DriveTimeFinda
(UK Data Matrix)

Pre-proccessed drive time matrix for super fast lookups

Overview

A Postcode Drive-Time Matrix is valuable for including in a database or a website for computing the time taken for trips or journeys by road, within a specified region. It can be used to provide quotes for taxi journeys, calculate delivery estimates or help work out the most efficient journey plan.

• Features
  • Derived from high quality Bartholomews 1:200k road vector data.
  • Triangular in format to reduce disk space required.
  • Drive times stored in seconds for easy conversion to unit of your choice.
  • Can be provided in optimised binary format for rapid searching using the provided toolkit.
  • Avaliable as a 'raw' CSV file for those unable to run applications or the lookup toolkit.


• Benefits
  • Calculate the drive time between any two UK postcodes.
  • Estimate delivery charges and prepare quotations quickly based upon journey distances.
  • Obtain results rapidly through lookups rather than calculations.
  • Use the provided lookup tool for optimised search times and automatic postcode validation.
  • Avaliable for use on all platforms with the option of the 'raw' processed data file.
  • Updated once pear year.


• Data
  • Avaliable at different detail levels:
  • Postcode Areas (LS) contains over 7,300 records
  • Postcode Districts (LS2) contains over 4.2 million records.
  • Postcode Secotrs (LS2 9) contains over 42 million records.
  • Also avalible by region (only in 'raw' format):
    • Birmingham (all postcode sectors in the B postcode area) - 25,000 entries.
    • Liverpool (all postcode sectors in the L postcode area) - 77,000 entries.
    • London (includes sectors from BR, CR, DA, E, EC, EN, HA, IG, KT, N, NW, RM, SE, SM, SW, TW, UB, W, WC and WD) - 668,000 entries.
    • Manchester (all postcode sectors in the M postcode area) - 15,700 entries.
    • South-East (includes all sectors from 'London', and from AL, BN, CT, GU, HP, LU, ME, MK, OX, PO, RG, RH, SL, SO and TN) - 3,000,000 entries.


• Technical Information
  • Postcode Matrices are available as an ASCII Text Comma Separated Value (CSV) file in their raw format.
  • The optimised binary file requires the (GMatrix) lookup toolkit which runs in Windows or Linux as is designed in C++ for optimum speed./li>
  • Due to the size of the matrix files, you may be unable to open them in standard applications (Microsoft Excel etc.) and be required to create a lookup utility.
  • Data Sample (Postcode Districts)
    • START,END,ROAD DISTANCE (KM),ROAD DISTANCE (Miles),DRIVE TIME (HRS)
    • AB10,AB10,0.00,0.00,0.00
    • AB11,AB10,3.81,2.37,0.07
    • AB11,AB11,0.00,0.00,0.00
    • AB12,AB10,7.00,4.35,0.11
    • AB12,AB11,8.56,5.32,0.15
    • AB12,AB12,0.00,0.00,0.00
    • AB13,AB10,8.74,5.43,0.16
    • AB13,AB11,12.26,7.62,0.22
    • AB13,AB12,9.47,5.88,0.17


• Pricing and Licencing
  • Licenced on an annual basis
  • Please contact us for a Quote

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