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Can anyone explain why route journey time estimates in Route Converter are substantially longer (~+25%) than those estimated by Bing maps, say? Can this behaviour be altered in Route Converter?
As an example in the UK, postcode SO16 3GA to NG23 5NB, is a journey time of 3 hours (from my experience), which Bing Maps agrees with, but Route Converter says 3 hours 53 minutes.
I have noticed similar large differences between Bing and RC for routes in the USA.
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(15.10.2014, 13:26)FraserMac Wrote: Can anyone explain why route journey time estimates in Route Converter are substantially longer (~+25%) than those estimated by Bing maps, say? Can this behaviour be altered in Route Converter?
If the routing profile are the same (car, bike, feet) then you observation is a difference between Bing Maps and Google Maps (which RouteConverter uses internally).
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In Google Maps the example journey by car is 3 hours 11 minutes.
So I am still confused by the 3 hours 53 minutes given by RC.
Is the 'routing profile' (car, bike etc.) a parameter setting in RC or must this be provided in the GPX file? I used
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert_inp...format=gpx to convert my lat/longs to GPX but I saw no mention of car/bike.
(15.10.2014, 14:39)routeconverter Wrote: (15.10.2014, 13:26)FraserMac Wrote: Can anyone explain why route journey time estimates in Route Converter are substantially longer (~+25%) than those estimated by Bing maps, say? Can this behaviour be altered in Route Converter?
If the routing profile are the same (car, bike, feet) then you observation is a difference between Bing Maps and Google Maps (which RouteConverter uses internally).
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(15.10.2014, 15:26)FraserMac Wrote: Is the 'routing profile' (car, bike etc.) a parameter setting in RC or must this be provided in the GPX file?
Look into RC menu 'Extras' -> 'Options'.
You'll find a section 'Plan routes for...' with different options.
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Thanks Mattias
Problem solved by deselecting the Avoid Highways and Avoid Tolls options (which were producing long routes).
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You're welcome
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