[Routing] Driving directions web map

[Gil Matityahu]

I can do routes between cities, but not between addresses. I did
Philadelphia to Boston, and it took like 10 seconds to find each Name, and
then another 10-15 secs to show the route (blue line)

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Lambertus <osm at na1400.info> wrote:

> Gil Matityahu wrote:
> > Lambertus,
> > It works great now, but it is awfully slow.(like 15 seconds per request)
> > Is this a server issue, or a coding issue? Is there anyway you could run
> > this map on your own server, or must you link to OSM server?
> What exactly is slow? There are multiple possible sources of slowness:
> - The conversion from name to coordinate (e.g. the text fields)
> - Loading the map tiles
> - Calculating the route
>
> > This is very interesting and something I would like to learn and
> > implement into my own applications. Does this map have all of the
> > necessary data for a perfect routing solution? (e.g one way streets)
> >
> One cannot say that OpenStreetMap has all the necessary data. OSM is a
> work in progress and there will be constant changes and additions. But,
> yes, oneway streets can, are and should be mapped :)
>
> The route calculation application is also a bit crude in its assumptions
> now and then. There are tons of things to improve everywhere. Just try
> some routes and see if it works well enough for you.
>
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