--- title: "Routing and isochrones" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{Routing and isochrones} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ```{r, include = FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>", fig.width = 6.5, fig.height = 5.5) ``` ```{r setup} library(osmnxr) g <- ox_example("olinda") ``` Routing in `osmnxr` runs in the Rust core (Dijkstra, Yen, multi-source). We use the bundled real network of central Olinda, Brazil, so this runs offline. ## Shortest path by distance Snap two coordinates to the nearest nodes, then route between them: ```{r} orig <- ox_nearest_nodes(g, x = -34.8553, y = -8.0089) dest <- ox_nearest_nodes(g, x = -34.8505, y = -8.0125) route <- ox_shortest_path(g, orig, dest, weight = "length") length(route) # nodes along the route ``` ```{r} route_xy <- sf::st_coordinates(g$nodes)[match(route, g$nodes$osmid), ] plot(g, col = "grey80", lwd = 0.6) lines(route_xy, col = "#b7410e", lwd = 3) points(route_xy[c(1, nrow(route_xy)), ], pch = 19, col = "#0d3b66", cex = 1.2) ``` ## Travel time instead of distance Real routing usually minimises *time*, not distance. Impute free-flow speeds from each road's class, derive per-edge travel times, then route on them (Boeing 2025, `routing` module): ```{r} g <- ox_add_edge_travel_times(g) head(g$edges[c("highway", "length", "speed_kph", "travel_time")]) route_t <- ox_shortest_path(g, orig, dest, weight = "travel_time") identical(route_t, route) # may differ: the fastest route is not always shortest ``` ## Route alternatives `ox_k_shortest_paths()` returns the *k* shortest loopless routes (Yen's algorithm) — useful for comparing options or modelling redundancy: ```{r} ox_k_shortest_paths(g, orig, dest, k = 3, weight = "travel_time") ``` ## Isochrones (service areas) An isochrone is the area reachable from an origin within a budget. With `travel_time` as the weight, cutoffs are in seconds — here, 1- and 2-minute drive-time service areas from a central point: ```{r} centre <- ox_nearest_nodes(g, x = -34.8553, y = -8.0089) iso <- ox_isochrone(g, centre, cutoffs = c(60, 120), weight = "travel_time") iso[c("cutoff", "n_nodes")] ``` ```{r} plot(g, col = "grey85", lwd = 0.6) plot(sf::st_geometry(iso), add = TRUE, border = NA, col = grDevices::adjustcolor(c("#0d3b66", "#2a9d8f"), 0.4)) ``` ## Many-to-many distances For accessibility work you often need a full origin–destination matrix in one call (see the [Accessibility](accessibility.html) article): ```{r} hubs <- ox_nearest_nodes(g, x = c(-34.8553, -34.8505, -34.852), y = c(-8.0089, -8.0125, -8.006)) round(ox_distance_matrix(g, hubs, hubs, weight = "travel_time")) ``` ## References Boeing, G. (2025). Modeling and analyzing urban networks and amenities with OSMnx. *Geographical Analysis*.