openrouteservice
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
openrouteservice provides a comprehensive, open-source geospatial API platform for routing, isochrones, matrices, geocoding, POIs, elevation, and optimization to support disaster response, logistics, and spatial analysis.
Target Customer
{"Developers and organizations needing routing and geo data (APIs, SDKs, and customizable maps)","Logistics and transportation companies planning routes and fleet operations","Humanitarian and disaster-response organizations performing resource distribution and planning","Researchers and analysts conducting spatial analysis (healthcare access, accessibility studies, etc.)","Public sector / government entities requiring geospatial services"}
Key Differentiator
Open-source, crowd-sourced data from OpenStreetMap combined with a multi-service API (directions, isochrones, matrix, geocoding, POIs, elevation, optimization) tailored for humanitarian and disaster-management use cases, with rapid data updates for active disaster regions.
Implementation Timeline
Not explicitly specified in the content; the API-based approach and notebooks demonstrate rapid experimentation and implementation workflows (e.g., API playgrounds, code samples, and notebooks).
Pain Points
- 1Need global routing with multiple modes and vehicle constraints (car, bike, walking, wheelchair, heavy vehicles) in a single API
- 2Requirement to compute reachability/coverage areas (isochrones) and scalable many-to-many distance calculations (matrix) for logistics
- 3Desire for optimization of fleet routing under time windows, capacities, and skills (VRP) for disaster relief and deliveries
Key Features
- 1Directions service with global coverage and multiple modes (car, bike, walking, hiking, wheelchair, heavy vehicle) and route customization options
- 2Isochrones to determine reachability areas within given times or distances and multiple locations support
- 3Time-Distance Matrix for many-to-many routing calculations with configurable modes and restrictions
- 4Pelias-based Geocoding for forward and reverse geocoding with multiple data sources
- 5Optimization endpoint for Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) with multiple vehicles, time windows, capacities, and task priorities
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Ability to perform fast, scalable routing and analytics via a single API
- 2Reachability and service-area analyses used for planning and decision-making (isochrones, matrices, etc.)
- 3Disaster-response workflows demonstrated for efficient medical-supply distribution and fleet optimization
- 4Open-source, Map data-driven solutions with community contributions and GitHub availability
- 5Case-study style demonstrations (e.g., humanitarian contexts, accessibility analyses)
Competitive Advantages
- 1Open-source and open-data approach with contributions on GitHub
- 2Single API offering multiple geo-services (directions, isochrones, matrix, geocoding, POIs, elevation, optimization)
- 3Dedicated to humanitarian/disaster contexts with hourly/update-capable data refresh in active regions
- 4Free usage in some contexts (e.g., up to 500 isochrones per day) and donation-funded model
- 5SDKs and tooling across Python, R, JavaScript, and QGIS; extensive documentation and interactive API docs
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Disaster response optimization for Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique
A real-world-like scenario using the openrouteservice optimization endpoint to route medical supplies across 20 sites with 3 vehicles, operating 8:00–20:00 from Beira port; demonstrates vehicle routing under time windows and capacity constraints for humanitarian relief.
Healthcare accessibility analysis in Madagascar
Jupyter notebook example focusing on vulnerability in terms of access to health care in Madagascar, illustrating healthcare analysis workflows with openrouteservice data.
New York Times accessibility study (subway access)
NYTimes analysis, supported by openrouteservice, found that two-thirds of 550,000 residents with difficulty walking live far from an accessible subway station.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A geospatial API platform offering directions, isochrones, time-distance matrices, geocoding, POIs, elevation, and optimization. Built on open data (OpenStreetMap), with open-source code and SDKs for multiple languages and platforms. Includes disaster management and planning tools (maps clients) and interactive documentation.
Target Market
Developers and organizations needing routing and geospatial analytics across logistics, disaster management, healthcare access, urban planning, and research sectors.
Unique Value Proposition
Open-source, community-driven geospatial services delivered through a single API with multi-domain capabilities (routing, reachability, optimization, geocoding, POIs, elevation) tailored for humanitarian and disaster-response contexts.
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