Re: Package routing and maps
I'm doing some research on routing packages using something like Google maps. Basically, if you take a starting location, give it a few waypoints, and an ending location, the program/api will calculate the best route for it. The classic traveling salesman problem. I've found a few examples but I was wondering if anyone has such a system in place with CF and what they are using? What pitfalls have they found? What spurred the choice for one system over another? Google has an application specifically for this, called Google Maps Coordinate. It has an API that would let you build a CF front end if you like: http://www.google.com/enterprise/mapsearth/products/coordinate.html Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software 1-202-527-9569 http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359002 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Package routing and maps
I'm doing some research on routing packages using something like Google maps. Basically, if you take a starting location, give it a few waypoints, and an ending location, the program/api will calculate the best route for it. The classic traveling salesman problem. I've found a few examples but I was wondering if anyone has such a system in place with CF and what they are using? What pitfalls have they found? What spurred the choice for one system over another? Thanks Michael ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358995 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: Package routing and maps
I believe the google API has something for that. I don't remember details, but that is the direction I would look. You can then leverage java to access the api. -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:08 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Package routing and maps I'm doing some research on routing packages using something like Google maps. Basically, if you take a starting location, give it a few waypoints, and an ending location, the program/api will calculate the best route for it. The classic traveling salesman problem. I've found a few examples but I was wondering if anyone has such a system in place with CF and what they are using? What pitfalls have they found? What spurred the choice for one system over another? Thanks Michael ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358996 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Package routing and maps
You are correct. There's Google, TMW, Webfleet, etc. What have I missed and what have people used? On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I believe the google API has something for that. I don't remember details, but that is the direction I would look. You can then leverage java to access the api. -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:08 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Package routing and maps I'm doing some research on routing packages using something like Google maps. Basically, if you take a starting location, give it a few waypoints, and an ending location, the program/api will calculate the best route for it. The classic traveling salesman problem. I've found a few examples but I was wondering if anyone has such a system in place with CF and what they are using? What pitfalls have they found? What spurred the choice for one system over another? Thanks Michael ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358997 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
RE: Package routing and maps
Google has the best integration with CF as it is a java API. Plus there are CF tagsd that work together with google maps. -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 6:08 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Package routing and maps You are correct. There's Google, TMW, Webfleet, etc. What have I missed and what have people used? On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I believe the google API has something for that. I don't remember details, but that is the direction I would look. You can then leverage java to access the api. -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:08 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Package routing and maps I'm doing some research on routing packages using something like Google maps. Basically, if you take a starting location, give it a few waypoints, and an ending location, the program/api will calculate the best route for it. The classic traveling salesman problem. I've found a few examples but I was wondering if anyone has such a system in place with CF and what they are using? What pitfalls have they found? What spurred the choice for one system over another? Thanks Michael ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358998 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Package routing and maps
Just use the google maps javascript api. No cf or java required. As with the cf UI tags, skip the cfmap tags - after ten minutes with the js api you won't need them. On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: Google has the best integration with CF as it is a java API. Plus there are CF tagsd that work together with google maps. -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 6:08 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Package routing and maps You are correct. There's Google, TMW, Webfleet, etc. What have I missed and what have people used? On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Eric Roberts ow...@threeravensconsulting.com wrote: I believe the google API has something for that. I don't remember details, but that is the direction I would look. You can then leverage java to access the api. -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:mdino...@houseoffusion.com] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:08 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Package routing and maps I'm doing some research on routing packages using something like Google maps. Basically, if you take a starting location, give it a few waypoints, and an ending location, the program/api will calculate the best route for it. The classic traveling salesman problem. I've found a few examples but I was wondering if anyone has such a system in place with CF and what they are using? What pitfalls have they found? What spurred the choice for one system over another? Thanks Michael ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:358999 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
