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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
Just added KML import to SimonLikesMaps. Does anyone use it for their route planning? For me it is useful when working with the MapRun app for planning the couple of SpunchUK events I've done. Be good to know if/how others use it. #running #cycling #orienteering #maps #kml
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Just added KML import to SimonLikesMaps. Does anyone use it for their route planning? For me it is useful when working with the MapRun app for planning the couple of SpunchUK events I've done. Be good to know if/how others use it. #running #cycling #orienteering #maps #kml
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Well, we promised a follow-up for #MapMonday to the fascinating London Ringways #Map for another major city in Great Britain, so here it is...
The Greater Glasgow Transportation Study from 1968.
The Greater Glasgow Transportation Study from 1968.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Well, we promised a follow-up for #MapMonday to the fascinating London Ringways #Map for another major city in Great Britain, so here it is...
The Greater Glasgow Transportation Study from 1968.
The Greater Glasgow Transportation Study from 1968.
This canoe route down the Spey is downhill, but the elevation profile shows some ascent due to errors in the underlying data and how well the route is drawn. You can try to correct these using the smoothing tool - results shown in s/shot. #canoeing #kayaking #running #cycling #maps #routes
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Next up I'll be at beautiful Pavilion Gardens in Buxton for their Artist and Designer Fair, 8th - 9th November from 10-16:30 both days. I've got fresh new pots from the wood kiln to show, hope to see you there!
#pottery #craftmarket #handmadegifts #stoneware #ceramics #madeinderbyshire
#pottery #craftmarket #handmadegifts #stoneware #ceramics #madeinderbyshire
October 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Next up I'll be at beautiful Pavilion Gardens in Buxton for their Artist and Designer Fair, 8th - 9th November from 10-16:30 both days. I've got fresh new pots from the wood kiln to show, hope to see you there!
#pottery #craftmarket #handmadegifts #stoneware #ceramics #madeinderbyshire
#pottery #craftmarket #handmadegifts #stoneware #ceramics #madeinderbyshire
Bing Maps has finally removed Ordnance Survey maps and SimonLikesMaps is seeing lots of new users arrive, I think from people searching on Google for an alternative. So yes - a free source of the OS maps at www.simonlikesmaps.com However if it gets too busy I'll hit a quota limit.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Bing Maps has finally removed Ordnance Survey maps and SimonLikesMaps is seeing lots of new users arrive, I think from people searching on Google for an alternative. So yes - a free source of the OS maps at www.simonlikesmaps.com However if it gets too busy I'll hit a quota limit.
A while ago I made geodesy.onrender.com as a fast search engine and visualiser for the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry. It needs a bit of TLC - upgrade to latest data and BingMaps replacing. But is anyone using it / is it useful? Would be good to know! #GIS #geodetic #maps #projections #EPSG
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May 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A while ago I made geodesy.onrender.com as a fast search engine and visualiser for the EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry. It needs a bit of TLC - upgrade to latest data and BingMaps replacing. But is anyone using it / is it useful? Would be good to know! #GIS #geodetic #maps #projections #EPSG
Here's three elevation profiles of one of my Sunday long runs, each rendered using one of the Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) in SimonLikesMaps. Differences creep in because of how each DEM survey measured the Earth differently. #running #walking #cycling #planning #DEM #elevation
April 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A silver lining to the demise of Bing Maps API: replacing it with newer, better things. Coming soon: more accurate elevation data from @opentopography.org via www.elevationapi.com ... making for better route planning at simonlikesmaps.com #hiking #walking #cycling #running #skiing #skitouring
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April 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A silver lining to the demise of Bing Maps API: replacing it with newer, better things. Coming soon: more accurate elevation data from @opentopography.org via www.elevationapi.com ... making for better route planning at simonlikesmaps.com #hiking #walking #cycling #running #skiing #skitouring
Launch day... SLM is moving from Oregon to the Netherlands and the new one will take over the www address from the old one. It'll be down for a couple of hours. If you see any issues with your route planning after that, let me know...
March 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Launch day... SLM is moving from Oregon to the Netherlands and the new one will take over the www address from the old one. It'll be down for a couple of hours. If you see any issues with your route planning after that, let me know...
Recently fixed a bug in the OpenSnowMap overlay. It's useful for planning offpiste / touring. Here's some recent planning I did in Les Arcs. IGN topo map, with pistes and lifts overlaid, and my route in red. Steep gradients highlighted in red on the elevation profile. #skiing #freeride #touring
March 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Timeline published for moving to the new SimonLikesMaps: new.simonlikesmaps.com/content/newv... Key dates is 30th April when the old one will be turned off. #routes #maps #planning
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March 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Timeline published for moving to the new SimonLikesMaps: new.simonlikesmaps.com/content/newv... Key dates is 30th April when the old one will be turned off. #routes #maps #planning
SLM runs on @railway.com which was running on Google Cloud Platform and could only offer Oregon-based hosting for my small usage tier. So, I am excited to read about their own Railway Metal - I will be able to go non-Google and be based in Amsterdam - a better match for a mostly EU-west userbase.
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
SLM runs on @railway.com which was running on Google Cloud Platform and could only offer Oregon-based hosting for my small usage tier. So, I am excited to read about their own Railway Metal - I will be able to go non-Google and be based in Amsterdam - a better match for a mostly EU-west userbase.
