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<h1>pgRouting<a class="headerlink" href="#pgrouting" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<h2>GIS Tools<a class="headerlink" href="#gis-tools" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>pgRouting extends the <a class="reference external" href="postgis_overview.html">PostGIS</a>/<a class="reference external" href="http://www.postgresql.org">PostgreSQL</a> geospatial database to provide geospatial routing functionality.</p>
<p>Advantages of the database routing approach are:</p>
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<li>Data and attributes can be modified by many clients, like <a class="reference external" href="qgis_overview.html">Quantum GIS</a> and <a class="reference external" href="udig_overview.html">uDig</a> through JDBC, ODBC, or directly using Pl/pgSQL. The clients can either be PCs or mobile devices.</li>
<li>Data changes can be reflected instantaneously through the routing engine. There is no need for precalculation.</li>
<li>The “cost” parameter can be dynamically calculated through SQL and its value can come from multiple fields or tables.</li>
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<h3>Core Features<a class="headerlink" href="#core-features" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>pgRouting provides functions for:</p>
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<li>Shortest Path Dikstra: routing algorithm without heuristics</li>
<li>Shortest Path A-Star: routing for large datasets (with heuristics)</li>
<li>Shortest Path Shooting-Star: routing with turn restrictions (with heuristics)</li>
<li>Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP)</li>
<li>Driving Distance calculation (Isolines)</li>
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<h3>Implemented Standards<a class="headerlink" href="#implemented-standards" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
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<li>OGC standards compliant</li>
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<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="http://www.pgrouting.org">http://www.pgrouting.org</a></p>
<p><strong>Licence:</strong> GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2</p>
<p><strong>Software Version:</strong> 1.03 (svn)</p>
<p><strong>Supported Platforms:</strong> Linux, Windows, Mac</p>
<p><strong>API Interfaces:</strong> SQL</p>
<p><strong>Commercial Support:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="http://www.pgrouting.org">http://www.pgrouting.org</a></p>
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