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+## BRouter: Let's get serious about bike routing
+
+There's a lot of routing software on the market, both free and commercial, both
+online and offline, both OSM and proprietary maps. However, when it comes to
+bike routing, it's hard to find something that's really useful. There's far less
+money and engineering power in the field compared to car navigation.
+
+What do we expect from a bike routing software? It should be able to calculate
+more or less the routes that match your experience in the regions you are
+familiar with, thus giving you confidence that it yields the same quality in
+unknown regions. Scanning the market with that expectation gives little to no
+result.
+
+Here's what makes BRouter unique:
+
+- It uses [freely configurable routing profiles](features/costfunctions.md)
+
+- It works [fully offline on any Android phone](features/offline.md) and is
+  interfaced to some of the most popular Android map tools
+
+- It uses a sophisticated [routing-algorithm](features/algorithm.md) with
+  [elevation consideration](features/elevation.md)
+
+- It offers [alternative route calculations](features/alternatives.md)
+
+- It supports [via and nogo-points](features/vianogo.md)
+
+- It can [consider long distance cycle routes](features/cycleroutes.md)
+
+Routing data is available worldwide with automatic weekly updates
+
+### BRouter uses OpenStreetMap
+
+BRouter uses user-generated, collaboratively collected free geodata. Thanks to
+OpenStreetMap.org and contributors - please donate your geographic data to
+openstreetmap.org! See the [License
+description](http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for details.
+
+### Online versions
+
+Check [brouter-web](/brouter-web) or [bikerouter.de](https://www.bikerouter.de/)
+if you want to use BRouter online.
+
+### Android app for offline routing
+
+See [offline routing app](features/offline.md) for how to setup BRouter for
+offline routing on an Android smartphone.
+
+### Revision history
+
+See the [revision history](revisions.md) for older revisions of the app and the
+change-log.
+
+### Google group for support questions and feedback
+
+Please use the
+[osm-android-bikerouting](http://groups.google.com/group/osm-android-bikerouting)
+google group for any questions/feedback.
+
+### Other bike routing resources:
+
+* [OpenStreetMap wiki router comparison
+  matrix](http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing/online_routers)
+* [OpenRouteService.org](http://www.openrouteservice.org)
+* [Naviki.org](http://www.naviki.org)
+* [yournavigation.org](http://www.yournavigation.org)
+* [maps.cloudmade.com](http://maps.cloudmade.com)
+* [graphhopper.com](http://graphhopper.com)
+* [cycle.travel](http://cycle.travel/map)