06-02, 16:30–17:00 (Europe/Stockholm), Statisten
In our modern, interconnected world, it’s as important as ever to be able to get from A to B as fast and efficient as possible. For knowing how, we need two central ingredients: road network data and a route calculation algorithm capable of using it.
Building on OpenStreetMap data, the openrouteservice is one of the largest free and fully open source routing engine that currently exists.
Its free instance is accessible via an HTTP API, which makes it a perfect fit to be included in research applications or analysis scripts. Getting the results integrated with data already available in QGIS has, however, been a struggle until the ORSTools QGIS plugin came to be, allowing for a seamless integration with existing data and workflows.
In this talk, we will provide a brief overview of the OpenStreetMap data underlying the openrouteservice to get a feeling for any restrictions it might impose. After understanding the main capabilities of the openrouteservice itself, we will show how the ORSTools QGIS plugin uses these to provide a host of functionality.
From personal route planning to more complex analysis, we will present examples of analyses that make use of the globality of openrouteservice as well as the capabilities of QGIS such as the model builder. Finally, we will have a short look at our usage statistics, showcasing how the ORSTools QGIS plugin is used in “the real world”.
Jakob has been using OpenStreetMap for over 15 years and has been developing software for more than 10 years.
Over the past 4 years, these two areas have increasingly overlapped through his work as a software developer at HeiGIT gGmbH. His focus lies on clear communication and process optimization – although his background in discrete optimization tends to get in the way from time to time.
He works as a lecturer and course instructor in both academic and non-academic settings.
Till has been working with QGIS and PyQGIS for over 5 years and has contributed features to QGIS core and several other plugins. He is an active member of the QGIS and open-source geospatial community, with a focus on usability and automation. Till also maintains the ORS Tools plugin and collaborates with international GIS teams to build custom solutions for spatial analysis and routing.