SimonLikesMaps

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Make plans on good maps - for people who like to make their own plans in the great outdoors for walks, runs, bike rides or whatever! Try it at https://new.simonlikesmaps.com

A screenshot of SimonLikesMaps showing the smoothing tool improving the elevation profile of an entirely downhill canoe route along the River Spey. With smoothing set to 3m the elevation profile shows an ascent of 222m, but if the smoothing is increased to 17m the ascent drop to a much more reasonable 14m.
An image showing three elevation profiles of a route, each using a different DEM. The are all slightly different because of the underlying data in the DEM.
A skier on Raise in the Lake District, UK, reaching the summit with dramatic cloud and sun behind.
Tow map samples showing the difference between OS maps from Bing API (old) and from OS's own DataHub servers (new). The new ones have updated footpaths, tree cover and agricultural buildings.
A git diff report showing version 1.0.0 being added to the SLM code
VeloViewer tile bagging for the PDNP as of mid-November 2024.
A Norgeskart topo map sample, showing Oslo out into the Marka
Image showing the accuracy of SimonLikesMaps when correlating the elevation profile to your route plan.