The properties of a vehicle are stored in a profile, matching typical transport situations. It describes the physical and legal properties, such as height and weight, which are used to calculate a route.
OSM predefined profiles
OSM predefined profiles are typical vehicle types offered by PTV as a simple entry for all OSM routing-related services. You can just use them by referencing the defined name. Please note that the standard PTV predefined profiles are not supported by the OSM APIs, and vice versa.
All predefined OSM profiles can be used in all regions of the world, nonetheless the predefined profiles also represent characteristics of different regions. Therefore we recommend to use a profile which matches the region of the locations in the request in order to get the best result.
European Profiles
Profiles recommended for the Europe
| Profile | Description |
|---|---|
| EUR_OSM_CAR |
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| EUR_OSM_TRAILER_TRUCK |
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IMEA Profiles
Profiles recommended for IMEA (India, Middle East, Africa) region
| Profile | Description |
|---|---|
| IMEA_OSM_CAR |
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World Profiles
Generic profiles which are not optimized for special regions
| Profile | Description |
|---|---|
| OSM_BICYCLE |
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| OSM_CARGO_BICYCLE |
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