Routino : OpenStreetMap Routing Software ======================================== Routino is an application for finding a route between two points using the dataset of topographical information collected by http://www.OpenStreetMap.org. Starting from the raw OpenStreetMap data (in the form of the '.osm' XML files available on the internet) a custom database is generated that contains the information useful for routing. With this database and two points specified by latitude and longitude an optimum route (either shortest or quickest) is determined. The route is calculated for OpenStreetMap highways (roads, paths etc) using one of the common forms of transport defined in OpenStreetMap (foot, bicycle, horse, motorcar, motorbike etc). When processing the OpenStreetMap data the types of highways are recorded and these set default limits on the types of traffic allowed. More specific information about permissions for different types of transport are also recorded as are maximum speed limits. Further restrictions like oneway streets, weight, height, width and length limits are also included where specified. Additionally a set of properties of each highway are also recorded. The processing of the input file is controlled by a configuration file which determines the information that is used. When calculating a route the type of transport to be used is taken into account to ensure that the known restrictions are followed. Each of the different highway types can further be allowed or disallowed depending on preferences. For each type of highway a default speed limit is defined (although the actual speed used will be the lowest of the default and any specified in the original data). To make use of the information about restrictions the weight, height, width and length of the transport can also be specified. Further preferences about road properties (e.g. paved or not) can also be selected. The result of calculating the route can be presented in several different ways. An HTML file can be produced that contains a description of the route to take with instructions for each of the important junctions. The contents of the file are created based on a set of translations specified in a configuration file. The route is also available in a GPX (GPS eXchange) XML format. format file containing either every point and highway segment (a track file) or just a waypoint and translated instructions for the important junctions (a route file). Additionally there are two plain text files that contain all data points or just the important ones (intended for debugging and further processing). One of the design aims of Routino was to make the software are flexible as possible in selecting routing preferences but also have a sensible set of default values. Another design aim was that finding the optimum route should be very fast and most of the speed increases come from the carefully chosen and optimised data format. Disclaimer ---------- The route that is calculated by this software is only as good as the input data. Routino comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for the software itself or the route that is calculated by it. Demonstration ------------- A live demonstration of the router for the UK is available on the internet: http://www.routino.org/uk/router.html The source code download available also includes a set of files that can be used to create your own interactive map. The interactive map is made possible by use of the OpenLayers Javascript library from http://www.openlayers.org/. Documentation ------------- The algorithm used is described in the file ALGORITHM.txt and some notes about the limitations of the data is in DATA.txt. The configuration files and in particular the default set of rules for processing the OpenStreetMap data tags are described in detail in CONFIGURATION.txt and TAGGING.txt. The format of the output files generated are described in OUTPUT.txt. Detailed information about how to use the programs is available in the file USAGE.txt and how to install it is in INSTALL.txt. Status ------ Version 1.0 of Routino was released on 8th April 2009. Version 1.1 of Routino was released on 13th June 2009. Version 1.2 of Routino was released on 21st October 2009. Version 1.3 of Routino was released on 21st January 2010. Version 1.4 of Routino was released on 31st May 2010. Version 1.4.1 of Routino was released on 10th July 2010. Version 1.5 of Routino was released on 30th October 2010. Version 1.5.1 of Routino was released on 13th November 2010. The full version history is available in the NEWS.txt file. License ------- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. It is important to note that for this program I have decided to use the Affero GPLv3 instead of just using the GPL. This license adds additional requirements to anybody who provides a networked service using this software. Copyright --------- Routino is copyright Andrew M. Bishop 2008-2010. Contact amb@gedanken.demon.co.uk for any questions or queries. Homepage -------- The latest information about the program can be found on the homepage: http://www.routino.org/ Download -------- The program can be downloaded from: http://www.routino.org/download/ -------- Copyright 2008-2010 Andrew M. Bishop.