Routing/online routers

See also: Routing/offline routers

Online routing services and software using OpenStreetMap data.

Contents 1 Online routing software without public (demo) instances 1.1 stable? 1.2 under development/idea 2 Route services with public instances 2.1 services missing in comparison matrix 2.2 comparison matrix 2.2.1 Notes

Online routing software without public (demo) instances

stable?

• pyroute can route for different types of vehicle (bike, foot, etc), uses A* with weightings, and has a basic GUI
  • Rana is based on pyroute
• pgRouting ([1]) main objective is to provide routing functionality to PostGIS / PostgreSQL. pgRouting is part of PostLBS, which provides core tools for Location Based Services (LBS) as Open Source Software (OSS).
• Loadstone for Symbian devices (Loadstone is not an online routing software! It is for Symbian OS mobile devices. It does not download any files while routing, but you can import files from the OpenStreetMap to Loadstone converter.)
• osm_routing super-simple plain Dijkstras in scala with rest-ful webAPI. (GPLv3)
• Transit Routing was a project to collect GPS tracks for calculating drive through times or travel times (transits) of streets segments.

under development/idea

• opensatnav.org Proposed project. Initial idea is to set-up an opensatnav application that can be used on G1 hand sets, and Openmoko. The Andnav2 project has done some excellent work, but it isn't all _open_.
• PHProute (version 0.2alpha) can route car like map24 or other routeplaner, using a modified A* algorithm from pyroute. (under development)

Route services with public instances

• OpenRouteService ([2]) - Is much more than a website with a route service for car, pedestrians and bicycles based on Open Standards and OpenStreetMap data. Support for wheelchair users is in work wheelchair routing (German).
• YOURS ([3]) is a opensource webservice for route planning combining existing services and software like Namefinder, Gosmore routing engine and OpenLayers slippy map interface. Routes can be calculated for either car, bicycle or foot and downloaded as GPX file. A route altitude profile is also available.
• CycleStreets is routing for cyclists (UK only) [4]
• CloudMade Routing (Demo Site) and API [5]
• Routino ([6]) A free / open source router with an online demonstration for the UK [7].
• Roadeeno online global routing demonstration of free software router based on Routino considering special osm-tags and providing route instructions for web and navigation systems. Roadee-Developer-Site
• BBBike @ World ([8]) - a Cycle Route Planner. 125 cities are supported. There is also an offline version.
• MapQuest [9]

services missing in comparison matrix

• OpenStreetRouting ([10]) A simple online routing app using Pyroutelib2 and tile data server
• fahrradies.net Fahrradies.net is a simple to use cycle or pedestrian route planner based on pgRouting.
• GeoVelo French cycle routing on selected city
• OpenTripPlanner opentripplanner.org open source multi-modal trip planner released under the LGPL.

comparison matrix

Functionality (hover for description)	OpenRouteService [11]	YOURS [12]	CycleStreets [13]	Cloudmade	Routino [14]	Roadeeno [15]	BBBike @ World [16]	Transit Routing (Service closed)	MapQuest [17]
Coverage	Europe only	Global	UK only, other countries being added	Global	UK only	Global	Selected Cities	Germany only	Global
Modes of transportation
Car routing (fastest)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Car routing (shortest)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Bicycle routing (shortest)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bicycle routing (fastest)	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bicycle routing (safest)	Yes	No	No	No	Yes[1]	No	Yes	No	No
Bicycle routing (quietest)	Partialsafest	Partial[2]	Yes	No	Yes[1]	Partial[2]	Yes	No	No
Pedestrian routing	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Pedestrian routing (safest crossings)		No	No		No	No	No	No	No
Wheelchair routing	Yes (subproject)	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Blind person routing	No	No ?	No	No ?	No	No	No	No	No
Advanced routing options
Turn restrictions	No[3]	Partial	No	Partial	Yes[4]	No [3]	Yes	Partial
Weight limits	No	No	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	N/A	No	No
Height limits	No	No	N/A	No	Yes	Yes	N/A	No	No
Width limits		No			Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Via-points	Yes	Yes	Available in the API	Yes	up to 9 online, 99 in software	up to 9 online, 99 in software	Yes	No	Yes
Manual speed of vehicle	No	No	Partial	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Avoid areas	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Avoid crossing borders		No			No	No	N/A	No
Avoid bridges or tunnels		No			Yes	Yes	No	No
Avoid street types	Yes	No	Partial	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Takes hills into account	No[3]	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Takes steps into account			Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Real-time traffic	Partial[5]	No	No	No	No	No	No	transits
Routing over ferry routes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No[3]	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
User interface
Route instructions	Yes	No[3]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes: web and navigation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maplets	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Route relations		No	Yes	No	No	No[3]	No	No
Multilingual instructions	Yes	No[3]	No	API only[3][6]	English, German, Dutch[7]	Deutsch, English	Yes	Yes	Yes
Permalink for routes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Short permalink	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
GPX download	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
KML download	server-side	server-side	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
geoJSON download	?	server-side	?	?	No	Yes	No	No	No
JOSM download	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Edit in Potlatch link	?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Screenreader accessibility (JAWS, Orca)	No	No	No?	No?	No	No	No	No
Mobile device accessibility (small screen)		No	Yes		No	Partial	Yes	Partial
Route elevation profile	Only Germany	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Service information
Open source	routing-engine[8]	Yes	Partial	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
API open for 3rd party applications	?	Yes	Yes	?	not online but is open-source	Partial	Yes	No	Yes
Service guarantee	99%	No	Paid SLA available	99.9%	No	No	99.9%	No
Regular routing data updates	Every Tuesday	approx. weekly	every few days	weekly	Every Tuesday & Saturday	approx. weekly	Every Tuesday	No	daily

Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Preference for relations with route=bicycle
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Selecting the cyclenetworks layer will result in routes that are part of cycleroutes which will be nicer, more quiet etc. then shortest/fastest.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} Under development.
4. ↑ For simplest turn restrictions composed of way-node-way
5. ↑ Traffic Message Channel (TMC) only in NRW and Bavaria.
6. ↑ See instructions for submitting a localization. Localizations currently include Deutsch, Chinese, Russian, Romanian, Dutch and Vietnamese.
7. ↑ Translations welcome but currently only a few available.
8. ↑ In the edited GeoTools version.

Adapted from OpenRouteService#Route Service Comparison Matrix