Hey Sam, I run ridewithgps.com and have been reaching into the guts of graphhopper to do interesting routing stuff as well. We just silently rolled out popularity based routing, where we used our database of 50mm rides to build a popularity graph which is used to add a popularity weight in routing decisions. Got a long pipeline of other projects coming out in the same space. Drop me a line if you ever want to yack about these things! cullen@ridewithgps.com
Are you guys considering adding in more social features to compete with Strava? It’s seems an excellent opportunity right now with so many people upset with them. A simple UI update showing a feed, add a kudos system... you’re halfway there.
That's actually one of our main focuses over the next two months, along with mapping and routing improvements. We've seen a decent uptick in people migrating, and they are asking for more social stuff. We've always been shy about becoming a social network, so our focus is on making it much easier to connect with people you know, see what they are doing, while making it optional and not pushing it too hard to our existing users.
I certainly will, thanks! And congratulations on all your success with Ride with GPS. I'm not really a cyclist, so I only used it for the first time last night, but it looked and worked great for me.
