hike.io
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An AngularJS / Sinatra app for finding beautiful hikes.
There is a lot of noise in raw GPX data. Would be nice to smooth out the curves and to automatically infer the correct elevation data.
1. Edit a hike and add a link 2. Copy the text, and paste it somewhere else in the description Results: Link is lost. Expected results: Link would be maintained...
1. Visit http://hike.io/#!
The page is too start, especially for new users. Lots of good feedback on: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7087927 Also consider moving discover content onto the homepage.
Currently hikes show up on the /discover page even if they are ready for primetime. Should filter based the new `is_featured` flag.
 Google is going to be using this as a SEO signal, so it's important to fix.
GPX data should already contain elevation data. A couple of questions still remain: - How to cleanly represent this data - How to handle out and back hikes?
1. Add a new hike. 2. Search for it. Results: Doesn't find the hike until the review process is complete (which can sometimes take hours depending on moderation speed) Expected...