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Urban jib map application for the iPhone? good idea?

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shawnc_12
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So my friend and I were thinking of designing an App for the iPhone that runs of the map program already built into the iPhones where people can add and vote to remove urban spots in any city they hit so you can go to somewhere you've never been and not spend 5 hours driving around and find only the worst spots in town. what do you guys think? this is a basic layout preview.

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Oct 25 2010 10:38PM
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A.Eberhard
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Not a bad idea, but a lot of people don't want their spots revealed.
Oct 25 2010 10:40PM
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shawnc_12
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I know that is the case and I wouldn't want the archive to be complete in the first 4 days and most ppl that jib in a town are all buddies and know the places anyway so this is for guy (or girls) that are moving town or traveling to film. it just makes life easier
Oct 25 2010 10:47PM
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Pudge
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solid i dea but i remember a thread not too long ago, like a week or so, about this website this guy was starting that was exactly this. but on the iphone platform i am sure you guys could talk about it work it out
Oct 25 2010 10:50PM
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The.Ginger
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sounds like a good idea
Oct 25 2010 10:59PM
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123+ski
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it would also be cool if there were notes or reviews of the spot

eg. place is packed with non-skiers these days, or no run in, bring a bungee, like little hints to go with it
Oct 25 2010 11:00PM
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shawnc_12
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yea we wanna put the picture of the rail itself and a page with info like that on another page
Oct 25 2010 11:05PM
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PaintedHearts
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Sounds like a solid idea to me.
Oct 25 2010 11:09PM
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Captain_Slow
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this.... even though some ppl wont want their spots revealed, its a pretty good idea
Oct 25 2010 11:14PM
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Crispy.
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if you dont want your spot revealed wouldn't it make sense to not map it?
Oct 25 2010 11:17PM
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Captain_Slow
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I meant to say that it might not work out in the end because of all of the ppl not mapping their spots.
Oct 25 2010 11:26PM
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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I think its a great idea sometime it can be hard to find a good urban but this would help a lot.
Oct 25 2010 11:38PM
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shawnc_12
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I'm just trying to gauge the response by the community to see whether there'd be a point in making it. Also could be used on mountain for wicked cliffs and shops could advertise small rail jams or whatever on it and what ever else to do with skiing and locations (awesome shops, movie release parties, whatever tickles ur fancy)
Oct 26 2010 1:18AM
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Heath.
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Um... No.
Oct 26 2010 1:19AM
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iLLbiLLy
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started to do it on droid... problem is you need a back end server to store all the spots. I got stuck after creating an application that could create and store spots locally on the phone. Once I finish with my database and client side programming classes i might take another stab at it.
Oct 26 2010 1:30AM
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shawnc_12
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And with the super secret spots being revealed. you would be able to vote to remove a pin after a certain number of votes
Oct 26 2010 1:45AM
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shawnc_12
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that also goes for wack spots too. its all up to the community as to whats on the app
Oct 26 2010 1:46AM
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gnarley_marl
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pretty fucking dumb every spot will just get blown up and then the rails will get capped
Oct 26 2010 2:57AM
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skodeo7
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How many of these threads do we need to realize that the answer is, no.
Oct 26 2010 3:11AM
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Holte
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I would also like to know where everybody's secret powder stashes are.
Oct 26 2010 3:52AM
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