Tag: release
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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, 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
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
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
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
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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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 prominent Points of Interest (POIs) in various categories.…