every once in a while a user asks how to implement the visualization of tour optimization results on street level. Most dispatchers just use the sequence and are ok with the airline connection.
- Both tours are generated on the basis of routing data. So the quality of the tours is equal.
LEFT: the sequence of the stops is linked via simple airline. This is often helpful to understand the visit sequence from a dispatchers POV.
RIGHT: the sequence is the same as with the left usecase but the partial driving sections are routed and displayed on a street detail level. This is helpful if the sequence itself isn't sufficient but the user also requires to understand the track of a tour.
- xlocate is used to gather the coordinates of the involved locations
- xtour is used to create the proper sequence
- xroute is used to determine the detailed polygon information with hundreds or thousands of points on the street network
- xmap is used to display the sezuence
No rocket science
Best regards,
Bernd Welter
