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Block roads individually
Long awaited and here it is! From now on you will have the possibility to block roads according to your individual needs with custom road attribute scenarios. A typical use…
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Predicting new toll prices for Germany
In Europe commercial vehicles currently produce a third of all CO2 emissions in the transport sector. As an important measure for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transport and for achieving…
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New radius parameter for Places Text Search
In the new version of the PTV Developer Geocoding & Places API V1.8.0 we added a new parameter to the Places by Text endpoint. Now a radius can be specified for a…
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Time-dependent matrices
Travel-time and distance matrices are often calculated on the basis of average speeds. Although this is often good enough for tour optimization, it can happen that the traffic situation between…
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New categories for Places Nearby search
With the Geocoding & Places API you can create geolocation-based applications that enables users to forward/reverse geocode addresses with high precision, search and display geographic locations, such as shops and…
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Two shades of toll distance
With the Routing API you can get detailed information about toll costs, sections and systems on your route (see the toll roads on the right). Thereby a toll section…
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Set the right Biofuel ratio
With the aim of sustainability, the EU intends to increase the share of renewable energies in the transport sector, which also includes a minimum share of biofuels. These fuels are…
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The total score is not enough? Address field scores now available
When geocoding larger amounts of addresses you can use the total score to decide if the top result should be accepted automatically, or if it needs manual interaction. In the…
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Already tired? Use the work logbook!
As you probably know you can consider driving time regulations for EU and US in our routing like break and rest rules for heavy goods vehicles. Up to now we…