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Kharon8 t1_j63wcuu wrote

Reply to comment by Wang_entity in [OC] A map of the backroads in Finland, perfectly captured by OpenStreetMap and visualized with QGIS. This map is a definitive not-a-guide to rally driving in Finland! by Geodienst

Yes. All of those are gravel roads, so even minor paved roads aren't in the picture. I think this pic is also based on satellite images, so no car has visited those.

Even Google Maps doesn't show all gravel roads, but when they do, it looks like this: https://goo.gl/maps/6ehKRyfYjy3jzhX56

,,,,and typical rally speed on that: 100mph or more. I think they're nuts, but exciting? Hell yeah!

(That's near by my summer cottage, not all random place.)

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DaniilSan t1_j65ibru wrote

Data is from OpenStreetMap which as you may guess by it's name is open and can be edited by basically anyone and thus it often includes roads and paths Google doesn't bother to include on the map.

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__crackers__ t1_j69bbe5 wrote

> I think this pic is also based on satellite images, so no car has visited those.

It's from OpenStreetMap, so probably the exact opposite: the tracks were plotted by a person travelling along them with a GPS.

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