Strava global heatmap
Posted by bikingaround244 on 8 April 2021 in English. Last updated on 5 January 2023.If you pay for Strava you have access to high resolution global heatmap other wise it can be accessed in a lower resolution form limiting in how far you are able to zoom in. This heat map can be utilized as a custom layer in OSM the best way to get it as a custom layer is using this extension made by ezekielf that grabs a link that you can eaisly copy and paste into OSM. Before I found this extension I used to go into the websites code inspector and do this by hand and it was a real pain in the ass for someone who knows little to nothing about source code and how cookies work.
Here is an example of how the heatmap can be utilized to map trails in OSM
The different options for the heatmap
https://heatmap-external-{switch:a,b,c}.strava.com/tiles-auth/ACTIVITY/COLOR/{zoom}/{x}/{y}.png?Key-Pair-Id=MYVALUE&Policy=MYVALUE&Signature=MYVALUE
CloudFront-Key-Pair-Id
CloudFront-Policy
CloudFront-Signature
ACTIVITY:
run
ride
both
winter
water
all
COLOR:
blue
red
bluered
purple