Category: PTV Developer

Having to cross a busy road is a time-consuming and often dangerous task. To avoid this, you may prefer to plan trips in such a way, that the vehicle arrives on the correct side of the road.

With the new matchSideOfStreet parameter, this is now possible in the Route Optimization API V1.10.1 and Sequence Optimization API V1.7.1.…

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We have just published a new code sample demonstrating the use of mixed loading prohibitions in the Route Optimization API.

It allows you to play with incompatibilities between transports and see the effect it has on the optimized plan. Check it out right here.…

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All PTV Developer APIs are specified as OpenAPI document. The big advantage of this specification is that you can generate client classes in various languages as described in this tutorial. Using client classes makes it easier and more convenient to integrate the API into an existing programming environment.…

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New Feature:

Ever thought about how to plan electric vehicles? How to limit the distance a vehicle can drive through one day?

Use the new features published in Route Optimization API 1.9.0 resp. Sequence Optimization API 1.6.0.

With maximumDistance you can restrict the maximum allowed total driving distance for the route.…

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In the new version of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places API V 1.6.0 you find a new Feature supporting the Locations by Address endpoint.

The new endpoint is named Suggestions by Address and enables you to get suggestions for the input fields of the Locations by Address search.…

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Rate limits are the number of requests per given time period a single API key can make. If those limits are exceeded, the error code ‘GENERAL_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED’ is returned and further requests will temporarily be rejected.

The matrix routing calculation is a complex process whose performance varies depending on multiple factors such as the number of input origins and destinations, their geographical distribution, or the information to be retrieved (e.g.…

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