[Feature Request] Google Distance Matrix API support

[kirantpatil]

I would like to make use of google distance matrix api to get the time to travel for the route which includes traffic duration of traffic.

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/

How can we achieve it ?

Sample API output:

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/distancematrix/json?origins=MajesticBengaluru&destinations=RajajinagarBengaluru&departure_time=1479294521&mode=driving&key=xxxxxxxxxx

{
   "destination_addresses" : [ "Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India" ],
   "origin_addresses" : [ "Majestic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India" ],
   "rows" : [
      {
         "elements" : [
            {
               "distance" : {
                  "text" : "3.7 km",
                  "value" : 3745
               },
               "duration" : {
                  "text" : "13 mins",
                  "value" : 756
               },
               "duration_in_traffic" : {
                  "text" : "14 mins",
                  "value" : 832
               },
               "status" : "OK"
            }
         ]
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK"
}

Thanks.

[tananaev]

We would need a more open alternative before we can implement it.

[kirantpatil]

I don't think we have much alternative except following, found in https://github.com/perliedman/leaflet-routing-machine.

Find the way from A to B on a Leaflet map. The plugin supports multiple backends:

OSRM - builtin and used by default
Mapbox Directions API - builtin with the class L.Routing.Mapbox
GraphHopper - through plugin lrm-graphopper
Mapzen Valhalla - through plugin lrm-valhalla
TomTom Online Routing API - through plugin lrm-tomtom by Mathias Rohnstock

[tananaev]

I'm sure there are alternatives based on OSM data.

[kirantpatil]

@tananaev: How about using http://opentraffic.io/ ?

[tananaev]

The link that you provided doesn't have much information.

[kirantpatil]

closing this issue.