stplanr (version 0.2.4)

route_cyclestreet: Plan a single route with CycleStreets.net

Description

Provides an R interface to the CycleStreets.net cycle planning API, a route planner made by cyclists for cyclists. The function returns a SpatialLinesDataFrame object representing the an estimate of the fastest, quietest or most balance route. Currently only works for the United Kingdom and part of continental Europe, though other areas may be requested by contacting CycleStreets. See https://www.cyclestreets.net/api/for more information.

Usage

route_cyclestreet(from, to, plan = "fastest", silent = TRUE, pat = NULL,
  base_url = "https://www.cyclestreets.net", reporterrors = TRUE,
  save_raw = "FALSE")

Arguments

from

Text string or coordinates (a numeric vector of length = 2 representing latitude and longitude) representing a point on Earth.

to

Text string or coordinates (a numeric vector of length = 2 representing latitude and longitude) representing a point on Earth. This represents the destination of the trip.

plan

Text strong of either "fastest" (default), "quietest" or "balanced"

silent

Logical (default is FALSE). TRUE hides request sent.

pat

The API key used. By default this is set to NULL and this is usually aquired automatically through a helper, api_pat().

base_url

The base url from which to construct API requests (with default set to main server)

reporterrors

Boolean value (TRUE/FALSE) indicating if cyclestreets (TRUE by default). should report errors (FALSE by default).

save_raw

Boolean value which returns raw list from the json if TRUE (FALSE by default).

Details

This function uses the online routing service CycleStreets.net to find routes suitable for cyclists between origins and destinations. Requires an internet connection, a CycleStreets.net API key and origins and destinations within the UK (and various areas beyond) to run.

Note that if from and to are supplied as character strings (instead of lon/lat pairs), Google's geo-coding services are used via geo_code().

You need to have an api key for this code to run. Loading a locally saved copy of the api key text string before running the function, for example, will ensure it is available on any computer:

mytoken <- readLines("~/Dropbox/dotfiles/cyclestreets-api-key-rl") Sys.setenv(CYCLESTREET = mytoken)

if you want the API key to be available in future sessions, set it using the .Renviron file e.g. on Linux machines in bash via:

echo "CYCLESTREET=f3fe3d078ac34737" >> ~/.Renviron

Read more about the .Renviron here: ?.Renviron

See Also

line2route

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# }
# NOT RUN {
from = c(-1.55, 53.80) # geo_code("leeds")
to = c(-1.76, 53.80) # geo_code("bradford uk")
json_output = route_cyclestreet(from = from, to = to, plan = "quietest", save_raw = TRUE)
str(json_output) # what does cyclestreets give you?
rf_lb <- route_cyclestreet(from, to, plan = "fastest")
rf_lb@data
plot(rf_lb)
(rf_lb$length / (1000 * 1.61)) / # distance in miles
  (rf_lb$time / (60 * 60)) # time in hours - average speed here: ~8mph
# Plan a 'balanced' route from Pedaller's Arms to the University of Leeds
rb_pa <- route_cyclestreet("Pedaller's Arms, Leeds", "University of Leeds, UK", "balanced")
# }
# NOT RUN {
# }