ROUTING IN MAPPING SYSTEMS
A method may include receiving a start location and an end location for determining a route, determining an areal feature for at least one of inclusion or exclusion in determining the route, determining the route based on the areal feature, and providing the determined route.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving a start location and an end location for determining a route;
determining an areal feature for at least one of inclusion or exclusion in determining the route;
determining the route based on the areal feature; and
providing the determined route.
2 . The method of claim 1 , where the areal feature corresponds to a geographic area.
3 . The method of claim 1 , where the areal feature includes at least one of a municipal area, a downtown area, an urban area, a public or national park, a city, a county, a state, a forested area, or a geographic feature.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the route based on at least one of a shortest route criterion or a quickest route criterion.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the route based on a type of road.
6 . The method of claim 1 , where the providing comprises displaying the route.
7 . The method of claim 6 , where the displayed route indicates the areal feature by a marker.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a user selection of the areal feature.
9 . A system comprising:
one or more components to:
receive a start location and an end location for determining a route;
receive an areal feature to be utilized for determining the route;
determine the route based on the start location, the end location and the areal feature; and
output the determined route.
10 . The system of claim 9 , where the system comprises a user device.
11 . The system of claim 9 , where the areal feature can be at least one of an inclusionary areal feature or an exclusionary areal feature.
12 . The system of claim 9 , where the one or more components are further configured to:
receive a route selection criterion, where the route selection criterion includes at least one of a quickest route, a shortest route, a type of road, or a time of arrival.
13 . The system of claim 9 , where the areal feature includes one or more parameters that are user configurable.
14 . A computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by a processor, the computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for:
determining a start location and an end location for calculating a route;
receiving a route selection criterion;
receiving a selection of an areal feature;
calculating the route based on the start location, the end location, the route selection criterion and the areal feature; and
providing the determined route.
15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , where the areal feature is either included or excluded from the determined route.
16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising one or more instructions for providing a user interface for selecting the areal feature.
17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , where the start location is determined based on a location-identifying system.
18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , where the areal feature corresponds to a geographic area.
19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , where the route selection criterion includes one of a shortest route, a quickest route, a type of road, or by a certain time.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , where the providing includes displaying the determined route.