WalkLakes Blog
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17/01/18
• Hills Database Updated
We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills which adds another 212 hills to our database and a new classification of Dodd.
We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills which adds another four British hills to our database. We were previously on version 15.4.2 and we're now on 16 which was released on 23rd December 2017. read more ... |
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19/04/17
• Hills Database Updated
We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills which adds another 1103 hills to our database including, for the first time, 1099 in Ireland and makes lots of changes to the existing hill data.
We've just imported the latest version of the Database of British and Irish hills which adds another four British hills to our database and makes lots of changes to the existing hill data. We were previously on version 15.3 and we're now on 15.4.2 which was released on 9th February 2017. read more ... |
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14/04/17
• We've Improved Our Walk Maps
We have just release a major upgrade to our WayMaps tiles which, for example, adds relief shading.
We have just release a major upgrade to our WayMaps tiles and the supporting mapping application. To remind you the WayMaps tiles are used for: read more ... |
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06/04/17
• Displaying Your Walks in 3D
With some fanfare the Ordnance Survey announced this week that their subscription mapping application could now display walks in 3D ... on our web site you've been able to do that for a long time, for free.
With some fanfare the Ordnance Survey announced this week that their subscription mapping application could now display your walks in 3D ... with our web site you've been able to for ages, for free. Here's a screenshot of it in action: read more ... |
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31/03/17
• We've Improved Our Walk Profiles
We've upgraded all our walk profiles to make them clearer and easier to read.
If you use our site either to plan you own walks or to go on one of our walks then you will be aware of the walk "profiles" we generate. A profile is a graph of height versus distance along the walk (or track or route if you're using our GPS Mapping application) and it's useful for getting a feel for the sort of walk it is. Does it go up and down, or does it go up, and down a bit, and up some more. That sort of thing. read more ... |
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01/02/17
• On Tracks and Routes
People who buy the GPX routes of our walks are sometimes confused that the route appears to be shorter than the walk. Paul explains why.
People who buy the GPX routes of our walks are sometimes confused that the route appears to be shorter than the walk. To illustrate here's an example of an email we received today about our walk Nab Scar and Alcock Tarn. It said: read more ... |
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