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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…
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Toll roads can now be visualized in the vector map
Toll roads are now supported in the latest version of Vector Map Overlays. Our tutorial shows you step by step how to do it. Or just try the Showcase. There…