The subject if this report is the geospatial application
www.mapmyrun.com. This website uses mapping technology from Google Maps to
provide users with a platform in which they can input personal data and receive
accurate, tangible numbers to measure the effects of their exercising. From
this perspective, it could be used by any level of athlete, from the weekend
cyclist so the seasoned marathoner, to help set goals (in distance travelled,
avg. speed and lap times) and give oneself measurable feedback, such as the
number of calories burned based on one’s Body Mass Index. Say you are a fitness
enthusiast travelling out of town. If the settlement you’re in has been mapped
by Google, you could draw a route along the streets of the city you’re in, and
MapMyRun will update the route distance as you set waypoints. Also, you have
access to Google’s satellite imagery, which allows you to view the surface of
the earth via aerial photographs. This way the user can be aware of the terrain
they will be travelling through.
Samantha Tremmel
Clara Greig
Kayla Jefferson
Thomas Rolf
Cody Bachmann
