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Find out if a road is a toll road
The newest version of our Map Matching API version 1.6.0 now supports toll road information for Position Matching. This information helps our customers to decide if a road is a…
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Does my route pass a delivery-only road?
For delivery-only roads general traffic is restricted, but delivery vehicles are allowed to deliver goods to local businesses or residents. A typical example is a pedestrian zone. As we consider…
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Don’t you understand แบบไทย(thai)?
In the new version of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places API V1.12.14 we added a new feature for the endpoints searchLocationByText, searchLocationByAddress and searchLocationByPosition. It’s now also possible to…
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Electricity consumption even more accurately
Charging of electric vehicles takes much longer than refueling a petrol or diesel vehicle, at least until now. Therefore, it is very important to accurately consider all the factors affecting…
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Find out which vehicle can enter a low emission zone
The newest version of our Map Matching API version 1.4.0 now supports vehicle-based restriction information for low emission zones. This information helps our customers to decide which vehicle can enter a…
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Find your ferry by text
To plan specific ferries and rail shuttles (so called combined transports) on a route, you need the corresponding start and destination coordinates. Recently, we offered the possibility to get a…
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New Showcase: Compare the differences between Position Matching and Reverse Geocoding
We are introducing a new showcase that highlights the robust features of the PTV Developer Map Matching API. This demonstration provides a comprehensive look at the differences between map matching…
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Using break and rest more efficiently
As a driver you have to respect several legal regulations concerning the working hours. There are regulations to limit the driving time of heavy vehicles or more general to limit…
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Route Optimization OptiFlow API – Updates
We introduce two powerful updates to Route Optimization OptiFlow API, enhancing route optimization flexibility and efficiency: Violation Cost and Time Slot Costs. Violation Cost: Flexibility in Constraints The Violation Cost…