See also: Frequently Asked Questions, How to upload & download, About Us
We've said it before, and we'll say it again, this site is still in beta, and new stuff gets added, and there are still bugs.
here's a list of the current know bugs and features to look forwards to:
Known bugs:
All known bugs are believed fixed. Do tell us if you find new ones.
Recently added
- Custom icons for routes - allow users to add their own additional icons
- Persistant login. So you don't have to login when you return to the site
- Rich text editor for the route descriptions
- Any user can select display units. If you are logged in, it's stored in your profile, otherwise a cookie is used.
- Better location selection during account creation. UK location selection is still not great and will be improved at some point
- Import of CSV files for routes
- Improvements to import using new engine for KML and GPX files. Tracks and waypoints as well as routes can be imported.
- Import of Exif data from photos
- Display of the elevation data source (calculated or GPS)
- Automatic creation of Waypoints from either Exif lat/long, or Exif tagged photos associated with tracks by matching timestamp
- Better display of track data - by removing excess points
- Track data editing. Basic editor for GPS track data to remove elevation spikes and bad values
- Import compressed KML (KMZ) formated files. KMZ is the same as KML, only compressed. It will now import correctly. At some point we'll add download support for KMZ.
- Map based searching. You can look for routes on a map, and set filters to show only certain types of routes. You can also create permalinks which will allow you to send or bookmark maps
- New map control. We have upgraded to the latest Virtual Earth Maps, which are faster and offer more features. There's still a few minor glitches in the popups whch we're working on
- Live.com collections. You can now upload collections created in Live.com, to create routes without installing software
- Adding scales to the elevation view
- A new look and branding
- Combined map and elevation profile for the route map view
- 3D view. Microsoft has added highly detailed elevation data for the UK, and the 3D view of routes now looks stunning
- Full screen maps - showing the route map full screen for added detail - still a few bugs in the 3d view on this page
- Route Collections. The ability to group together routes which are connected with each other
Under development:
- Performance data - speed and average speed for GPS tracks
- Webservices providing an API to manipulate routes from 3rd party applications and websites
- The info popup on maps doesn't work with the 3D view yet
- Finding other users with similar interests based on your activity tags