PTV Group - Logistics Forum

11.4.2025:
had a little typo in the table (thanks to Max for the correction!):

• CORRECT: MAP&GUIDE internet "classic" is based on xServer 1 and therefore uses BASIC TOLL (not detailed toll)

... handling Update Cycle
PTV xServer 1 Basic Toll tarrifs stored in map/currencies.ini with map
PTV xServer 2 Detailed Toll (Basic Toll ... Toll Automatic in charge of PTV through external provider (daily)
MAP&GUIDE Internet (classic) xServer 1 Basic Toll via business logic checked by ...

Recently I's been asked by different parties how to ensure that MAP&GUIDE and our Routing APIs return equal results.
Well, the question has to be more precise... because there's multiple product versions avaiable:
Frontend Backend
Map&Guide Desktop PTV MapServer
MAP&GUIDE Internet "classic" PTV ...

... of you already know, the delay of the new Denmark toll for xServer 1 and Map&Guide internet is currently a hot topic for a lot of our customers.

Today we got the official information from Development that the (basic) toll will be available in both products (with Here maps!!) [..] in calendar week 7 ...

Hi there,

many customers are comparing the well known MAP&GUIDE Internet routes (based on HERE and xServer1) with their results gathered trough PTV xServer2 and PTV Developer (check this concept , too):
Hi, whats or why the difference between Map&Guide and monetary settings? What it offeres different ...

... of sending BCR files, similar to the functionality available in Map&Guide, for closer inspection within PTV Navigator?
Within PTV Navigator, we receive a unique ID for each device, which can be found in the settings.
We provide this ID to Map&Guide Internet when configuring devices ...

... data provider version
Other dated version (but equal provider): e.g. map version 2023.1H versus 2023.2H
...


There's also this alternative thread How to ensure MAP&GUIDE and xServers return equal results?

Please check it. If there are still open questions I'd kindly ask you to add them to ...

... the routes calculated by our implementation (API) and the results of Map&Guide Internet (further reffered as MGI).

the problem we are running into is that the calculation result (distance, toll distance, ...) are different from the once of Map&Guide Internet.

(results with profile truck7_49t ...

Hi Peter,

In fact the concept of Developer is to offer "stories which are easy to understand" instead of "technical features which are mighty but at the same time too complex" ;-)

From my perspective the native xserver2 is an extremely flexible and powerful interface but sometimes just too hard to ...

Hi Bernd,

That looks great! It's the same problem, and so it also work in Developer.
https://developer.myptv.com/en/documentation/routing-api/routing-api-reference#operation/calculateRoute

As I can see, It's much easier in Developer then, only need to switch the trafficMode option to Realistic ...