By Geoff SpickPosted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:37 GMT
Type in Bournemouth to Heathrow (three times a week) and see how many calories I'll burn - presumably before I die of heatstroke. Since there are no sensible trains (either by route or price) I guess it'll be the car then!
By mike wardlePosted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:44 GMT
How well does it calculate the pedestrian routes? The level of data for paths (sidewalks for the ignorant) is pretty poor.
Plus a calorie count for the journey, how does this work, I can understand it estimating it purely on distance and body mass, but what about the walking speed, walking style, amount of weight carried in the form of gym gear for your example of walking to the gym, etc, etc, etc. Not to mention the inclines of the route, which I have never seen in routing data, even the raw stuff.
Hmm. I'd prefer CO2 vs CO2 comparisons and calories vs calories comparisons.
That is: How many calories would I burn driving vs walking (because you burn a few calories just sitting around--though of course not that many).
Similarly: How much CO2 was produced making (and metabolizing!) the food I ate that gave me the calories to walk the distance instead?
Finally: The comparison being displayed in the screenshot seems odd. It appears that riding public transportation produces zero CO2 emissions? Witchcraft!
Comments on: Eco-satnav software solves 'drive or walk' decisions
wot? #
By Lucas S. Bickel Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:00 GMT
Yeah, great #
By Geoff Spick Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:37 GMT
Carbon emmissions #
By Nick Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:38 GMT
Now what would be REALLY useful #
By RichardB Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:42 GMT
yeah but #
By mike wardle Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:44 GMT
Whole Equation? #
By Bucky Posted Tuesday 8th July 2008 15:47 GMT
Re: Carbon emmissions #
By John Posted Wednesday 9th July 2008 09:19 GMT