This documentation for developers relates to the Route Optimiser web services from Postcode Anywhere. These are available through SOAP and
more traditional XML based services. To find out more about each method, click on the method name.
The web services provide SOAP, XML and CSV over HTTP access to the services. The SOAP services can be consumed by any client.
| Web Service |
Version |
Description |
| RouteOptimiser Routing Directions |
1.00 |
Returns an AA-generated route between two given locations.
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| RouteOptimiser Routing DirectionsXML |
1.00 |
Returns an AA-generated route between two given locations in XML format.
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| RouteOptimiser Routing FreeDirections |
1.00 |
Returns an AA-generated route between locations. This version of the Directions service does not consume credits. However, the input must be an ID that is returned by the Optimise web service, which would have consumed credits.
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| RouteOptimiser Routing Gazetteer |
1.00 |
Returns a list of locations that match each of one or more given search terms - be they settlements, postcodes or points of interest. Use this to fetch Place IDs prior to doing any AA routing or optimisation requests.
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| RouteOptimiser Routing Optimise |
2.00 |
Optimizes a set of waypoints so that they are allocated to each vehicle and sequenced in a way that tries to minimise total journey time or distance. This advanced method takes into account time slots, vehicle capacities and individual waypoint pause times. Routing data is provided by the AA.
Version 2.00 offers a number of significant improvements over previous versions. Vehicle capacity / waypoint size has been re-introduced for version 2.00. Some features previously reserved for premium vehicle license holders are now also available to basic vehicle license holders, those features being: delivery timeslots, capacity/size restraints, individual pause times and a driver break time; Height, weight and width restriction avoidance on routes is still only accessible for premium license holders. Credit pricing for waypoints is now mix-and-match rather than the old blanket 1 or 3 credits per waypoint depending on your vehicle license type: waypoints with timeslot information or delivery size constraints (or both) will consume 3 credits each; all other waypoints will consume 1 credit each, irrespective of whether you’re using basic or premium vehicles.
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Superb. It's very easy to use and I will definitely recommend it to others.
Nicholls Hire
