Shadeside: Shade Walk Routes

Most maps answer one question: what's the fastest way there? On a hot day that's the wrong question. Shadeside ranks walking routes by how much of the way stays in shade. Same destination, often the same distance — but along the side of the street where the buildings are working for you. HOW IT WORKS • Real sun position for your location and the exact minute, computed on device with the NOAA algorithm. No network required, anywhere on Earth. • Real building heights and street trees from OpenStreetMap, projected into real shadows and drawn on the map. • Shade is measured across the width of the sidewalk, not down the center line of the street — because the center line is where nobody walks. WALK • Apple Maps walking routes, re-ranked: shadiest instead of shortest. • The route line is colored by shade, so you can see which stretches are exposed before you set off. • Tells you which side…