Navi Studio Technical Specifications
CloudMade's Navi Studio includes a set of modular components that let developers build uniquely customized turn-by-turn navigation applications on any connected platform.
Route With Confidence
At the core of Navi Studio is the NavEngine webservice, a server side component that delivers accurate routes across vast road networks with breathtaking speed. Some of the features of the navigation web service are highlighted below:
Lightning fast route calculations
are made possible by an advanced routing algorithm designed to run
on CloudMade's scalable server infrastructure.
Detailed route response information lets drivers navigate safely and with confidence. Developers will find the detailed route information contains everything needed to create rich user interfaces:
- Route vector as a set of latitude and longitude pairs
- Journey information including total distance, total time and estimated time of arrival
- Leg information including road name, speed limit and time to next waypoint
- Route guidance information including upcoming manouvers with detailed instructions available in 10 different languages
Create multi-stop journeys that have an unlimited number of transit points.
Re-route instantly with onboard re-routing. Wrong turns can cause big problems for drivers using offboard navigation services - not with Navi Studio. When a route is requested, the NavEngine returns a complete set of routes that let the driver make a wrong turn at any intersection and be instantly routed back onto the route. The full route information is available on the device so even if the driver makes a wrong turn in an area of poor network connectivity they will be returned to their route quickly and safely.
Avoid road segments that may be congested with traffic or obstructed by roadworks. Drivers can choose to avoid any length of an upcoming road, avoiding traffic jams, roadworks or other unexpected obstructions with one click.
Create Fast, Responsive User Experiences
Navigation demands a fast, responsive user experience that can only be achieved using vector data.
CloudMade's Vector Stream Server has been created with the needs of Navigation developers in mind and delivers rich vector data in either SVG or JSON formats that can be rendered on mobile devices.
The Most Up-to Date Maps Available
One of the most common problems facing navigation developers is out-of-date maps that are missing roads, turns, junctions and even entire housing estates. The maps available to Navi Studio developers are the most up-to-date maps in the world. Maps are updated on a weekly basis, so your users benefit from the very latest maps meaning less frustrating journeys and more satisfaction.
An Intuitive Developer Friendly API
Navi Studio's powerful services can be accessed through an intuitive, easy to use set of RESTful APIs that let developers get to grips with navigation application development in next to no time. Developers can learn more about Navi Studio's NavEngine routing API and the Vector Stream Server API.