Welcome to Hit the Pothole
Do you hate potholes? Hit the Pothole was born out of frustration with the condition of the roads in Toronto.
Using the crowd-sourced power of cyclists, we collect data about the location and severity of potholes on commonly used cycle routes.
The scope has since grown to include world-wide reporting, and the ability for any vehicle to use the app to generate data. (The logo is still a bike though)
Using the crowd-sourced power of cyclists, we collect data about the location and severity of potholes on commonly used cycle routes.
The scope has since grown to include world-wide reporting, and the ability for any vehicle to use the app to generate data. (The logo is still a bike though)
Using the data
This data is made freely available to everyone. Zoom in to your city to see a heat-map or individual point data showing potholes in your city.
If you'd like to export this data in CSV form, please see the technology page for instructions.
If you'd like to send this homepage map to your locally elected official with your city highlighted, simply copy the URL from the address bar and add ?address=<the address you want to show> and the map will default to this location when the link is clicked.
For example, if you wanted to show someone Toronto, you would send the URL http://www.hitthepothole.com/index.html?address=Toronto,Canada
If you'd like to export this data in CSV form, please see the technology page for instructions.
If you'd like to send this homepage map to your locally elected official with your city highlighted, simply copy the URL from the address bar and add ?address=<the address you want to show> and the map will default to this location when the link is clicked.
For example, if you wanted to show someone Toronto, you would send the URL http://www.hitthepothole.com/index.html?address=Toronto,Canada
Recording Data
You will need the mobile application to record data. Once you have the mobile application running on your phone, you will need to get on your bike / in your car and go and hit some potholes. The application will run and sense your jolts. Once you have finished the recording, you will be asked to submit the data. Clicking on the submit button will send the information to the hit the pothole servers - Please note, you have to be moving for a pothole to be submitted, standing still and jumping in a pothole will not work. :)
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