OSRM Course for Beginners w/ Python

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Introduction

Hello everyone, welcome to this course on routing and pathfinding problems. We will focus on using the **OSRM project, which stands for Open Source Routing Machine**.

In this course, you will learn how to use OSRM for various tasks, including:

• Finding the shortest path between two or more points.
• Customizing the profile used by OSRM (e.g., cars, bikes, or foot).
• Solving the **Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP)**.
• And more.

We’ll use Python to interact with the OSRM engine, but you can use any programming language that supports HTTP requests.

Find the source code and example datasets on GitHub:

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Course content

This course includes step-by-step guides on:

1. **Installation process**: Set up OSRM and run it locally.
2. **The route service**: Find the fastest path between locations.
3. **The nearest service**: Snap points to the closest roads.
4. **The table service**: Compute travel times between multiple locations.
5. **The match service**: Map GPS traces to the most likely road paths.
6. **The trip service**: Solve the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP).
7. **Change the global parameters**: Modify the global settings that OSRM uses for its services.

This course gathers all my OSRM tutorials in one place to help you get started quickly.

Good luck!