How (travel mode, avoidance, and exclusion)

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How (travel mode, avoidance, and exclusion) - Amazon Location Service

Use the following options to specify the travel mode and related features to use for route calculation.

Travel mode options

Specifies the mode of transport when calculating a route. This setting influences the estimated speed of travel, road compatibility, and the potential use of ferries where needed.

Parameter	Description	Routes	Routes Matrix	Isoline	Optimize Waypoint	Snap To Road
Car	Car travel mode.	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes	Yes
Scooter	Scooter travel mode.	Yes, with options	Yes	Yes, with options	Yes	Yes
Pedestrian	Walking travel mode.	Yes, with options	Yes	Yes	Yes, with options	Yes
Truck	Truck travel mode.	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options

Avoidance, exclusion, and allow options

Determines whether a specific set of features should be included, excluded, or avoided during route calculation.

Parameter	Description	Routes	Routes Matrix	Isoline	Optimize Waypoint	Snap To Road
Avoidance	Features that are avoided on a best-case basis. If the router cannot find a valid route, the avoidance will be ignored, and a notice will indicate that the avoidance could not be honored.	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	No
Exclusion	Features that are strictly excluded. If the router cannot find a valid route with the exclusion options, no routes are returned.	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	No	No	No
Allow	Features that need to be explicitly enabled.	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	No

List of avoidance

Lists features that are avoided on a best-case basis. If the router cannot find a valid route, the avoidance will be ignored, and a notice will indicate that the avoidance could not be honored.

Parameter	Description	Routes	Routes Matrix	Isoline	Optimize Waypoint	Snap To Road
Areas	Areas to be avoided with exceptions.	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	Yes, with options	No
Controlled Access Highways	High-speed roads with limited entry points.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Car Shuttle Trains	Trains transporting vehicles through tunnels.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Dirt Roads	Unpaved roads with natural surfaces.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Ferries	Boats carrying vehicles across water bodies	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Boat Ferries	Ferries transporting vehicles on rail tracks.	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Rail Ferries	Ferries transporting vehicles on rail tracks.	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Seasonal Closure	Roads closed during certain seasons.	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Tunnels	Underground passages for vehicular traffic.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Toll Road	Roads requiring payment for access.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Toll Transponders	Avoids roads where toll transponders are the only means of payment.	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
U-Turns	Points allowing vehicles to turn in reverse direction.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Zone Categories	Zone categories to be avoided.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

List of exclusions

Lists features that are strictly excluded. If the router cannot find a valid route with the exclusion options, no routes are returned.

Parameter	Description	Routes	Routes Matrix	Isoline	Optimize Waypoint	Snap To Road
Countries	Country Code 2 or Country Code 3 for countries that should be strictly excluded from route calculation.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

List of allow

Lists features that need to be explicitly enabled for route calculation.

Parameter	Description	Routes	Routes Matrix	Isoline	Optimize Waypoint	Snap To Road
HOV	Enable use of high occupancy vehicle lanes for route calculation.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
HOT	Enable use of high occupancy toll lanes for route calculation.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No