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Strava
Developer(s)Strava
Initial release2009[1]
Stable release
4.1.1[2]
Operating systemAndroid, iOS
Available inDutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian and Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain and Latin America) and Traditional Chinese
TypeFitness
LicenseProprietary
Websitestrava.com

Strava is a website and mobile app used to track athletic activity via GPS. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California. The most popular activities tracked using the software are cycling and running. The site has aspects similar to other sites like mapmyride or ridewithgps. The basic service is free but there is an optional pay component which allows members to gain access to additional statistical detail. Both amateur and professional athletes can be found as members.[3]

Features

There are a number of features available which include the ability to search the database for routes and athletes. The site software provides a ranking of times on specific routes, including top male and female performance. Top performers are deemed KOM and QOM for King and Queen of the Mountain. There is ability to comment on, and give accolades on, performances. However, activities can be kept private and therefore kept unseen by other members. Depending on map zoom level, the most popular routes will be displayed on geographical search.
As of July 2014 the list of activity designations include:[4]

  • foot (run, walk, hike)
  • ride (cycle)
  • swim
  • ski (alpine, backcountry, cross-country, Nordic, roller, snowboarding)
  • skate (ice, inline)
  • surfing (surfing, windsurf, kitesurf)
  • boating (rowing, kayaking, canoeing)
  • crossfit
  • rock climbing
  • stand up paddling
  • gym activities (elliptical, stair-stepper, weight training, yoga, workout)

There are additional features including periodic challenges which usually challenge a member to run or ride a certain distance in a certain number of days. If the challenge is successfully completed, the member will receive a badge that can be displayed on their profile page. Some challenges also offer the ability to purchase special prizes upon completion.[5] Strava also offers members the ability to suggest new features.[6]

Through a pay component, more features are unlocked. For example, some of the features that are unlocked are "suffer scores", filtered leaderboards, and the ability to set goals.[7] This component is called Strava Premium.

Data

Various aspects of logged activity include:

  • route (plan view)
  • elevation (net and unidirectional)
  • speed (average, min/max)
  • timing (total and moving time)
  • power/energy

Performances can be uploaded from GPS devices (Garmin, Soleus, or Timex), a mobile device through the Strava app (iPhone or Android), from a file or manually.[8]

Data gathered by Strava is available to other services. Aggregated GPS logs of Strava users help design bike traffic solutions in cities thru Strava Metro initiative.[9] Strava Slide is a fork of iD editor for Open Street Map, which allows map editors draw roads and trails more accurately using the same aggregated and anonymized GPS data.[10][11][12] Cycling and running traffic may be monitored by everyone on the Strava Heatmap page which shows a global heatmap.[11][13]

References

  1. ^ "Strava Run". Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  2. ^ "Strava Running and Cycling - GPS Run and Ride Tracker". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  3. ^ Delaney, Ben (16 December 2013). "Inside: Strava's San Francisco studio". BikeRadar.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. ^ http://app.strava.com/activities/search
  5. ^ http://www.strava.com/challenges
  6. ^ https://strava.zendesk.com/forums/20154338-Suggest-a-new-Feature
  7. ^ https://www.strava.com/premium?source=promo-dashboard-right-top
  8. ^ "How It Works". Strava.com. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  9. ^ MacMichael, Simon (7 May 2014). "Strava moves into 'big data' - London & Glasgow already signed up to find out where cyclists ride". Road.cc. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. ^ Mach, Paul (12 April 2014). "Slide: Auto-drawing Geometry to Remove the Pains of Map Tracing". Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  11. ^ a b Clarke, Keir (29 April 2014). "Mapping the Burn with Strava Labs". Maps Mania. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Strava Labs Slide". Strava.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Strava Global Heatmap". Strava.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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