I hate to sound like a hater, but I don't like ride planning with Google Maps. In my quest to become one of you, a SS1K finisher, my buddy and I are planning a ride. I use Scenic.app, and my buddy is using Google. Ultimately, I know that we need to each provide documentation of our ride, and I want to know if it's a good strategy to just record my ride with Scenic, then export the GPX to Google to submit as my map. I already use Spotwalla/SWTracker, so I'm not worried about documenting my route. I am worried about a planned route that has to be altered on the fly to avoid traffic, red lights, that sort of thing.
On a side note, in a previous post I guesstimated that my odo was off by 5%. In an effort to get a more accurate estimate, I tracked across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway which has markers every 1/10 of a mile for its 24 mile length. I now know that my odo is under-reporting 7%.
On a side note, in a previous post I guesstimated that my odo was off by 5%. In an effort to get a more accurate estimate, I tracked across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway which has markers every 1/10 of a mile for its 24 mile length. I now know that my odo is under-reporting 7%.
But, know where your receipt locations are going to be before your ride. Put those locations into Google Maps, (even if you have to make multiple maps to cover your stops), then see what mileage that comes up with. If it's under the amount you are trying to do for the certificate ride, you need another receipt stop to show the route you actually will ride. Repeat as needed until the miles in Google Maps is over the number of miles you intended to ride for the certificate ride.