Re: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages
Hello David Most packages will be able to deal with a network even if it doesn't have any attributes (speed limit etc) at all. In that case you will of course need to assume the same speed everywhere, meaning shortest=fastest route. You should also make sure, that your data is correctly geocoded in terms of either lat/long or non-earth coordinates. Not all packages support lat/long, which your GPS data probably is? But anyway you can always convert lat/long into a local non-earth coordinate system (like UTM) using mapinfo. (RW Net supports lat/long) Road type are of course more convinient to use than speed info for each link and street names/road numbers are nice for labeling on maps (and very neede for making route descriptions), but they are not necessary from the beginning. Regarding mapinfo-format it should normally be (poly)lines and a few packages also support multi polylines. Lines should snap (=touch), but some packages accept "near-snap", that is a certain tolerance. (RW Net doesn't support multi-polylines or "near-snap", but can locate lines, which almost snap) And I doubt you will find any mailing lists on this subject, but this one is probably also quite good ? Regards Uffe Kousgaard www.RouteWare.dk -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages
Dryden technologies sell a Software package called MarketDrive, built by MapInfo in Australia. It allows market catchment analysis and routing. There is also no need to build networks for the software as this is done for all of Australia. There is no reason why data couldn't be put into the system for other countries if the data existed in a good format. For Australia it is basically install, run, point and click and it will return either boundaries or routes based upon your settings. don't hesitate to ask for more info. best regards Mark Pollard Senior Consultant Information Services DRYDEN TECHNOLOGIES Ph:61 (2) 4229-3498 Fax: 61 (2) 4229-3930 Web: www.drydentech.com <http://www.drydentech.com> _ The information contained in this email communication may be confidential. You should only read, disclose, re-transmit, copy, distribute, act in reliance on or commercialise the information if you are authorised to do so. If you are not the intended recipient of this email communication, please notify us immediately by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or reply by email direct to the sender and then destroy any electronic or paper copy of this message. Any views expressed in this email communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of a member of the Dryden Technologies. The Dryden Technologies does not represent, warrant or guarantee neither that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus or interference. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Baker Sent: Wednesday, 5 July 2000 7:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages On 5 Jul 2000, at 6:37, Uffe Kousgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > RW Net will perform this. Just go to www.routeware.dk and download the demo > to see it for your self. There is also a list of other packages which do > drive time analysis. I had a look at this product, and am about to look at DrivePlan as well. RWNet looks quite impressive. I am presently doing vehicle tracking, but would like to add this kind of capability to my system. What I don't yet know is what form I need to collect data in to make it useful for either of these products. As we are in Asia, there isn't much in the way of information on roads, so we have been driving around with GPS units in vehicles, logging the data then "joining the dots" to make roads. Obviously there is more to it than that. Do we need to collect other attributes? I can imagine that road type, speed limit, road names, etc, etc, might be useful, or maybe even necessary. Is there some sort of generic list of data that needs to be collected in order to make it useful for drivetime analysis? I'm also unsure of what format it should be put into MapInfo (to keep it on topic). I could sign up for either of these packages straight away, but would rather collect enough data first in a format that would work generically with any drivetime analysis package so I could do some sort of comparison using our own data. Anyone working in this field know of resources where I could find more info? Any mailing lists on the subject? TIA, Dave -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages
Dear Tony, The RouteView suite from Dataview Solutions will perform your functions requested below - and a whole lot more. RouteView for MapInfo contains the following functionality: Fast matrix calculations Drive time regions (isochrones) Drive distance regions (isodistances) Shortest/fastest path analysis Route optimisation Whilst RouteView Pro contains the above plus: Road Editing utilities Dynamic restrictions Territory Builder utility Origin-Destination utility Journey planning Please access http://www.mapcentric.co.uk/RVfacts.htm for more information. Very Best Regards, Kirsten Burrows Channel Manager MapCentric Ltd www.mapcentric.co.uk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony Kelava Sent: 05 July 2000 02:35 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages Hi All, Does anyone know of any decent drive time analysis packages available (freeware or commercial products) that let you determine catchment areas etc. For example if I select a site, I want to know ½ and 1 hour drive time catchment areas from this location. Regards Tony -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages
Hello Tony RW Net will perform this. Just go to www.routeware.dk and download the demo to see it for your self. There is also a list of other packages which do drive time analysis. Regards Uffe Kousgaard RouteWare - Original Message - From: Tony Kelava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 3:34 AM Subject: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages > Hi All, > > Does anyone know of any decent drive time analysis packages available (freeware or commercial products) that let you determine catchment areas etc. For example if I select a site, I want to know ½ and 1 hour drive time catchment areas from this location. > > Regards > > Tony > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages
I am not sure if this is what you are looking for, but my company sells a product call DrivePlan which runs with MapInfo to generate shortest path routes and travelling salesman routes (multi-stop routes). For more information contact the Brisbane office on (07) 3844 7744. Regards, Stephen White Analyst / Developer ERSIS Australia Pty Ltd Suite G7 Paspalis Centre Darwin, Northern Territory Ph: +61 8 8941 3906 Fax: + 61 8 8941 3670 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit ERSIS' home page at: http://www.ersis.com.au Visit Encounter at: http://www.encounter.ersis.com Visit the DataMall at: http://www.datamall.com.au The views expressed in this mail are not necessarily those of ERSIS Australia Pty Ltd. -Original Message- From: Tony Kelava [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 11:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Drivetime Analysis Packages Hi All, Does anyone know of any decent drive time analysis packages available (freeware or commercial products) that let you determine catchment areas etc. For example if I select a site, I want to know ½ and 1 hour drive time catchment areas from this location. Regards Tony -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]