[Routing] Additional calculation within routing algorithm.

[Andrew Poodle]

  Thanks..

I'll take a look at that.


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On 19/04/11 11:02, Marcus Wolschon wrote:
> Am 19.04.2011 11:12, schrieb Andrew Poodle:
>>  Hi,
>>
>> I'm new on the list, and new to OSM mapping, and I can't find a 
>> definitive answer for my queries in the documentation so I thought 
>> I'd post in here.
>>
>> I have a number of potential , specific use-cases where I want to 
>> calculate the geometry of the roads used in a route but I can't 
>> identify if that information is easily accessible with the OSM data.
>>
>> Does the OSM map data contain information such that the geometry of 
>> road/routes could be calculated both in 2D (radius) and, to a lesser 
>> extent 3D, and could it be incorporated into routing calculations?
>
> Of cause it does.
> It's a graph made out of nodes (with latitude and longitude)
> and ways as an ordered list of such nodes.
>
> You can apply all geometry-calculations you like.
>
> If you are interested in writing specific metrics or routing-algorithms
> without caring about the rest of the infrastructure
> I suggest to look at Traveling Salesman. You can write
> a new metric or algorithm as a plugin and it will be selectable
> in the config-dialog.
> http://travelingsales.sourceforge.net/
>
> (I'm the maintainer but haven't done anything on it in a while.
>  It does however work well for maps up to the size of a major city.)
>
> Marcus
>
>>
>> tia
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>
>
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