[Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

[Andrew M. Bishop]

A few weeks ago I wrote:

> I have been a contributor to OpenStreetMap for a while now and
> recently decided to make use of some of the collected data rather than
> just adding to it.
>
> I decided that what would be fun to implement is a routing algorithm
> that can find the best (shortest or quickest) route between any two
> OSM highway nodes.  I know that there are other routing algorithms
> available but this started as an intellectual exercise so I developed
> my own.  It seemed to work so I added a fancy web front end to it and
> put it on a server.

> The router itself (requires JavaScript for the map etc):
>
> http://www.gedanken.org.uk/mapping/router/router.html

Now finally after writing some documentation, choosing a license and a
name for it - Routino - the router software is available for download.

http://www.gedanken.org.uk/software/routino/

I have called it release 1.0 because it works and seems to be quite
stable and robust.  There are a few other things that I wanted to
include (example web page and CGI scripts like in the online version)
but I decided to release what I had.  A version 1.1 probably isn't far
away - but don't let that stop you trying it.

It is probably best not to use this mailing list for discussions about
the program so e-mail me directly.  If there is enough interest I can
start a dedicated mailing list.

-- 
Andrew.
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Andrew M. Bishop                             amb at gedanken.demon.co.uk