Avoid closed streets (road construction)

[Patrick]

Hi Marco,

I’m sorry but Google Maps data is proprietary and closed source, we cannot use that freely. They do have interfaces for some data, but I think live traffic is not among them. Please find a loooot more information on that in this thread, where the programmer of Kurviger explains that a bit more:

Use (live) traffic data

Forword: During my last long trip I tested once again my own behaviour of digital navigation. And again I noticed, that I still combine Kurviger with (a) GMaps and (b) HERE. Want to discuss both reasons here and in another topic. In this topic: GMaps. Reason: When and why do I use GMaps? I use it, when I want to reach a destination as soon as possible and take German Highways or Motorways, to be prepared to traffic jams (which are nearly unavoidable at the present) and to receive alternat…

Now to your question of what we can do:
You probably already know that Kurviger is based on OpenStreetMap.org data. So what you can do if you find a road closure is you can enter it into OSM (even with a start and end time if you know that) and then all of your fellow bikers can benefit from your edit. If you’re not familiar with OSM you can try their easy tutorial and then let us know where you get stuck, and we can assist

@Biker please keep threads in English when the discussion was started in English, thank you