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That was a nice project. Gave GraphHopper some visibility :)

OpenCage did an interview with one of the creators Raphael Reimann:

https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/135637030948/open-geo-int...

btw: 2019 moovel kind of merged together with FreeNow (formerly mytaxi) which was recently aquired by Lyft...

There's also this website which shows ancient Roman roads: https://itiner-e.org/. Note that some roads are speculative / hypothetical though. But regardless it's also a cool road map related to Rome.

cant any point on the map with a road be a rome?

Yes, even ferries in Scandinavia can be roads when it makes for a better map… Or not ferries in the Mediterranean when it doesn’t.

Honestly I think this part

> The resulting images bring insights into the ways in which road infrastructure reflect regional, political and geographical situations.

should just be taken as pseudo-profound art fluff. Are you telling me all Greek commercial transport goes straight through non-Schengen instead of just ferrying across?

fudgings for better lookings!

and roman empire appeals to the usa.

indeed, shipping and air transport breaks the ideology. wonder what teleportation would bring!

Roads to Rome (2015)