The Distance Matrix service returns travel distance - time for a list of origins and destinations, using the fastest route.
Main characteristics
- Request HTTP POST (XML)
- Response XML
- Up to 600 input coordinates per request
- Travel modes: driving, walking
- Avoid toll roads
- Service available for gruops of countries, separately
Taking into account the traffic information:
- Fastest route for each day/hour, using traffic statistics
- Real time traffic: use the normal route and add traffic delays, or use the fastest route with current traffic.
Taking into account the vehicle type:
- Truck phisical characteristics: max weight, max axle weight, max height, max length, max widht.
- Dangerous goods
Distance Matrix example
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 16 | 47 | 72 | 77 | 79 |
| B | 16 | 0 | 37 | 57 | 65 | 66 |
| C | 47 | 37 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 35 |
| D | 72 | 57 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 23 |
| E | 77 | 65 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 10 |
| F | 79 | 66 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 0 |