Model captura la configuración y las restricciones de toda la solicitud, incluidos Shipments y Vehicles.
Los envíos representan tareas o envíos reales que incluyen VisitRequests de retiro y entrega. Los envíos tienen parámetros de configuración y restricciones locales.
Los vehículos representan vehículos, conductores o personal. Los vehículos también tienen parámetros de configuración y restricciones locales.
Las propiedades de cada entidad describen parte de un problema de optimización en un nivel de detalle particular. Las restricciones generales del modelo se aplican a todos los envíos y vehículos, mientras que las restricciones y propiedades especificadas en los envíos o vehículos son específicas de un solo envío o vehículo.
Para obtener documentación completa sobre cada tipo de mensaje, consulta la documentación de referencia de los mensajes ShipmentModel (REST, gRPC), Shipment (REST, gRPC) y Vehicle (REST, gRPC).
OptimizeToursRequest propiedades
Algunas propiedades de uso común del mensaje OptimizeToursRequest de nivel superior (REST, gRPC) incluyen las siguientes:
searchMode indica si se debe devolver la primera solución que satisfaga las restricciones especificadas o si se debe buscar la mejor solución posible dentro de un plazo determinado.
considerRoadTraffic determina si se usa el tráfico en tiempo real para la planificación de rutas y la estimación de la ETA.
populateTransitionPolylines determina si se muestran o no polilíneas de rutas y tokens de rutas en la respuesta.
Propiedades del modelo
Algunas propiedades de uso común del mensaje ShipmentModel (REST, gRPC) incluyen las siguientes:
globalStartTime representa la hora de inicio más temprana de las rutas en todos los vehículos y envíos. Ningún vehículo puede iniciar sus primeras transiciones y envíos antes de esta hora.
globalEndTime representa la hora de finalización más reciente de las rutas en todos los vehículos y envíos. Todos los envíos y las transiciones asignados deben completarse antes de esta hora.
Propiedades del envío
Algunas propiedades de uso común del mensaje Shipment (REST, gRPC) incluyen las siguientes:
pickups[] y deliveries[] representan los lugares donde se puede retirar o dejar un envío. Las propiedades pickups[] y deliveries[] usan el mensaje VisitRequest (REST, gRPC).
loadDemands representa la carga necesaria para que un vehículo complete un envío. La propiedad load_limits (REST, gRPC) correspondiente a los vehículos representa la cantidad de carga que un vehículo puede transportar a la vez.
Obtén más información sobre la carga en Load Demands and Limits.
penalty_cost representa el costo en el que se incurre si se omite un envío. Obtén más información sobre los costos en Parámetros del modelo de costos.
Propiedades del vehículo
Algunas propiedades de uso común del mensaje Vehicle (REST, gRPC) incluyen las siguientes:
startLocation representa el lugar donde un vehículo debe comenzar su ruta. Esta propiedad es opcional. Si no se especifica, la ruta del vehículo comienza en la ubicación de su primer envío asignado.
endLocation representa el lugar donde un vehículo debe finalizar su ruta. Esta propiedad es opcional. Si no se especifica, la ruta del vehículo finaliza en la ubicación de su último envío asignado.
startTimeWindows[] representa el momento en que un vehículo puede comenzar su ruta. Esta propiedad es opcional.
endTimeWindows[] representa cuándo un vehículo puede comenzar y finalizar su ruta.
Ambas propiedades son opcionales.
loadLimits representa la capacidad del vehículo disponible para satisfacer las demandas de carga de los envíos. Obtén más información sobre los límites y las demandas de carga en Límites y demandas de carga.