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This is not about pots. But check my freshly repaired trainers!? So proud:)
January 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is not about pots. But check my freshly repaired trainers!? So proud:)
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November 17, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Our full ranger-led guided walks programme for 2025 is now available online. 🙌
Discover somewhere new, or return to an old favourite - our experienced rangers will help you get the best out of your visit! 🥾
Browse and book online...
👉 bit.ly/pdnp_guidedw...
Discover somewhere new, or return to an old favourite - our experienced rangers will help you get the best out of your visit! 🥾
Browse and book online...
👉 bit.ly/pdnp_guidedw...
January 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our full ranger-led guided walks programme for 2025 is now available online. 🙌
Discover somewhere new, or return to an old favourite - our experienced rangers will help you get the best out of your visit! 🥾
Browse and book online...
👉 bit.ly/pdnp_guidedw...
Discover somewhere new, or return to an old favourite - our experienced rangers will help you get the best out of your visit! 🥾
Browse and book online...
👉 bit.ly/pdnp_guidedw...
For once the route planning was not based on maps, but where the best snow was. Great day ski touring on Raise in the Lake District! If you do need to plan a ski tour... obvs use new.simonlikesmaps.com with gradient highlighting for avalanche terrain and lots of useful topo maps #skiing #touring
January 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
For once the route planning was not based on maps, but where the best snow was. Great day ski touring on Raise in the Lake District! If you do need to plan a ski tour... obvs use new.simonlikesmaps.com with gradient highlighting for avalanche terrain and lots of useful topo maps #skiing #touring
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Yup, well. Here I am. I'm not finding much floral content on here, so here's some of my own. A vase of some of my spring favourites - hellebores, ranunculus, anemone and forget me nots.
Hoping to find some fellow creatives on here.
#flowers
Hoping to find some fellow creatives on here.
#flowers
January 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yup, well. Here I am. I'm not finding much floral content on here, so here's some of my own. A vase of some of my spring favourites - hellebores, ranunculus, anemone and forget me nots.
Hoping to find some fellow creatives on here.
#flowers
Hoping to find some fellow creatives on here.
#flowers
Bing Maps expiry silver lining: I have added OS maps from their own servers to new.simonlikesmaps.com Interesting to see they are quite different to the Bing ones, which must have old data. Compare footpath corrections on pond and tree cover in this sample. #maps #routes #running #walking #cycling
January 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Following on from the news that Bing Maps is expiring, I've added some icons to the maps to show which ones are affected, and also some other information - details here: new.simonlikesmaps.com/content/map-... #maps #routes #planning
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January 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Following on from the news that Bing Maps is expiring, I've added some icons to the maps to show which ones are affected, and also some other information - details here: new.simonlikesmaps.com/content/map-... #maps #routes #planning
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So… if you are interested in signing up to my newsletter (then thank you) but if you are outside the UK and also on Instagram you can help me test a glitch I am having. Pls try to sign up for my newsletter through link in bio in Instagram @row_hamilton and let me know if it doesn’t work?
January 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
So… if you are interested in signing up to my newsletter (then thank you) but if you are outside the UK and also on Instagram you can help me test a glitch I am having. Pls try to sign up for my newsletter through link in bio in Instagram @row_hamilton and let me know if it doesn’t work?
I've fixed the last few (known) bugs and so I added this to the SLM code! v1.0.0 might not be perfect, but it is good enough that I can begin turning off the old one and make new.simonlikesmaps.com take over the www address. #maps #routes #planning #running #walking #cycling
December 16, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I'm building a new SLM because the old one is on a deprecated Google cloud runtime. Nearly finished it, then Bing Maps email me that their API will be turned off in June 2025! That's the elevation calculations and several maps and overlays that need updating... already... new.simonlikesmaps.com
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December 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM
I'm building a new SLM because the old one is on a deprecated Google cloud runtime. Nearly finished it, then Bing Maps email me that their API will be turned off in June 2025! That's the elevation calculations and several maps and overlays that need updating... already... new.simonlikesmaps.com
new.simonlikesmaps.com was within 2 jobs of being version 1.0.0 then I found another glitch so it is now 3 jobs away... getting close though, should be done by Christmas and can move it to www into the new year. #maps #routes #plans #famouslastwords
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December 5, 2024 at 11:51 AM
new.simonlikesmaps.com was within 2 jobs of being version 1.0.0 then I found another glitch so it is now 3 jobs away... getting close though, should be done by Christmas and can move it to www into the new year. #maps #routes #plans #famouslastwords
Getting into @veloviewer.com tile bagging and am setting myself a goal of visiting every square mile of the Peak District National Park by the end of 2025. Obvs doing the route planning on new.simonlikesmaps.com but Strava + VeloViewer plugin handy too. #peakdistrict #pdnp #routes #tilebagging
December 1, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Getting into @veloviewer.com tile bagging and am setting myself a goal of visiting every square mile of the Peak District National Park by the end of 2025. Obvs doing the route planning on new.simonlikesmaps.com but Strava + VeloViewer plugin handy too. #peakdistrict #pdnp #routes #tilebagging