Travel Roads – Plan Routes With Road Network Optimization

Route4Me’s Road Network Optimization lets you quickly plan routes that cover all roads within a specific area. Simply draw a shape on the map to determine the best way to travel each stretch, and the system will calculate the most efficient route to minimize time and mileage. The Travel Roads feature allows you to focus on specific road types, factoring in speed limits, travel modes, and road conditions. Learn how to use this tool for smarter, more efficient route planning.

Route4Me’s Road Network Optimization lets you plan routes within a defined area by drawing shapes on the map.

 

To plan a route using the Travel Roads feature, click “Operations” in the Navigation Menu and select “Plan New Route“. When prompted to select a route planning method, click the X in the upper right corner of the pop up window.

Open Your Route Planner

Plan routes with Road Network Optimization by drawing a custom area to cover all roads.

 

Then, hover over the Travel Roads button in the Toolbar to open the “Jump to Location on Map” tab. Enter the city or an exact address where you wish to plan a route, using the autocomplete list for quicker, more accurate selection.

Hovers over the Travel Roads button and enters an address using the autocomplete list for accuracy.

 

The green dot next to an entered address means the address has been geocoded with a high degree of confidence.

NOTE: Learn more about how to geocode addresses when planning routes.

A green dot indicates the address has been confidently geocoded.

 

From the map, you can adjust map and zoom settings. You can also access drawing tools by clicking the “Travel Roads” button.

Click on the square to create a square or rectangular shape around a specific area on the map. To define the shape, just click anywhere on the map and drag your cursor to another point on the map.

Alternatively, click the free form pentagon to create a custom shape. To define the shape, click anywhere to establish a point on the map and continue drawing the area point by point. Be sure to connect the first and last points to close the shape.

Click the square to mark travel roads with a rectangle, or use the pentagon to outline custom routes.

 

When finished, the “Choose Travel Mode” window will automatically appear. Enter the route’s name and schedule. In the “Settings” tab, specify how many Drivers you wish to assign to this route. Click “OK” when finished.

NOTE: Learn more about assigning Users and Drivers to routes.

In 'Choose Travel Mode' window, enter the route name, schedule, and number of drivers.

 

Next, enter the departure address in the “Departure Location” window by typing a full or partial address (and selecting from auto-suggestions), or click “Pick Location on Map” to choose an address. Click “OK” when done.

In the 'Departure Location' window, enter a full or partial address, or pick one on the map.

 

Route4Me analyzes road conditions, speed limits, and distance restrictions within the drawn area, then calculates a route that includes all roads matching your selected criteria. You’ll be automatically redirected to your Routes Map where you can view the route. The route will also be available in your Routes List.

Route4Me analyzes road conditions, speed limits, and distance restrictions to calculate routes.

 

 

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About author: Alex Yasko

Alex Yasko is the Go-to-Market Product Manager and Information Architecture Manager at Route4Me. With thousands of hours of experience, Alex specializes in breaking down complex last-mile optimization and routing scenarios into simple, actionable instructions, helping last-mile businesses streamline their operations effortlessly.

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Route4Me has over 40,000 customers globally. Route4Me's Android and iPhone mobile apps have been downloaded over 2 million times since 2009. Extremely easy-to-use, Route4Me's apps create optimized routes, synchronize routes to mobile devices, enable communication with drivers and customers, offer turn-by-turn directions, delivery confirmation, and more. Behind the scenes, Route4Me's operational optimization platform combines high-performance algorithms with data science, machine learning, and big data to plan, optimize, and analyze routes of almost any size in real-time.