Archive for May 25, 2006

Gmaps Pedometer

Posted in General Chit Chat on May 25, 2006 by deepink

Gped-1I do a lot of walking these days. Mostly coz I’m stuck in an office all day and its nice to get some much needed fresh air as well as re-adjust my eyes to natural lighting. I also feel well rested after a long hike. Anyway, since this place is hilly and scenic I ten to go for miles and was wondering just how many more than a few times (2 miles? 3 miles, 4 miles?) Since I’m in the map making profession I was wondering if there was some way I could measure the distances on a map of some sort, sure I suppose I could do this in the office but I much rather do it at home. Enter Gmaps pedometer! I can measure my walk route, count calories that I burned, and even save the map if I want. I figured out that I was walking about 4.5 miles according to the “gped calculator.” Handy little tool… I have to try and map out my longer routes…