bikerouter.de[1/3] The latest release of #Bikerouter brings a handy feature for the bikepacking folks.
You can now display data from the #OpenCampingMap (created and maintained by @giggls) as a map layer in Bikerouter. 🏕️
@giggls [2/3] The OpenCampingMap is an #OpenStreetMap based map that shows campsites, bivouac sites, and other overnight accommodations for cyclists, hikers and RV travelers.
Once the map layer is active, all campsites are displayed with icons. Clicking on an icon shows all relevant information about the campsite.
The feature is currently in beta but should mostly work. Available from zoom level 10.
@giggls [3/3] How to enable the OpenCampingMap layer in Bikerouter:
1. Open the layers sidebar (click on the layers icon in the top right corner)
2. Add the OpenCampingMap layer to the layer selection: Click on the “More”-Button, scroll to “Overlays”, activate the checkbox for “OpenCampingMap”
3. OpenCampingMap is now displayed as a map layer in the layer selection. You can switch it on and off as needed.
mattsches@bikerouter @giggls At first glance this feature seems to display sites that are for caravans only, too. IMHO this does not make sense for cyclists. Could this be made optional? On opencampingmap this seems already to be the case ...
@mattsches @giggls Yeah, that are the things to even out while in beta. I thought about using different map icons for different types of sites.
Sven Geggus@bikerouter Feel free to use the original ones. I could easily add an option to exclude caravan-Sites.
@giggls Thanks, maybe it'd be sane to use the same icons for easy recognition for folks that are already be familiar with OpenCampingMap đź‘Ť
I'd let caravan sites included. Even if they're not qualifying for staying the night, it may be possible to can refill the water bottles here.
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Ellie@bikerouter Looks like it works for all the campsites in Algonquin (eg 45.7772538,-78.6432329).
Though the iconography w/ "Unnamed Campsite" thing is kinda weird. Why would a campsite have a name? Is that common elsewhere? These are really just lat/long on the shore of a lake, with room for pitching 1-3 tents and a fire pit. Is the name for areas with many pitches? Or campsite nodes reachable by bicycle?
@ellie At least here in Germany, campgrounds are official areas that have an operator and a name and also provide infrastructure (e.g., water, electricity, showers, etc.). These campgrounds usually have a name and offer space for many tents, RVs and camping trailers.
Wild camping is prohibited in many places here (each one of the 16 German states has its own regulations).
This picture might give you an idea of what we mean by that:
@bikerouter ah, the ones I cited above are not campgrounds, they have room for a few tents close together, zero cars/RVs/trailers/infrastructure.
I suppose tourism=camp_site represents both ends of that spectrum, and a name makes sense for one end. The thing I cited is "A backcountry area with few to no facilities, often accessible only by off-road vehicle or on foot.", maybe 80 sq meters including campfire & shore, where "off-road vehicle" means canoe.
Peter đź”»@bikerouter @giggls Thanks for pointing bikerouter out to me, already been using brouter, which looks a lot like bikerouter but with less options.
@pvdrijst @giggls If you want to know about the differences, there's an explaining blog post:
https://www.marcusjaschen.de/en/blog/2023/bikerouter-brouter-difference/
