Improved elevation data & faster POIs ⚡️
Published on June 7, 2026 by vcoppe
A quick follow-up to our last update, as we've continued our stream of infrastructure improvements.
Elevation data 🏔️
We've updated our routing servers to use elevation data from the great Mapterhorn project. Thanks to this, you can now create routes and get a very reliable estimate of the elevation gain that awaits you.
For more details, you can read this GraphHopper blog post, which includes a few before-and-after comparisons. You can also explore the data sources aggregated by Mapterhorn here.
Points of interest 📍
We have now deployed our own Overpass API, the service that allows showing all kinds of points-of-interest from OpenStreetMap on the map. This means the points-of-interest now load much faster and more reliably.
Furthermore, this removes yet another external dependency. Thanks to your support, gpx.studio now owns most of its infrastructure, which is great for keeping costs manageable and sustainable in the long term.
🧭
Happy route planning to all of you!
Elevation data 🏔️
We've updated our routing servers to use elevation data from the great Mapterhorn project. Thanks to this, you can now create routes and get a very reliable estimate of the elevation gain that awaits you.
For more details, you can read this GraphHopper blog post, which includes a few before-and-after comparisons. You can also explore the data sources aggregated by Mapterhorn here.
Points of interest 📍
We have now deployed our own Overpass API, the service that allows showing all kinds of points-of-interest from OpenStreetMap on the map. This means the points-of-interest now load much faster and more reliably.
Furthermore, this removes yet another external dependency. Thanks to your support, gpx.studio now owns most of its infrastructure, which is great for keeping costs manageable and sustainable in the long term.
🧭
Happy route planning to all of you!
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Great news.
As I wrote to you, can you add % of climb or downhill of a selection in the left box?
Thanks.
Thanks, this is a great suggestion but I still need to think about how/where/when to show this additional information to avoid complicating the UI (there are other metrics I would like to add, e.g. % of each surface).
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As I wrote to you, can you add % of climb or downhill of a selection in the left box?
Thanks.