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How to calculate route matrix with avoidance - Amazon Location Service
Potential use casesExamples

The CalculateRouteMatrix API computes routes and returns travel time and distance from each origin to each destination in the specified lists. The API can be used to set avoidance options for specific areas or road features, ensuring routes avoid specified zones or conditions. If an alternative route is not feasible, the avoidance preference may be bypassed.

Potential use cases

  • Route planning and optimization: Use route matrix as input for software that requires optimized travel routes while avoiding certain areas or road features.

Examples

Sample request
{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "Areas": [
            {
                "Geometry": {
                    "BoundingBox": [
                         -123.116561,
                         49.281517,
                         -123.110165,
                         49.285689
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
Sample response
{
    "ErrorCount": 0,
    "RouteMatrix": [
        [
            {
                "Distance": 1855,
                "Duration": 295
            }
        ]
    ],
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://routes.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/route-matrix?key=Your_key' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "Areas": [
            {
                "Geometry": {
                    "BoundingBox": [
                         -123.116561,
                         49.281517,
                         -123.110165,
                         49.285689
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}'
AWS CLI
aws geo-routes calculate-route-matrix --key ${YourKey} \
--origins '[{"Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]}]' \
--destinations '[{"Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]}]' \
--avoid '{"Areas": [{"Geometry": {"BoundingBox": [-123.116561, 49.281517, -123.110165, 49.285689]}}]}' \
--routing-boundary '{"Unbounded": true}'

CalculateRouteMatrix with an avoidance area

Sample request
{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "Areas": [
            {
                "Geometry": {
                    "BoundingBox": [
                         -123.116561,
                         49.281517,
                         -123.110165,
                         49.285689
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
Sample response
{
    "ErrorCount": 0,
    "RouteMatrix": [
        [
            {
                "Distance": 1855,
                "Duration": 295
            }
        ]
    ],
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://routes.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/route-matrix?key=Your_key' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "Areas": [
            {
                "Geometry": {
                    "BoundingBox": [
                         -123.116561,
                         49.281517,
                         -123.110165,
                         49.285689
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}'
AWS CLI
aws geo-routes calculate-route-matrix --key ${YourKey} \
--origins '[{"Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]}]' \
--destinations '[{"Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]}]' \
--avoid '{"Areas": [{"Geometry": {"BoundingBox": [-123.116561, 49.281517, -123.110165, 49.285689]}}]}' \
--routing-boundary '{"Unbounded": true}'
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{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "Areas": [
            {
                "Geometry": {
                    "BoundingBox": [
                         -123.116561,
                         49.281517,
                         -123.110165,
                         49.285689
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
Sample request
{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "TollRoads": true,
        "ControlledAccessHighways": true,
        "Ferries": true    
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
Sample response
{
    "ErrorCount": 0,
    "RouteMatrix": [
        [
            {
                "Distance": 1855,
                "Duration": 295
            }
        ]
    ],
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://routes.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/route-matrix?key=Your_key' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "TollRoads": true,
        "ControlledAccessHighways": true,
        "Ferries": true    
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}'
AWS CLI
aws geo-routes calculate-route-matrix --key ${YourKey} \
--origins '[{"Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]}]' \
--destinations '[{"Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]}]' \
--avoid '{"TollRoads": true, "ControlledAccessHighways": true, "Ferries": true}' \
--routing-boundary '{"Unbounded": true}'

Sample request
{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "TollRoads": true,
        "ControlledAccessHighways": true,
        "Ferries": true    
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
Sample response
{
    "ErrorCount": 0,
    "RouteMatrix": [
        [
            {
                "Distance": 1855,
                "Duration": 295
            }
        ]
    ],
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://routes.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/route-matrix?key=Your_key' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "TollRoads": true,
        "ControlledAccessHighways": true,
        "Ferries": true    
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}'
AWS CLI
aws geo-routes calculate-route-matrix --key ${YourKey} \
--origins '[{"Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]}]' \
--destinations '[{"Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]}]' \
--avoid '{"TollRoads": true, "ControlledAccessHighways": true, "Ferries": true}' \
--routing-boundary '{"Unbounded": true}'
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{
    "Origins": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.11679620827039, 49.28147612192166]
        }
    ],
    "Destinations": [
        {
            "Position": [-123.112317039, 49.28897192166]
        }
    ],
    "Avoid": {
        "TollRoads": true,
        "ControlledAccessHighways": true,
        "Ferries": true    
    },
    "RoutingBoundary": {
        "Unbounded": true
    }
}

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