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| Subject: | MapQuest broken again? | |
jpennycook 14:47 | Has the link to MapQuest broken again? I can't get MQ:Cycling to return any results. The CycleStreets options work fine. | |
Stephen 15:24 Location: Phone Model: | Hi, I've had a look but I can't see any problems here, although I've looked on the server log and the route that you are generating does return an 'Unable to calculate route' message from MapQuest. This might be because the start or end point are not close enough to a path or road for them to calculate a valid route...? Regards, Stephen | |
jpennycook 19:33 | Thanks for checking Stephen. Perhaps MapQuest is more sensitive to such things than CycleStreets. I'll try again later or tomorrow. Jon | |
jpennycook 16:49 | MQ Walking and MQ Fastest (driving?) work fine, but I have found another combination of origin and destination that MQ Cycling generates no results for, and both are next to major roads. | |
Stephen 20:02 Location: Phone Model: | Hi Jon, I don't know if they've made some changes recently but it looks like the MapQuest API has very strict rules on which OpenStreetMap road types are cyclable and which aren't, which leads to them not being able to route along several main roads. Try recreating your cycling route using the MapQuest site to see if it gives the same result, I've found several routes that it also can't handle, eg this short one... Cheers, Stephen | |
jpennycook 21:43 | Hello Stephen. I've checked the same route on the MapQuest website, and it does the same thing - it will give me walking and driving directions, but not cycling ones. If only they were as easily contactable as, or published how they process OSM data like CycleStreets. Jon | |
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