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How to find the shortest routes

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How to find the shortest routes - Amazon Location Service

The CalculateRoutes API helps you to find the shortest routes between origin and destination.

Potential use cases

  • Optimize routes for time efficiency: Improve delivery operations by calculating the shortest route. This is useful for reducing travel distance in logistics and delivery services.

Examples

Sample request
{ "Origin": [ -123.118105, 49.282423 ], "Destination": [ -123.020098, 49.232872 ], "TravelMode": "Car", "OptimizeRoutingFor": "ShortestRoute" }
Sample response
{ "LegGeometryFormat": "FlexiblePolyline", "Notices": [], "Routes": [ { "Legs": [ { "Geometry": { "Polyline": "Redacted" }, "TravelMode": "Car", "Type": "Vehicle", "VehicleLegDetails": { "AfterTravelSteps": [], "Arrival": { "Place": { "ChargingStation": false, "OriginalPosition": [ -123.020098, 49.232872 ], "Position": [ -123.0203051, 49.2328499 ] } }, "Departure": { "Place": { "ChargingStation": false, "OriginalPosition": [ -123.1181051, 49.282423 ], "Position": [ -123.1180883, 49.2824349 ] } }, "Incidents": [], "Notices": [], "PassThroughWaypoints": [], "Spans": [], "Tolls": [], "TollSystems": [], "TravelSteps": [ { "Distance": 1288, "Duration": 102, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 0, "Type": "Depart" }, { "Distance": 262, "Duration": 24, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 37, "RampStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Right" }, "Type": "Ramp" }, { "Distance": 1356, "Duration": 134, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 42, "TurnStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Right", "TurnIntensity": "Typical" }, "Type": "Turn" }, { "Distance": 7092, "Duration": 568, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 92, "KeepStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Left" }, "Type": "Keep" }, { "Distance": 65, "Duration": 26, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 337, "TurnStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Left", "TurnIntensity": "Typical" }, "Type": "Turn" }, { "Distance": 50, "Duration": 18, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 339, "TurnStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Right", "TurnIntensity": "Typical" }, "Type": "Turn" }, { "Distance": 0, "Duration": 0, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 343, "Type": "Arrive" } ], "TruckRoadTypes": [], "Zones": [] } } ], "MajorRoadLabels": [ { "RouteNumber": { "Language": "en", "Value": "HWY-1A" } } ] } ] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://routes.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/routes?key=Your_key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "Origin": [ -123.118105, 49.282423 ], "Destination": [ -123.020098, 49.232872 ], "TravelMode": "Car", "OptimizeRoutingFor": "ShortestRoute" }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-routes calculate-routes --key ${YourKey} \ --origin -123.118105 49.282423 \ --destination -123.020098 49.232872 \ --travel-mode "Scooter" \ --optimize-routing-for "ShortestRoute"

Use CalculateRoutes to find the shortest route and save on travel distance.

Sample request
{ "Origin": [ -123.118105, 49.282423 ], "Destination": [ -123.020098, 49.232872 ], "TravelMode": "Car", "OptimizeRoutingFor": "ShortestRoute" }
Sample response
{ "LegGeometryFormat": "FlexiblePolyline", "Notices": [], "Routes": [ { "Legs": [ { "Geometry": { "Polyline": "Redacted" }, "TravelMode": "Car", "Type": "Vehicle", "VehicleLegDetails": { "AfterTravelSteps": [], "Arrival": { "Place": { "ChargingStation": false, "OriginalPosition": [ -123.020098, 49.232872 ], "Position": [ -123.0203051, 49.2328499 ] } }, "Departure": { "Place": { "ChargingStation": false, "OriginalPosition": [ -123.1181051, 49.282423 ], "Position": [ -123.1180883, 49.2824349 ] } }, "Incidents": [], "Notices": [], "PassThroughWaypoints": [], "Spans": [], "Tolls": [], "TollSystems": [], "TravelSteps": [ { "Distance": 1288, "Duration": 102, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 0, "Type": "Depart" }, { "Distance": 262, "Duration": 24, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 37, "RampStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Right" }, "Type": "Ramp" }, { "Distance": 1356, "Duration": 134, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 42, "TurnStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Right", "TurnIntensity": "Typical" }, "Type": "Turn" }, { "Distance": 7092, "Duration": 568, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 92, "KeepStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Left" }, "Type": "Keep" }, { "Distance": 65, "Duration": 26, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 337, "TurnStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Left", "TurnIntensity": "Typical" }, "Type": "Turn" }, { "Distance": 50, "Duration": 18, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 339, "TurnStepDetails": { "Intersection": [], "SteeringDirection": "Right", "TurnIntensity": "Typical" }, "Type": "Turn" }, { "Distance": 0, "Duration": 0, "ExitNumber": [], "GeometryOffset": 343, "Type": "Arrive" } ], "TruckRoadTypes": [], "Zones": [] } } ], "MajorRoadLabels": [ { "RouteNumber": { "Language": "en", "Value": "HWY-1A" } } ] } ] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://routes.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/routes?key=Your_key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "Origin": [ -123.118105, 49.282423 ], "Destination": [ -123.020098, 49.232872 ], "TravelMode": "Car", "OptimizeRoutingFor": "ShortestRoute" }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-routes calculate-routes --key ${YourKey} \ --origin -123.118105 49.282423 \ --destination -123.020098 49.232872 \ --travel-mode "Scooter" \ --optimize-routing-for "ShortestRoute"

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