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5 Nov 2023
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Reading the last post,id be like to think if c.t. can be used to upload user wildcamp spot and integrated in the app.So if camping or hotels was not near ti reach maybe can be used wildcamp spot for Emergency night.What do you think?

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Mon 6 Nov 2023, 07:47

I think what you are essentially asking about is POI (Points of Interest) integration, something that I understand is on a to-do list. However, there is, I believe, a significant difference in adding POIs from an underlying database (OpenStreetMap) and from users.

Specifically, in relation to wild or stealth camping I can see several issues.

How do I know it's a genuine location and not someone having a joke? Or worse?

How do I know it still exists? The utility of a "stealth" site is directly related to such extra data and possibly "reviews" which makes it more complicated.

There is an outside chance that someone who had a bad experience at such a location could vent at CT - legally. Any legal threat, no matter how insignificant, is a drain on time and money.

That then leads to the legality issue. Wild/Stealth camping is illegal in many places. A popular navigation app assisting people to break the law? Tricky.

And potentially other things to consider. I recently read of a case where a family home was listed as a hotel on B00king. Cue a lot of irate people on an innocent family's doorstep.  

There's also the matter of how long a stealth campsite could survive if its position was made public.

Personally, I treat wild camp suggestions from others with a degree of scepticism until I am in the area and get a feel for them. I would never depend on them. A part of the process is finding a place that is good for me att hat particular time and place, no?

However, if you have places that you want to use it should be a simple matter of putting the coordinates into CT and plotting a route. A secondary app, such as Osmand may be helpful for recording multiple sites in one place. 

Mon 6 Nov 2023, 20:50

A camper like app for search spot like park4night, people can upload coordinate,photos and writer something about.Should be interesting if It was integrated in C.T app for long bike travel.

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