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  • Truck restrictions as Vector Map Overlay

    What are Vector Map Overlays? By using overlays for the vector map you can add additional vector data to your base vector map. We have developed a new service which…

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  • Low-Emission Zones

    Today, low-emission zones are being introduced more and more frequently in cities and urban areas. Established in areas where air pollution levels exceed the acceptable standards, these zones ensure an…

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  • Route Optimization OptiFlow API is now available

    Introducing the new Route Optimization OptiFlow API, a super exciting new member of the PTV Developer family. This API will not only make scheduling routes easy for you, it will…

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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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