Map of the Day: Gmaps Pedometer

Ever wonder how far you walk each day? Use this cool Google Maps pedometer mashup to figure it out-- basically you just hit "start recording" in the left hand menu, then double click for each leg of the walk. Be careful to drop points at each turn, otherwise you end up with diagonals that go right through buildings. In the right hand column you can calculate calories burned, elevation, and a few other things, and also get a permalink to the map for linking or putting in an email. Fun fact: our daily walk to Gothamist HQ and back, measured on the map, is just shy of two miles!

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By Jake Dobkin in Miscellaneous on December 30, 2005 12:53 PM

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LM

Neat - so my commute during the strike was a 7.69 mile walk. Glad I don't have to do that every day, although it would be a good cardio routine if I had the time.

stephaniet

Better than Gmaps pedometer for the serious exerciser is MapMyRun, which has the same vector featuers but allows to to save runs, etc.

Another nice mashup that allows all of us that don't want to mess with the API to make our own maps is Wayfaring. They have some wrinkles to iron out, but it's not too shabby in general.

damian harris

wow, only 2 months late on this one... you guys are really getting better, slowly.

Brightliner

Cool! I always wondered why I was so tired after wandering around for an afternoon. 8.2 miles. No wonder! And now I can honestly tell my friends that I used to have to walk 2.27 miles to my high school. Uphill. Both ways. In blinding snow. With a pack of wolves chasing me. Okay, semi-honestly.