Author: Hansjörg Back

With custom road attributes you have the possibility to modify attributes of roads in the map data to your individual needs. Up to now, reducing the driving speed and even prohibiting roads was possible. In the new version of the PTV Developer Data API  V1.14.0 we added further possibilities:

• With the parameter ‘allowed’ you can enable a routing through otherwise restricted roads.

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The EWS (“Entfernungswerk Strasse”) mainly consists of precalculated truck distances to quickly access them for different use cases like invoice auditing. Up to now, we provided data versions for the years 2016 to 2024.

In the new version of the PTV Developer EWS Road Distance API V1.5.0 we added the data version 2025 for the new year.…

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If a route passes a road, which is prohibited for the given vehicle (e.g. the road is closed for trucks), you get a violation event when using the PTV Developer Routing API . Sometimes these restrictions are only temporary (e.g. no trucks allowed during the night).…

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There are use cases where a route starts or ends from locations like gas stations or rest areas along highways. Then it could happen that these locations are in the middle of a toll section. Up to now the toll of this section is not considered at all as it is unknown where the toll section is entered or left.…

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The demands on our product PTV Developer increase, whether it’s more features, better performance, or enhanced security. Regular updates and changes to APIs are not only inevitable but crucial for meeting the needs of our customers.

Therefore we now provide a comprehensive overview of recent API changes across all services.…

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Highways are not always the first choice for a routing. For example when it comes to farming, not all agricultural vehicles are built for highways. They are designed for rugged fields, not for speeding down the highway. While they might be kings of the countryside, these vehicles are better suited for dirt roads.…

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