Teleatlas have the van and now OSM have the scooter:
Scooter mapping has a lot of potential – you are able to rapidly stop and start, scooters have a small turning circle, you can take voice notes, easily pull out a camera and even stop to make notes. Efficiency compared to cycling is pretty impressive:
Saturday – by bicycle
nick_am_traces.gpx
av speed: 6.03 km/h
distance: 25.56 km
time: 04:14
Sunday – by scooter
nick_am_sunday_trace.gpx
av speed: 16.86 km/h
distance: 28.32 km
time: 01:40
The average speed is so low on the Saturday morning because of the stopping time – I stopped for a coffee half way through the morning and left the GPS running. I decided not to adjust for my stopping time though, as the coffee break time was time I could have been mapping had I not been nackered.