What's the longest street name in the world?

30 March 2025 by Craig in updates

Wandrer depends on OpenStreetMap in some very crucial and specific ways. OSM is the source of all of the road geometry data and access rules used in Wandrer, as well as many of the boundaries used in Wandrer achievements. So I spend a lot of time thinking about those particular things.

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2024 wrap-up

18 February 2025 by Craig in updates

Hi folks! A bit late to the game here, but I thought it would be nice to do a bit of reflection on 2024. 2024 saw a bunch of fun changes in Wandrer, highlights of which include:

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Wandrer + RideWithGPS is live!

23 January 2025 by Craig in updates

Hey folks! As a follow-up to this post, Wandrer can now be used with RideWithGPS! You can link your RideWithGPS account at your Wandrer settings page:

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Changes to the Wandrer Data Connections

9 December 2024 by Pearl in features, updates

Well, it’s been a busy month here at Wandrer HQ. In mid-November, Strava announced a change to their API terms. In the interest of stronger user privacy, they added a restriction that any third-party apps may only display a user’s Strava activity data to that specific user. If you missed it at the time, this announcement caused quite a stir on Wandrer forums (Reddit 1 2, Strava) and social media (a summary is available on Tech Radar). At that time, Strava reached out to Craig to discuss their new policies and what they specifically want us to change.

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