Category: PTV Developer

  • API testing with new tool

    Hansjörg Back

    After exploring our PTV Developer API references you often have the need to test different aspects and see what you get as a result. Therefore you can use our codes samples, tutorials and showcases. Of course, they are focused on a specific aspect and can not show all possible combinations.…

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  • Truck routes only on request

    Hansjörg Back

    There is a large variety of truck routes across the world, where vehicles must follow or at least should use them. Vehicle examples are trucks with hazardous goods or long trucks, even trucks in general. The goal is to ensure road safety, protect infrastructure and maintain efficient traffic flow.…

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  • Exemptions for low-emission zones

    Hansjörg Back

    Low-emission zones are areas within cities where certain vehicles have restricted access, if they do not meet the requirements like a minimum emission standard to enter. The main purpose is to reduce pollution and improve air quality. But as always, there is no rule without exceptions 😉

    For some low-emission zones it is possible to get an exemption for your vehicle in case it does not meet the requirements to enter.…

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  • Shorter than short

    Hansjörg Back

    By default, a route is optimized for travel time (routing mode ‘FAST’). The result is a fast route a real driver would follow accepting a longer distance, if necessary. You also have the possibility to prefer routes with shorter distance, but higher travel times (routing mode ‘SHORT’).…

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  • Suggestion by Text Supports Result Language

    Isabel Honikel

    In the new version of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places  API V1.15.0 we improved the Suggestion by text endpoint.

    With this feature, you can now specify the language for the results from the Suggestions by text endpoint, providing more flexibility and accuracy for your geocoding needs. …

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  • Modify more road attributes

    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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