Routing

The following table lists the configuration options for Get Travel Directions.

Table 1. Get Travel Directions Configuration Options
Option	Description
Database	The name of the database that contains the data to use in the search process. Use a valid routing database resource name defined in the Resources section of the Management Console. For more information, see the Creating a Routing Database Resource
Optimize by	Specifies whether Get Travel Directions should find the shortest distance or the shortest time. One of the following: Shortest Time Optimize by shortest time traveled. Default. Shortest Distance Optimize by shortest distance traveled.
Coordinate system	The coordinate system of the input coordinates. For more information on EPSG codes, see www.spatialreference.org. To retrieve a list of supported codespaces for EPSG, you can submit the SOAP request List Supported CoordSys by Code Space from the Geometry Service Demo page at `http://<server>:<port>/Spatial/GeometryService/DemoPage.html`.
Coordinate format	Specifies the format of latitude/longitude coordinates in the input. Note: Use this option only if you specify a Latitude/Longitude coordinate system. If the coordinate system is not a Latitude/Longitude coordinate system, set the coordinate format to Decimal. One of the following: Decimal (90.000000, 180.000000). Default. Decimal Assumed (90000000, 180000000). Degrees-Minutes-Seconds (90 00 00N, 180 00 00W) Pre-Zero (090000000N, 180000000W) Pre-Zero Decimal (090.000000N, 180.000000W)
Directions style	Specifies how directions should be returned. One of the following: Normal Return directions in a normal format. Default. Terse Return directions in a terse format. Terse directions are more suitable for wireless devices.
Distance units	Specifies how Get Travel Directions should return distance values. One of the following: Feet Return distance in feet. Kilometers Return distance in kilometers. Meters Return distance in meters. Miles Return distance in miles. Default. Yards Return distance in yards.
Time units	Specifies how Get Travel Directions should return time. One of the following: Hours Return time in hours. Minutes Return time in minutes. Default. Seconds Return time in seconds. Milliseconds Return time in milliseconds.
Focus	Specifies the focus of the route. A focused route is a subset of the whole route that concentrates on either the beginning or end of the route. A route focused at the start will route the user from their origin to (and including) the first major highway. A route focused at the end will route the user from the last major highway in the route (including that highway) to the destination. If there are no major highways in the route, the focused route will be the same as an unfocused route. One of the following: Start Return just the start of the route. End Return just the end of the route. None Return the whole route. Default.
Historic traffic time bucket	Specifies whether the routing calculation uses the historic traffic speeds. These speeds are based on different time-of-day buckets. The data must have historic traffic speeds included in order to use this feature. The data for each country/region has the same bucket definitions, where the speeds for these bucket values may vary. The options are: None The default value. Historic traffic data is not used in the calculation. Instead an averaged speed value is used. AMPeak Calculate routes with the peak AM speeds. The AMPeak time bucket is from 07:00 to 10:00hr time of day. PMPeak Calculate routes with the peak PM speeds. The PMPeak time bucket is from 16:00 to 19:00hr time of day. Off-Peak Calculate routes with the off peak (daytime) speeds. The OffPeak time bucket is from 10:00 to 16:00hr time of day. Night Calculate routes with the nighttime speeds. The Night time bucket is from 22:00 to 04:00hr time of day.
Optimize intermediate points	Specifies whether Get Travel Directions re-orders the intermediate points in an optimal manner during route computation.
localRoadsLoadFactor	Specifies the number of local roads that can be loaded into memory during route or matrix calculation. The number of roads that can load is directly proportional to the value selected in the parameter where 1 is the minimum and 3 is the maximum value. Valid values can be 1,2, or 3. The default is 1. See Local Roads Load Factor for a detailed description and impact of the parameter on routing or matrix calculation. Note: The parameter does not accept decimal values.