Author Topic: VeloViewer Explorer Score and Max Square (Read 356375 times)

imajez · « **Reply #2400 on:** 30 December, 2021, 07:26:18 pm »

That's quite neat showing progress like that.

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #2401 on:** 30 December, 2021, 09:30:53 pm »

Oops, guess what...

J

trickedem · « **Reply #2402 on:** 31 December, 2021, 11:31:27 am »

Quote from: quixoticgeek on 30 December, 2021, 09:30:53 pm

Oops, guess what...

J

Love these animations. Might do one myself now.

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #2403 on:** 31 December, 2021, 08:24:07 pm »

A disappointing year on the bike. Hope that things go a bit better in 2022.

J

JonBuoy · « **Reply #2404 on:** 31 December, 2021, 08:44:07 pm »

A max square of 2048*2048 is quite an achievement

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #2405 on:** 31 December, 2021, 08:51:11 pm »

Quote from: JonBuoy on 31 December, 2021, 08:44:07 pm

A max square of 2048*2048 is quite an achievement

Alas, not one I have achieved.

J

trickedem · « **Reply #2406 on:** 11 January, 2022, 04:59:28 pm »

Set out to do the last few tiles of my Kent adventure last weekend
Before

After

And look how close idiot boy got to this one! I must have missed it by about 20 metres through not concentrating.

Going through the ranges was very interesting. But very hard going.

And the marsh was beautiful, but also very wet and involves a lot of pushing

@citoyen I thought this was my last Kentish tile, but have now discovered another 2, so another trip is needed, but I am almost there. Then there are two that will involve a night time trespass, one of which is on an explosives range!

Zed43 · « **Reply #2407 on:** 11 January, 2022, 05:27:22 pm »

I prefer Sundays during the day, dressed in hi-viz gear myself for "visiting" military ranges (iow, the "nothing suspicious here, I'm a trained professional" look)

Missing a tile by 20m won't happen if you have a Garmin with the EveryTile app and/or an unexplored tiles map overlay with you, or an Android phone with the "Explorer Helper for Veloviewer" app.

Isn't closing holes in the cluster the best?

trickedem · « **Reply #2408 on:** 11 January, 2022, 08:18:29 pm »

Quote from: Zed43 on 11 January, 2022, 05:27:22 pm

Missing a tile by 20m won't happen if you have a Garmin with the EveryTile app and/or an unexplored tiles map overlay with you, or an Android phone with the "Explorer Helper for Veloviewer" app.
I have that on my phone, unfortunately I wasn't concentrating and hadn't realised this was one of those places I needed to check. Never mind it is a great place to visit so I will get it another time.

Isn't closing holes in the cluster the best?
I certainly is.

Kim · « **Reply #2409 on:** 11 January, 2022, 08:52:21 pm »

Quote from: trickedem on 11 January, 2022, 04:59:28 pm

And look how close idiot boy got to this one! I must have missed it by about 20 metres through not concentrating.

It even told you to look out...

trickedem · « **Reply #2410 on:** 11 January, 2022, 09:31:19 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 11 January, 2022, 08:52:21 pm

Quote from: trickedem on 11 January, 2022, 04:59:28 pm
And look how close idiot boy got to this one! I must have missed it by about 20 metres through not concentrating.

It even told you to look out...

Comment of the year!

imajez · « **Reply #2411 on:** 12 January, 2022, 01:00:18 am »

Quote from: Kim on 11 January, 2022, 08:52:21 pm

Quote from: trickedem on 11 January, 2022, 04:59:28 pm
And look how close idiot boy got to this one! I must have missed it by about 20 metres through not concentrating.

It even told you to look out...

Oh well done for that.

salar55 · « **Reply #2412 on:** 14 January, 2022, 11:39:00 pm »

First new tiles of the year, 30 over in Fife. Revisiting the climbs of the old 90ies audaxs, Milnathort, Path of Condie, Bridge of Earn and back via the Blairstruire climb.

Pingu · « **Reply #2413 on:** 15 January, 2022, 06:03:24 pm »

Finally got the max cluster over 2000 by comedy off-roading to bag 3 new tiles.

vv_20220115_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

IMG_9491_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

paddyirish · « **Reply #2414 on:** 15 January, 2022, 06:46:21 pm »

Congratulations @pingu, great effort. I think that makes you the 4th Scottish based rider to do that in the Ride Every tile group.

