openrouteservice is a Java-based routing backend for building route planning and spatial analysis services from OpenStreetMap data.
It is designed for self-hosting and provides an API that can be used in custom applications, internal services, and research workflows that need route calculation, reachability analysis, and transport-aware spatial processing.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Provides dedicated API endpoints for directions, isochrones, matrix calculations, snapping, and graph export.
- Supports self-hosting, with Docker recommended as the simplest deployment method.
- Can be used for route planning and accessibility analysis across multiple transport profiles, including car, heavy vehicle, cycling, walking, hiking, and wheelchair scenarios.
- Includes health and status endpoints for locally hosted instances.
- Uses OpenStreetMap data as the foundation for its routing and spatial services.
Website: openrouteservice.org
Support:
Developer: GIScience Research Group and HeiGIT
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 and GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0
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