• Suggestions for Single Field Search

    In the new version of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places  API V1.9.0 we added a new feature the Suggestions by Text endpoint.

    This new endpoint returns suggestions useful when filling out the input field for a Locations by Text request.

    This allows to build an interactive address input:

    • While the user is typing in the input field for Locations by Text, the frontend can automatically obtain suggestions and display them to the user.

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  • Block roads individually

    Long awaited and here it is! From now on you will have the possibility to block roads according to your individual needs with custom road attribute scenarios. A typical use case would be to take into account short-term roadworks on one of the roads you use every day and this information is not currently available in the map data.

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  • Predicting new toll prices for Germany

    In Europe commercial vehicles currently produce a third of all CO2 emissions in the transport sector. As an important measure for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transport and for achieving climate protection targets, Germany will be the first country in Europe to introduce a new CO2 differentiation of truck tolls.…

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  • New radius parameter for Places Text Search

    In the new version of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places  API V1.8.0 we added a new parameter to the Places by Text endpoint.

    Now a radius can be specified for a circular search context and the endpoint /places/by-text delivers results ordered by distance to the center.…

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  • Time-dependent matrices

    Travel-time and distance matrices are often calculated on the basis of average speeds. Although this is often good enough for tour optimization, it can happen that the traffic situation between two locations affects the travel-time for the corresponding relation in the matrix.…

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  • New categories for Places Nearby search

    With the Geocoding & Places  API you can create geolocation-based applications that enables users to forward/reverse geocode addresses with high precision, search and display geographic locations, such as shops and prominent Points of Interest (POIs) in various categories.…

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