However, off-roading? That's an Aberdeenshire motorway

salar55 · « **Reply #2415 on:** 15 January, 2022, 10:20:03 pm »

Out to Cupar on the back roads and the manky track south of Glenrothes to Coaltown. Fife is good apart from the fast main roads. The so-called cycling network of Glenrothes is a mess. Every roundabout or road crossing discourages cycling, stop - start all the time. The town planners must have been told to save cash and not put underpasses in. Another 50 tiles today

trickedem · « **Reply #2416 on:** 16 January, 2022, 04:09:35 pm »

I went for a walk this afternoon, hoping to bag two tiles that are an old Army range. Despite a few signs there is no danger, particularly as I walking along the foreshore. I had visited this area before, but the tide was up and there was a fence that extended down into the water. However at 3 hours or so before low tide it is possible to simply step through the fence and walk along the shore. You could even cycle it, as after a a couple of 100 metres there is a track that goes along the sea defence bank. All in all a very pleasant and rewarding walk.

The fence

Before

After

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #2417 on:** 16 January, 2022, 07:56:56 pm »

Count before:

12138 tiles
Max square 29x29
Max Cluster: 2040

Count after:

12143 tiles
Max square 29x29
Max Cluster: 2068

It took me two hours to get to a hole in my cluster, and then another hour of headwinds and mud to fill it.

Had to climb over a style to get one tile...

End result:

In 2021 I had a tile based goal to hit 2021 cluster by the end of the year. I haven't set myself a goal this year as I can't think of a suitable one. So I guess there's gonna be a sorta aimless gap filling going on...

J

paddyirish · « **Reply #2418 on:** 17 January, 2022, 03:29:16 pm »

Quote from: quixoticgeek on 16 January, 2022, 07:56:56 pm

In 2021 I had a tile based goal to hit 2021 cluster by the end of the year. I haven't set myself a goal this year as I can't think of a suitable one. So I guess there's gonna be a sorta aimless gap filling going on...

J

How many countries in your cluster? Can you add one (or more)?

quixoticgeek · « **Reply #2419 on:** 17 January, 2022, 07:44:18 pm »

Quote from: paddyirish on 17 January, 2022, 03:29:16 pm

How many countries in your cluster? Can you add one (or more)?

Right now, 1. I'm one tile short of the German border. And about one ride of maybe 80km, short of making Belgium.

J

salar55 · « **Reply #2420 on:** 17 January, 2022, 08:35:27 pm »

Over in Fife, we are catching tracks and back roads as other half hates main roads. Done an Audax years ago, now i can try and fill in the gaps. 133 tiles for the few days, up to 31133 , some images.

best black pudding just made it before lunchtime menu

A road closed for forestry work, a bike will always find a way thro.

paddyirish · « **Reply #2421 on:** 17 January, 2022, 09:08:46 pm »

Quote from: quixoticgeek on 17 January, 2022, 07:44:18 pm

Quote from: paddyirish on 17 January, 2022, 03:29:16 pm

How many countries in your cluster? Can you add one (or more)?

Right now, 1. I'm one tile short of the German border. And about one ride of maybe 80km, short of making Belgium.

J

So 3 countries doable before Easter, how many by year end? there's a tiling goal right away

FifeingEejit · « **Reply #2422 on:** 17 January, 2022, 11:27:01 pm »

Quote from: salar55 on 17 January, 2022, 08:35:27 pm

Over in Fife, we are catching tracks and back roads as other half hates main roads. Done an Audax years ago, now i can try and fill in the gaps. 133 tiles for the few days, up to 31133 , some images. best black pudding just made it before lunchtime menu A road closed for forestry work, a bike will always find a way thro.

Where is that road closed?

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salar55 · « **Reply #2423 on:** 17 January, 2022, 11:38:38 pm »

Drummy Wood on the Langdyke Road, you can see the other pic of the mud at the other end if I post the image.

Bilfred · « **Reply #2424 on:** 31 January, 2022, 10:08:42 am »

Is this the ultimate UK Max Square to aim for before I am simply too old to pedal any more?:

It looks to be 150+ and the biggest square you can fit into the UK?? Is anyone close to completion, perhaps??