Text-Based Google Directions(gdir.telae.net)
34 points byTigerUniversity4 days ago |10 comments
regus1 hour ago
This takes me back to the MapQuest era, printing out directions and reading them while driving.
TigerUniversity4 days ago
A minimalistic directions service aimed at users of feature phones/dumb phones, terminal-based browsers, low-bandwidth connections, screen readers etc. Best suited for public transport directions. No JavaScript requirements.
lukeasch2157 minutes ago
As the developer of an app that uses SMS as a transport medium for a WebView "browser" UI [1], I'm very appreciative of Peter Foster for hosting this service! The site design is highly compressible and text is kept to a minimum - you can usually get directions in just a few texts.

[1] https://github.com/lukeaschenbrenner/TxtNet-Browser

staffordrj1 hour ago
Reminds me of GOOG-411! Used to use that all the time back in the day before I got a smart phone. https://youtu.be/J937N9m-XtE?si=-rsbP3Nm6GRGpZGQ&t=185
escapecharacter10 minutes ago
GOOG-411 was insanely cool.
k26dr43 minutes ago
hey guys. love the service. paypal donations are down. wanted to donate and couldn't. just a heads up.
THansenite2 hours ago
As someone who is currently enamored with Meshtastic devices, several of which have built in GPS, this is making me wonder of future iterations of the software and being able to somehow utilize the directions on the mesh.
Melatonic1 hour ago
Very cool
a4564631 hour ago
Love this! Thank you
lostmsu1 hour ago
How exactly does this work? Does it use Gmaps API?
purplehat_1 hour ago
Yes, to self-host it you will need a Google maps API key.

In the related links at the bottom, https://gdir.telae.net/links.html, the Git repo https://github.com/pafoster/gdir.telae.net is available along with some other cool things.

jmclnx2 hours ago
Very Nice, this is very much needed