PTV Group - Logistics Forum

We've been asked which one of our providers is "the best" one. There's no such thing as a simple answer. It is better to look into different aspects and therefore here's a quick overview:

Provider	Pro	Con	Recommended
HERE	Professional TruckAttributes Support line	Update cycle (twice/year) Lazy catch up with development areas / housing estate	Professional truck routing
TOMTOM	Professional TruckAttributes Support line	Update cycle (twice/year) Lazy catch up with development areas / housing estate	Professional truck routing
OSM	Faster update cycles Probably better coverage of development areas / housing estate which leads to improved geocoding experience	Community driven - low prio on truck attributes Neither speed patterns nor live data available No support line	Upcoming cargo bike routing Recommended for supplier of building materials

As you can see there's more or less two categories to distinguish:

• "traditional" Truck Routing - this is covered by the major players in the data market: HERE and TOMTOM.
• Cargo Bike Routing - here we want to cover your requirements by our OSM (=Open Street Map) based APIs within PTV Developer.

Best regards,
Bernd