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  • Technically permitted weight for toll calculation

    Since the end of the year 2023, two additional vehicle parameters are relevant for toll calculation in several European countries (e.g. Austria and Germany). This follows up the implementation of…

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  • Custom Road Attributes scenario for Olympic Games

    Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in Paris in Summer 2024. As a result, traffic in the Ile de France region will be sensitively disturbed for more than 2…

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  • Reduce speeds in the map data

    With custom road attributes you have the possibility to modify attributes of roads in the map data to your individual needs (e.g. to consider short-term roadworks on a daily used…

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  • New year, new EWS data

    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…

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  • Euro 6 is now active!

    The PTV Developer Routing API allows you to take the European emission standard of your vehicle into account when calculating tolls and emissions. Until now, the default emission standard for…

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  • Focus on map section for Single Field Suggestions

    With the new version V1.11.0 of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places  API the Suggestions by Text endpoint now supports a focus on the map section.  A search center can…

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  • Unexpected delay? Use the new ETA feature!

    The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) is the time when a vehicle is expected to arrive at a certain place. By relying on accurate predictions, you can optimize your schedules,…

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  • Detailed Toll Forecast for Austria

    We activated the updated detailed toll forecast layers for Austria, referenced to PTV Europe / World City Map Premium 2023.2H on our Layer Delivery Server (LDS). Now, it is possible to…

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  • Allocation of CO2 emissions (GLEC/ISO14083)

    When it comes to calculating emissions in a standardized way according to ISO14083 or the GLEC framework, many details are important. Whether it is the use of the correct consumption…

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