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Where Boardsies Run

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  • 09-04-2014 3:29pm
    #1
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭


    Any ideas on how we can harness all our Garmin data to create a heatmap of where Boardsies run?

    Here's an example of a heatmap of where I have run since I started using a Garmin:

    Strava Heatmap

    Here's an example of a heatmap for US cities.

    For starters, we could just ask everyone to post a link to a gpx of their 10 favourite runs in County Dublin. Upload to a new Strava account and away we go?


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,465 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Don't you need a premium account for a headmap? Who's going to pay? :)


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    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Don't you need a premium account for a headmap? Who's going to pay? :)

    Good point. Didn't realise it was just for premium members. There must be other tools out there that do the same thing.


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    pgmcpq
    Registered Users Posts: 1,852 ✭✭✭pgmcpq


    Micilin Muc wrote: »
    Any ideas on how we can harness all our Garmin data to create a heatmap of where Boardsies run?

    Here's an example of a heatmap of where I have run since I started using a Garmin:

    Strava Heatmap

    Here's an example of a heatmap for US cities.

    For starters, we could just ask everyone to post a link to a gpx of their 10 favourite runs in County Dublin. Upload to a new Strava account and away we go?

    Slightly off topic but this data is very heavily skewed to actual races. Looking at the NY map I was puzzled by why only the east side of Central Park was heavilly travelled, but little on the west side. Then I realized that I was looking at Garmin records from the Marathon.


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    b.harte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 524 ✭✭✭b.harte


    thinly veiled I want to see where yiz all park yizzer bleedin motors so I can clean them out, thread....:D

    Appropriately started with a request for info on Dublin locations....

    Could be worse, at least you didn't look for locations to walk the dog.:eek:
    [Runs away]


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    drquirky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,866 ✭✭✭drquirky


    Yeah like I'm gonna give a bunch of internet weirdos, many of whom I regularly insult my exact location at various times of day. Count me out on this one.


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    ecoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    drquirky wrote: »
    Yeah like I'm gonna give a bunch of internet weirdos, many of whom I regularly insult my exact location at various times of day. Count me out on this one.

    Similarly I reckon there would be more snipers out for blood with me on my runs than AMK in Manchester :D (too soon?)


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    AuldManKing
    Registered Users Posts: 5,236 ✭✭✭AuldManKing


    Gold medal for Ecoli!


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    Shuttle666
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭Shuttle666


    Strava does have a privacy zone that you can set up to hide your exact base location.


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    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    So Strava have a Global Heatmap option. Here's the link to the Dublin area map :)

    http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#11/-6.31444/53.33708/blue/run


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    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Very much linked to social class as to where the heat maps show up, even for a sport as cheap to participate in as going for a run around the block. :(


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    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    robinph wrote: »
    Very much linked to social class as to where the heat maps show up, even for a sport as cheap to participate in as going for a run around the block. :(

    That's because only middle-class softies carry their smartphones or GPS watch with them when they run.


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    ecoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    TFBubendorfer wrote: »
    That's because only middle-class softies carry their smartphones or GPS watch with them when they run.

    If you cross reference with Garda car emissions you should be able to add us Tallaght/Sisters Pearse folks :D


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