Re: [GrooveApp-devel] Re: test
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From: Marcus B. <mb...@gm...> - 2006-03-06 01:16:09
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Mailing lists are working... :) On 3/4/06, Allen Lee <ano...@gm...> wrote: > > What I can remember from talking to him last was a simple directed > graph where you choose a starting node and an ending node and there is > at most one or two directed paths from the start to end, passing > through multiple other nodes (which are sites of interest like towns, > post offices, scenic areas, mountains, rivers, etc.). Each node of > interest has a constellation of metadata annotating it so we can track > overall elevation change between each node/leg of the journey, > distance between nodes, estimate the time it would take to travel by > foot between nodes given some default or user-specified velocity, and > so on. > > Oh, also, I just read this page earlier regarding how the django > framework deals with url dispatching, thought it might be useful on > the list as well - maybe you've seen this already? > > http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/url_dispatch/ > > > On 3/3/06, Marcus Breese <mb...@gm...> wrote: > > How would it be calculated? > > > > Is it something like this: Set defined trails. Set defined waypoints > along > > said trails. Set attributes for each leg of the trail. Set other > > interesting things along trail like sights, resupply info, etc... ? > > > > Something like that? I'm just trying to understand the basic algorithm= . > > > > > > On 3/3/06, Allen Lee <ano...@gm... > wrote: > > > So there's this application that I was thinking about writing for my > > > friend for part of his http://www.trailfaqs.com website that's aiming > > > to be a useful informational resource for hikers - he wants a hike > > > planner that will let him select a startpoint, endpoint, and give him > > > more information about the area in between those two points like how > > > far resupply towns are spaced about, the overall elevation change, > > > etc. > > > > > > Anyways, the thing was, I was planning on writing this as an exercise > > > to learn RoR, but maybe it'd be useful as a testbed application for > > > exercising grooveapp as well. There's no compensation really, other > > > than providing an application that other people will probably find > > > useful. There's really nothing out there that does this kind of thin= g > > > for people wanting to hike the appalachian trail or the pacific crest > > > trail seriously (i.e., for months). > > > > > > Allen > > > > > > On 3/2/06, Marcus Breese <mb...@gm...> wrote: > > > > reply-to changed. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/2/06, Marcus Breese <mb...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting > language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live > webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding > territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmdlnk&kid=110944&bid$1720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > GrooveApp-devel mailing list > Gro...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/grooveapp-devel > |