze up on you much, or say it is running a script that will cause Mozilla to run slowly, or cause your computer to freeze?

Nanci

I've had it slow down and/or freeze up, but it only freezes up the browser, not the whole computer. I've had this happen in both Mozilla & Netscape, and much more frequently when I use the 'hybrid' mode. I use this when I ride on our paved bike trails as they don't show up on the plain map mode--the satellite shows the creeks they follow.
Nanci
03-28-2006, 09:52 AM
I've tried it in Firefox and IE, at different workstations at work, and at home on two different PC's. I'm only having problems with one route:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=85804

And weirdly enough, just at a certain zoom. It lets me change the zoom a couple times before giving me the message.

Nanci