Tag: release

  • New year, new EWS data

    Hansjörg Back

    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 years 2016 to 2023.

    In the new version of the PTV Developer EWS Road Distance API V1.4.0 we added the data version 2024 for the new year.…

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  • Unexpected delay? Use the new ETA feature!

    Hansjörg Back

    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, minimize waiting times and enhance overall customer satisfaction.

    In the new version of the PTV Developer Routing API V1.22.0 it is possible to calculate the ETA based on a previously calculated route and the current position of the vehicle.…

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  • Block roads individually

    Hansjörg Back

    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 case would be to take into account short-term roadworks on one of the roads you use every day and this information is not currently available in the map data.…

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  • Predicting new toll prices for Germany

    Stefan Hug

    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 climate protection targets, Germany will be the first country in Europe to introduce a new CO2 differentiation of truck tolls.…

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  • New radius parameter for Places Text Search

    Isabel Honikel

    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 circular search context and the endpoint /places/by-text delivers results ordered by distance to the center.…

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  • Time-dependent matrices

    Sébastien Beolet

    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 two locations affects the travel-time for the corresponding relation in the matrix.…

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