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

2009-04-08 Thread 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 qui

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

2009-03-31 Thread Mark Williams
Shaun McDonald wrote: > 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 no

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

2009-03-26 Thread Ed Loach
> Encouraging dual-carriageway rather than single will need some > way of > detecting one rather than the other. Perhaps lanes=n (n>1) and > oneway=true would work if enough people tag them like that. Oneway=yes these days , but otherwise I liked this idea so much I recorded waypoints each time t

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

2009-03-26 Thread Simon Ward
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 07:32:06PM +, Andrew M. Bishop wrote: > Peter Childs 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

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

2009-03-26 Thread Andrew M. Bishop
"Bob Hawkins" writes: > Using the link http://www.gedanken.org.uk/mapping/router/router.html in IE > 7, although the details to the left of the map frame are present, I see an > empty area - no map. Should I be able to? Yes, the map should appear on the right in a frame with a thicker borde

[Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-25 Thread Bob Hawkins
Using the link http://www.gedanken.org.uk/mapping/router/router.html in IE 7, although the details to the left of the map frame are present, I see an empty area - no map. Should I be able to? ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http:

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

2009-03-25 Thread Andrew M. Bishop
Peter Childs 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 exercise so I d

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

2009-03-24 Thread Andrew M. Bishop
Peter Miller writes: >> 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? > A name... Who is this project aimed at? You need to a

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] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-23 Thread Peter Childs
9 10:23 PM >>To: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org >>Subject: [Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data >> >>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. >> &g

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

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

2009-03-22 Thread Tim Waters (chippy)
Hi Andrew, 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 for the router available so we can play too? Tim 2009/3/22 Andrew M. Bisho

[Talk-GB] Route planner using UK OSM data

2009-03-22 Thread Andrew M. Bishop
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 high