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I'm in a planning situation and we are asking people about proposed cycle routes.

I have looked at this https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/26246/licensing-issues-on-creating-hypothetical-roads - re hypothetical roads and this re cycle routes https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/36926/cycle-routes

So I'm presuming I'm out of luck re using Openstreet to create hypothetical cycling routes ...? Is that correct?

I am looking for a tool where I can create an online map but export it as JSON and EPS files (or similar for scalable vector file for high-res print)

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asked 17 Jan '17, 05:57

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If it is an officially proposed cycle route then you might add it to the map with lcn/rcn/ncn=proposed or in relation state=proposed, see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cycle_routes#Tagging_cycle_route_networks

However if it is in a very early stage of planning and you are evaluating several variations you should not yet add it to the public database - you would either have to set up your own database and combine the real world data with your planning data there (as described in your first link) - or as an alternative, if you just want to visualize the proposed routes to somebody, you might just create a route in KML/GPX format in bikemap.net for example (there are other services that offer this too) and then print a map from that or even export the GPX-file and load it on a GPS-device or smartphone to follow the track in real world.

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answered 17 Jan '17, 08:14

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In particular, you might find the PDF export at http://cycle.travel/map useful (disclaimer: my site).

(17 Jan '17, 11:21) Richard ♦

Thanks - there'll be a mix of officially proposed and evaluating variations so will look at the other options you suggest.

(19 Jan '17, 08:24) Maptrialler

Hi Maptrialler, you can make your own map with Qgis. It can load the current Osm data on which you can create your cyle routes in any style or color.Qgis

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answered 17 Jan '17, 12:02

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Thanks for that!

(19 Jan '17, 08:27) Maptrialler

A reasonable way to proceed would be to extract suitable OpenStreetMap data and add OFF LINE projected cycle routes. This could be using JOSM, but be very careful not to upload the data, or you could transform the data into another format (shape, geojson etc) and edit it in a GIS tool such as QGIS.

Keeping the data in OSM format probably improves your options for routing analysis. To perform routing analysis on your modelled options you can use any one of a number of options: Graphhopper, OpenTripPlanner, OSRM, or pgrouting (in a PostGIS database).

A GIS tool such as QGIS would meet your needs for vector output in various forms.

For straightforward consultation as distinct from modelling of routes you can add GPX or KML in umap which will give you a suitable online map.

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answered 17 Jan '17, 13:05

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Many thanks for the advice ...

(19 Jan '17, 08:30) Maptrialler

You might want to check uMap with some documentation on the wiki. It's enough for the online map and JSON export.

Unfortunately for the printing part, it's a popular issue, but I'm sure that with the JSON you should be able to do it.

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answered 20 Jan '17, 21:22

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