Project idea

I once saw a map that showed the City of Tokyo with a line that indicated how far you can travel in one hour from the city center. I found that to be very interesting and the map inspired me for this project. The line was almost a circle, but it had sort of "spikes" where train tracks or major streets left the center because obviously you can travel further within this one hour if you are on a fast train or on a highway. The project would consist of a map where you can give your current location (maybe, if this is going to be a mobile app I could also use GPS), a slider to set the time and maybe a selection to filter the different means of transport. I will probably make use of the traffic information from google maps, that allows for public transport, walking or driving info, maybe even realtime. I haven't looked too deeply into the API however. I don't know any particular uses for such an app, other than that it would be a fun toy. You can see the circle growing along highways, maybe even some smaller independend circles growing around nearby airports or train stations as you increase the travel time. Maybe it might be a fun tool for people who like to go on spontaneous trips. I haven't really started to look into this project, but I probably will. If you would like to work on this, please contact me or write a comment. I would love to see this come to life.

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