Comparing routes

With PTV Map&Guide you can also create two routes or two different variants of a route and compare them with each other. This can help you to optimize the order of the stops on a route. When comparing these two routes, all results (distance, travel time, costs, etc.) are also compared. To compare two routes, proceed as follows:

1. Create a route as described under "Creating a route". It does not matter whether you have the results of the route planning already calculated or just create the list of stops.

2. Then click on the round "plus" symbol next to the header of your route.

   

   This opens a selection option.

   

   You can now decide whether you want to create:

• a copy of the route for editing or

• a new route

Once you have selected one of the two options, a second panel in a different color opens where you can enter/edit the stops of an alternative route.



3. You can now edit the second route with all options (vehicle, calculation mode, stop settings) in the same way as you did with the previous route. You can also continue to edit the first route in parallel.

   If you want to add another stop by clicking on the map, you can use a drop-down switch to specify which of the two routes the stop should be added to.

   

4. Once you have completed both routes, click on the <Results> button for one of the two routes. You will now see

   • on the left side the two routes in list form

   • in the middle the two routes on the map

   • on the right side a comparison of the route details

   For better comparison, the two routes are shown in two different colors in the list view, the map view and the details comparison view. In the details comparison view, the individual aspects are compared with each other using the mathematical symbols "<", ">" and "=". In addition, the more advantageous aspects are highlighted in color.This makes it easier for you to decide which of the two routes best suits your needs.

   

5. In the header of the details comparison view, you can call up the detailed list of the respective individual route by clicking on the corresponding color field.

   

   This also gives you access to the much more detailed representation of the individual route aspects (see "Route details").

Tip: For a better overview when comparing, you can also give your routes names. Enter these in the header of the route planning.

These names are then also transferred to the header of the comparison results.