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Citycycle data map

Not sure if anyone has seen this yet, (or if someone here made it :p), but I came across this very cool google maps interface that shows available city cycle stations

http://steinhardt.dyndns.tv/

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Permalink Reply by Chris Cox on January 31, 2012 at 9:15am

Yep, I'm amazed that there's one on Sylvan Road approaching Coronation Drive, one on Land St approaching Coronation Drive and then another 2 on the Bicentennial Bikeway barely 200m either side of the entrance from Land St. Seems like overkill to me?

Permalink Reply by Paul Martin on January 31, 2012 at 9:42am

It wouldn't be overkill if people really could use them on a whim... One day maybe.

Permalink Reply by Steinhardt on January 30, 2012 at 9:05pm

Hi guys. I made this.

I actually got the idea from this http://data.brisbane.qld.gov.au/index.php/showcase/hackfest-2nd-pla...but its not live and I wanted to do a simpler live version. Having said that I will make a circle version as suggested by Paul Martin. Should be done in a couple of days, maybe sooner.

Thanks for the kind words about my webapp.

*currently the app I linked to isn't working because the developer hasn't properly registered it with google.

Permalink Reply by Shaun Moran on January 30, 2012 at 10:29pm

Sounds great!

Permalink Reply by Steinhardt on January 30, 2012 at 10:38pm

How about something like this?

http://steinhardt.dyndns.tv/dev/cityCycleCircles.php

The larger circles mean a lager total number of bays in a station. Darker circles mean less bikes available to use as a percentage of the total bays at that station. For example, a station that is 50% full is half transparent.

Thoughts?

Permalink Reply by Paul Martin on January 31, 2012 at 5:27am

That's brilliant! Wow, well done.

Now, quickly go and make a 99c app for mobile phones and you'll really nail it! :)

Permalink Reply by Paul Martin on January 31, 2012 at 5:45am

One thing I would add is that the scale of the circles should be locked to the view, not the map. In other words, the circles should stay the same size on-screen no matter the zoom level. This makes it easier to see, at a glance, whether the station is full or not without having to zoom in... particularly for the small ones.

But that's just me being picky! 

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