Komoot has developed an app for ChatGPT that makes outdoor routes accessible via natural language input. Users formulate their enquiry in just a few words and receive a selection of suitable tours and places of interest.
You can use it as a ChatGPT user. The app is now available for download and can be called up in the ChatGPT input bar with "@komoot". Alternatively, you can also open the menu on the left in the chatbot, select Open apps and enter Komoot.
How the new route planning app works
The app opens up a collection of over seven million sport-specific routes and four million highlights recommended by the community worldwide. The "Open in komoot" function allows content to be transferred directly from ChatGPT to the komoot app. There, users can save and edit routes or download them for offline navigation. The ChatGPT integration enables search queries by length, region, duration or type of sport.
Users can also specify the number of route suggestions or choose whether results should appear as a list or in a map view. The search options go beyond the previous categories and filters of the komoot platform. As always, a precise prompt is a prerequisite for a good result.
Is route planning with artificial intelligence the future?
The use of artificial intelligence to plan routes is not entirely new. AllTrails is also available via ChatGPT. Strava also offers an AI route planner. Strava uses AI algorithms to suggest popular and safe routes ("heatmaps") based on user activity. The system can create circuits based on distance and type of sport (running, cycling).
Theoretically, you can also ask for tips for routes directly in the AI chatbots from Google, Claude & Co. However, the answers do not provide a downloadable GPX track, but only descriptions or links to platforms.
The diversions is saved by combining Komoot and the AI chatbot. For the language models, access to the verified GPS data is an advantage - the model can be trained in this way and perhaps deliver GPX tracks itself in the future.
Brief information on the route planning app
- Platform: ChatGPT with Komoot app
- Komoot route database: over 7 million sport-specific routes
- Komoot community highlights: 4 million recommendations
- Sports: cycling, hiking, running
- Call: @komoot in ChatGPT input bar
Kristian Bauer
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