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10 questions linked to/from Calculating the shortest route between two points
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What algorithms compute directions from point A to point B on a map?
How do map providers (such as Google or Yahoo! Maps) suggest directions?
I mean, they probably have real-world data in some form, certainly including distances but also perhaps things like driving ...
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Which algorithm does Google maps use to compute the direction between 2 points?
I wonder which algorithm Google maps use to compute the direction between 2 points ? Has Google ever mentioned about it ?
p/s : I am asking the algorithm which google use to find the shortest route ...
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Shortest route between multiple points
I need to find the shortest route between multipe points. Let's say that I have these four points:
var startPoint = new Point(1, 1);
var pointsToGoPast = new List<Point> { new Point(3,1); new ...
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Dijkstra algorithm for iPhone
It is possible to easily use the GPS functionality in the iPhone since sdk 3.0, but it is explicitly forbidden to use Google's Maps.
This has two implications, I think:
You will have to provide maps ...
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How to calculate distance between two points in Android FAST for MANY points
I have around 1000 points. I'm trying to group this points base on distance. Im using the harversine formula, but it seems to be super slow. In android for 1000 points takes 4 seconds. In my local ...
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Optimizing Dijkstra for dense graph?
Is there another way to calculate the shortest path for a near complete graph other than Dijkstra? I have about 8,000 nodes and about 18 million edges. I've gone through the thread "a to b on map" and ...
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Algorithm/Method Use By Google Maps For Finding the Path Between Two Cities
Recently I had a job interview they asked me "Which method is use by google maps for finding the shortest path between two cities?". I didn't had the answer to that question but I guessed they use the ...
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Heuristic for A*-Algorithm with irregular distances between nodes
I am currently working on an implementation of the A* Algorithm with irregular distances between two nodes. The graph containing the nodes is a directed and weighted graph. Every node is connected to ...
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Algorithm behind distance calculations in The Google Distance Matrix API
How does the Google Distance Matrix API calculate the distance from point A to B. Often there are multiple ways to go from A to B and the question is how Google prioritizes different routes to find ...
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How does Google Maps and Nokia Maps generate routes from point to point
I will like to know if anyone has an idea on the concept behind point to point route generation on google maps and nokia maps. What logic was used to determine the route and generate directions from ...
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