[GraphHopper] Routing through highway=track

Laurent Bendel asianrider at gmail.com
Mon Jan 5 18:34:31 UTC 2015


Hi there,
I’m new to graph hopper, but I’ve already spotted a problem: it seems the algorithm decides that tracks (highway=track) are impassable by cars, but OK for bikes. E.g.:

https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Dakhla%20الداخلة%2C%20Morocco&point=Nouadhibou%2C%20Mauritania&layer=MapQuest

The problem is, in quite a few countries outside of Europe, main roads can be so bad that they are classified as tracks, but still used by thousands of normal cars, buses and lorries. The border between Mauritania and Morocco is a typical example, it is actually the only link between North and West Africa..!  Maybe they should be weighted « less » than highway=unclassified, but still taken in account. Any reason it is implemented this way ?

I’m using the graphhopper.com service, not my own server.

Thanks,
Laurent





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