JerryG
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Kurviger means Curvier in German, it comes from the land where all our BMWs are conceived.
(I can't say born because the 310 series is born in India and one of my three BMWs is a G310GS.)
This is intended to be an introduction for those unfamiliar with Kurviger and a place for Kurviger users to help each other.
I am just a Kurviger user; I have no other association with Kurviger.
App warning: The Kurviger App is currently only available on Android phones, but they've been working on an iPhone App for about a year now and just recently sent out an "almost there" announcement. There is a Scenic App available on iPhones and Kurviger does have a Send to Scenic option under Share Link under Export.
You're probably saying, "Yet Another &%^! Nav App". I said the same at first, but now it's my default for on-road rides (Gaia is my default for off-road rides).
Kurviger's uniqueness includes...
- Letting you select among (1) Straight, (2) Fastest Route, (3) Fast and Curvy; (4) Curvy, (5) and Extra Curvy. Use of this feature enables you discover curvy roads where you've never been. I've used it to create long multi-state routes that have been awesome.
- Letting you build a single route or track that has any combination of the above curvy modes. With Kurviger, you can use any mode between any two points. For example, A to B can be Fastest to get through a city, while B to C can be Fast and Curvy for making time with a bit of fun, C to D can be Curvy, D to E can be Extra Curvy, and then E to F can be Fastest to get you home quickly after all the fun. Straight mode is for when you know there is a way to get between two points, but the underlying database of roads says there isn't; simply use Straight to connect the two points and find your own way between them. Once you get to the end of the Straight segment, the route or track continues on via whatever curvy mode the next segment is set to.
- Letting you simultaneously display all the curvy modes between two points in the App so you can select which to take as you reach each point.
- Letting you very quickly create a new route by simply right clicking on a point and selecting "Extend Route To" repeatedly until the route reaches your destination. If the curvy mode takes you somewhere you don't want to go (or you want to explore an specific area), right click somewhere in the middle of where you want the route to go and select "Set as Waypoint" if you want Kurviger to announce that point as you approach it and "Set as Shaping Point" if you don't want Kurviger to announce that point as you approach it.
The link below is a Kurviger example I created that includes four of my favorite semi-local roads (Buffalo Creek Shoals Road, Green River Cove Road, Skyuka Mountain Road, and White Oak Mountain Road). I've crafted this example to use different curvy modes in a few places. If you look at the route under the Plan tab, you can pull down "Curvature" to see that I selected "Extra Curvy" for the default curvy mode of this route, but you can see below that that I have selected Fastest from Home to Point 2, Curvy from Point 3 to Point 5, then the route follows the Extra Curvy default from Point 5 to Point 17 where I select Fastest again. Incidentally, Home in this case is the Starbucks where our local riding group, the Sons and Daughters of Arthritis, meets for our weekly Wednesday Ride.
Link to Kurviger Sample: https://kurv.gr/Ucb8x
The attached PDF is a screenshot of the above Kurviger Sample.
(I can't say born because the 310 series is born in India and one of my three BMWs is a G310GS.)
This is intended to be an introduction for those unfamiliar with Kurviger and a place for Kurviger users to help each other.
I am just a Kurviger user; I have no other association with Kurviger.
App warning: The Kurviger App is currently only available on Android phones, but they've been working on an iPhone App for about a year now and just recently sent out an "almost there" announcement. There is a Scenic App available on iPhones and Kurviger does have a Send to Scenic option under Share Link under Export.
You're probably saying, "Yet Another &%^! Nav App". I said the same at first, but now it's my default for on-road rides (Gaia is my default for off-road rides).
Kurviger's uniqueness includes...
- Letting you select among (1) Straight, (2) Fastest Route, (3) Fast and Curvy; (4) Curvy, (5) and Extra Curvy. Use of this feature enables you discover curvy roads where you've never been. I've used it to create long multi-state routes that have been awesome.
- Letting you build a single route or track that has any combination of the above curvy modes. With Kurviger, you can use any mode between any two points. For example, A to B can be Fastest to get through a city, while B to C can be Fast and Curvy for making time with a bit of fun, C to D can be Curvy, D to E can be Extra Curvy, and then E to F can be Fastest to get you home quickly after all the fun. Straight mode is for when you know there is a way to get between two points, but the underlying database of roads says there isn't; simply use Straight to connect the two points and find your own way between them. Once you get to the end of the Straight segment, the route or track continues on via whatever curvy mode the next segment is set to.
- Letting you simultaneously display all the curvy modes between two points in the App so you can select which to take as you reach each point.
- Letting you very quickly create a new route by simply right clicking on a point and selecting "Extend Route To" repeatedly until the route reaches your destination. If the curvy mode takes you somewhere you don't want to go (or you want to explore an specific area), right click somewhere in the middle of where you want the route to go and select "Set as Waypoint" if you want Kurviger to announce that point as you approach it and "Set as Shaping Point" if you don't want Kurviger to announce that point as you approach it.
The link below is a Kurviger example I created that includes four of my favorite semi-local roads (Buffalo Creek Shoals Road, Green River Cove Road, Skyuka Mountain Road, and White Oak Mountain Road). I've crafted this example to use different curvy modes in a few places. If you look at the route under the Plan tab, you can pull down "Curvature" to see that I selected "Extra Curvy" for the default curvy mode of this route, but you can see below that that I have selected Fastest from Home to Point 2, Curvy from Point 3 to Point 5, then the route follows the Extra Curvy default from Point 5 to Point 17 where I select Fastest again. Incidentally, Home in this case is the Starbucks where our local riding group, the Sons and Daughters of Arthritis, meets for our weekly Wednesday Ride.
Link to Kurviger Sample: https://kurv.gr/Ucb8x
The attached PDF is a screenshot of the above Kurviger Sample.
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