Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 23 Mar 2009, at 19:14, Andrew M. Bishop wrote: > a...@gedanken.demon.co.uk (Andrew M. Bishop) writes: > >> 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 ot

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Peter Miller
On 23 Mar 2009, at 19:31, Chris Andrew wrote: > Andrew, > > Would you consider the GPL licence? > > Name ideas: > > "Tora"- The Open Routing Algorithm? > > "Aora"- Andrew's.. > > What's it written in, maybe that could help with the namePyOra, > for example? > > Just a thought. A name..

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Simon Ward
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 07:31:46PM +, Chris Andrew wrote: > Andrew, > > Would you consider the GPL licence? > > Name ideas: > > "Tora"- The Open Routing Algorithm? Already used for the Toolkit for Oracle[1]. [1]: http://tora.sourceforge.net/ Simon -- A complex system that works is invari

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Simon Ward
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 07:02:17PM +, Andrew M. Bishop wrote: > > This is really neat. it's good to see a few excellent routers occuring > > because of OSM. > > I think your one is quite powerful for the ability to customise the > > weighting, nice! > > > > Also, any plans to release the source

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Chris Andrew
Andrew, Would you consider the GPL licence? Name ideas: "Tora"- The Open Routing Algorithm? "Aora"- Andrew's.. What's it written in, maybe that could help with the namePyOra, for example? Just a thought. Chris. 2009/3/23 Andrew M. Bishop : > "Tim Waters (chippy)" writes: > >>> I de

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Andrew M. Bishop
a...@gedanken.demon.co.uk (Andrew M. Bishop) writes: > 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

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Andrew M. Bishop
"Tim Waters (chippy)" writes: >> 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 exerci

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Matt Amos
On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Peter Childs wrote: > Does anyone know of any Routing code thats Open Source. here are a few which work with OSM data. there may be (many) more out there on the internet :-) http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Gosmore http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Traveling_

Re: [Talk-GB] Clarifying tagging for footway/cycleway etc

2009-03-23 Thread Peter Childs
2009/3/23 Andrew Chadwick (email lists) : > Richard Mann wrote: > > Ways in OSM - at least as I've been told - are assumed to include any > pavements/cycleways there may be to the side of the road (both in-lane > and on-sidewalk), but not more segregated stuff. At least that's the > pattern I've b

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Peter Childs
2009/3/23 Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) : > Nice work :-) > > Cheers > > Andy > >>-Original Message- >>From: talk-gb-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-gb- >>boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Andrew M. Bishop >>Sent: 22 March 2009 10:23 PM >>To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org >>Subj

Re: [Talk-GB] Clarifying tagging for footway/cycleway etc

2009-03-23 Thread Andrew Chadwick (email lists)
Richard Mann wrote: > I'd conceived "highway=cycleway" meaning that the way was wide enough that > pedestrians didn't need to use it (or there was an adjacent route for > pedestrians). I think this is how it is in widespread use in the Netherlands > / Germany. Not sure quite what you mean here - a

Re: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
Nice work :-) Cheers Andy >-Original Message- >From: talk-gb-boun...@openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-gb- >boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Andrew M. Bishop >Sent: 22 March 2009 10:23 PM >To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org >Subject: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data > >I have bee