We’re excited about this handy new feature: From now on, you can optionally return the population count for each isochrone you’re calculating. This is an imperative step for inclusive reachability analysis. The dataset, which makes this possible, is published by … Read More
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Avoid countries? Yes we can!
Border restrictions are here! Have you ever wanted to route between countries in Europe but only cross Schengen borders? Or maybe route from Detroit to Buffalo without crossing into Canada? Well now with openrouteservice you can! With the introduction of … Read More
Isochrones – query with a list of ranges
Starting this week, it’s possible to specify a list of ranges when querying isochrones. This will make it a lot easier to calculate arbitrary time or distance ranges, as it’s not bound anymore to fixed interval steps. Thus, the interval … Read More
Openrouteservice goes python.
Yes, good news! We have finally developed a pretty handy python API for all of you pythoniasts out there. This library makes requests to the openrouteservice API dead simple. Find the sources on GitHub and install it via PyPi. It … Read More
Updating the OSM street network… frequently!
We’re very happy to announce two more important core features for our services: Weekly OSM planet.pbf update! md5 checksum included in response! How old is the OpenStreetMap planet file which was used to build the openrouteservice road network? This is … Read More
ORS now responds in gpx!
Probably all of you have had the requirement of transforming formats into other formats. There are many ways to do so but every time it’s one more step of work. And honestly, this can become quite annoying. To this end, … Read More
Control the snapping tolerance.
One interesting requirement which we have been asked again and again by the openrouteservice community is to implement means of control in regards to the snapping tolerance to the underlying street network. Sounds complicated but it isn’t. Well, by default … Read More
New Matrix API to speed up batch routing calculations
Admittedly, our Matrix API is anything but new. Already implemented in mid 2017, it’s been soaring to high demand by numerous business clients across the globe ever since. Finally we want to give it the credit it deserves. The ORS … Read More
Openrouteservice partners with the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) in Germany
We are proud to announce our official partnership with the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (German: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie – BKG) which is the central service provider of topographic data, cartography, and geodetic reference systems for the … Read More