Thursday, April 10, 2014

The best routes to ride in Lisbon (with video)

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For years, the city of Lisbon was haunted by reports and rumors about the terrible inability to use the bike in its streets. The chaotic traffic but, above all, the slope of its narrow streets, alleys and sidewalks was the perfect argument to scare the more adventurous cyclists.

Today it is known that is not so. Lisbon is not behind cities like Rome and San Francisco, just to identify two that share the number of hills â€" seven â€" but there are more and more people pedaling on their routes.

One of the projects that have contributed to this change of mindset is the Cycle Our City Lisbon, which recommends the best routes for biking in the city. The site advises with more experienced cyclists on the basis of the three most important factors on displacement in Bike: distance, inclination and traffic.

The project took a while ago â€" December â€" and still seeks the support of the citizens. "As the system still has no knowledge of these factors, it enables its own users to sort the sections they know. In future research, the system returns the best routes, "he explained to the green economy Nelson Nunes, the Project Cycle Our City.

The project was developed by Nelson Narayanan during his master's thesis from the Instituto Superior Técnico and Instituto de Engenharia e computer systems, driven by John Bacon.

"If it wasn't for us to do so would other people because it is a tool that is lacking in cities that have reduced infrastructure. There has to be a way for the user, home or smartphone, search for the best route, "continued Nelson Nunes.

The Cycle Our City already has 300 users volunteers and thousands of visitors. "Knowing good routes and make good choices of routes makes the difference between having a very unpleasant experience or the inverse," concluded John Barreto.

In the future, the site will have an application for smartphone and insert tracks recorded on GPS. Finally, Nelson Nunes wants to extend the project to other cities of the country. See the episode 236 of the green economy.



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