http://www.trailpeak.com/
Trailpeak Trail Data Base is a geospatial web
application that is dedicated to mapping the distribution and location of
various trails throughout North America including water, earth and snow trails.
It is updated and maintained by the public allowing people from different
areas, with different backgrounds, and varied skill levels to create a database
with over 10,000 trails. Using the website is free but in order to become a
member of Trailpeak Data Base, one must pay an enrolment fee of 25$. Once you
pay this fee, you can update trails to your GPS and smart phones as well as
post pictures, videos, and comments about your favourite trails. This fee also
helps to keep the content legitimate keeping the trails and content at a high
quality. There are several methods of finding trails including choice of
activity whether it be hiking or canoeing, specific location, or skill level.
Once you choose your map, a detailed map of the trail shows up usually
accompanied by photos, videos, comments, and ratings. A section of the website
is named “top 20 trails of the month” which permits users to navigate to the
top ranked trails quickly and easily. The application is well connected to
various social networks such as twitter and facebook allowing users to post
trails on their different accounts. Although this site has many competitors
such as Map Quest and Google maps, it has become quite popular since its
establishment in 2001taking a unique spin on the geo spatial distribution of
trails.
Chelsey Hyde
Daniel Murphy
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