OSM – Cycling Guide Foundation

A street map shows part of Kitchener and Waterloo. There's a route trace that's mostly green and blue going from top left to bottom right. There are many small blue retables with white bike icons marked on them.

Why Does Cycling Guide Use OpenStreetMap?

OSM is well aligned with one of the goals of Cycling Guide Foundation: to provide a hyperlocal resource for anyone who would like to find their way on a bicycle, no matter what their experience or confidence level. And as we tune Cycling Guide’s handling of the OSM data, the app is generating fantastic routes that, wherever possible, avoid the need to travel with heavy traffic.

By David Trueman, 1 yearAugust 3, 2023 ago

A cyclist's view looking down at the handlebars of a bike. There's a phone mounted on them. On the phone's screen, the Cycling Guide app is showing a map. In the background the asphalt trail on which the cyclist is riding can be seen.

How we continue to improve Cycling Guide’s low-stress routes

One reason we can improve our routing quickly is that we can update OSM data as new cycling infrastructure opens in the real world or as we discover issues in its data. Here’s how data-related improvements to our routing happen.

By Mark Connolly, 1 yearJuly 21, 2023 ago