Un ejemplo de solicitud completa en formato JSON se ve de la siguiente manera:
OptimizeTours y BatchOptimizeTours consumen mensajes de solicitud como el ejemplo anterior, pero de diferentes maneras. Antes de realizar una solicitud de Route Optimization, es importante que comprendas la diferencia entre los dos métodos:
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Functionality varies by region. [Learn more](/maps/comms/eea/faq).\n\nAs briefly described in [Route Optimization Overview](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/overview), a basic request\nconsists of **Model** , **Shipments** , and **Vehicles** as required entities:\n\n- **Model** captures settings and constraints for the entire request, inclusive of both `Shipments` and `Vehicles`.\n- **Shipments** represent tasks or actual shipments that include pickup and delivery `VisitRequest`s. Shipments have local settings and constraints.\n- **Vehicles** represent vehicles, drivers, or personnel. Vehicles also have local settings and constraints.\n\nEach entity's properties describe part of an optimization problem at a\nparticular level of granularity. Model-wide constraints are applied to all\nshipments and vehicles, while constraints and properties specified on shipments\nor vehicles are specific to a single shipment or vehicle.\n\nFor complete documentation on each message type, see the reference documentation\nfor `ShipmentModel` ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.ShipmentModel)), `Shipment` ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel#Shipment), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Shipment)),\nand `Vehicle` ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel#Vehicle), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Vehicle)) messages.\n\n`OptimizeToursRequest` properties\n---------------------------------\n\nSome commonly used properties of the top-level `OptimizeToursRequest` message\n([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/projects/optimizeTours), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.OptimizeToursRequest)) include the following:\n\n- `searchMode` indicates whether to return the first solution that satisfies specified constraints or find the best possible solution within a set deadline.\n- `considerRoadTraffic` determines whether or not live traffic is used for routing and ETA estimation.\n- `populateTransitionPolylines` determines whether or not route polylines and route tokens are returned in the response.\n\nModel properties\n----------------\n\nSome commonly used properties of the `ShipmentModel` message ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel),\n[gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.ShipmentModel)) include:\n\n- `globalStartTime` represents the earliest start time of routes across all vehicles and shipments. No vehicle may start its first transitions and shipments before this time.\n- `globalEndTime` represents the latest end time of routes across all vehicles and shipments. All assigned shipments and transitions must be complete before this time.\n\nShipment properties\n-------------------\n\nSome commonly used properties of the `Shipment` message ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel#Shipment), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Shipment))\ninclude:\n\n- `pickups[]` and `deliveries[]` represent where a shipment can be picked up or dropped off. `pickups[]` and `deliveries[]` properties both use the `VisitRequest` message ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel#VisitRequest), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Shipment.VisitRequest)).\n- `loadDemands` represent the load required for a vehicle to complete a shipment. Vehicles' corresponding `load_limits` ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel#Vehicle.FIELDS.load_limits), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Vehicle.FIELDS.repeated.google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Vehicle.LoadLimitsEntry.google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Vehicle.load_limits)) property represents how much load a vehicle can accommodate at one time. Read more about load in [Load Demands and Limits](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/load-demands-limits).\n- `penalty_cost` represents the cost incurred if a shipment is skipped. Read more on costs in [Cost Model Parameters](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/cost-model).\n\nVehicle properties\n------------------\n\nSome commonly used properties of the `Vehicle` message ([REST](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rest/v1/ShipmentModel#Vehicle), [gRPC](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/reference/rpc/google.maps.routeoptimization.v1#google.maps.routeoptimization.v1.Vehicle))\ninclude:\n\n- `startLocation` represents where a vehicle must start its route. This property is optional. If not specified, the vehicle's route starts at the location of its first assigned shipment.\n- `endLocation` represents where a vehicle must end its route. This property is optional. If not specified, the vehicle's route ends at the location of its last assigned shipment.\n- `startTimeWindows[]` represents when a vehicle can start its route. This property is optional.\n- `endTimeWindows[]` represents when a vehicle can start and end its route. Both properties are optional.\n- `loadLimits` represent the vehicle's capacity available to meet shipments' load demands. Read more about load demands and limits in [Load Demands and\n Limits](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/load-demands-limits).\n\nA complete example request in JSON format looks like: \n\n {\n \"model\": {\n \"shipments\": [\n {\n \"pickups\": [\n {\n \"arrivalLocation\": {\n \"latitude\": 37.73881799999999,\n \"longitude\": -122.4161\n }\n }\n ],\n \"deliveries\": [\n {\n \"arrivalLocation\": {\n \"latitude\": 37.79581,\n \"longitude\": -122.4218856\n }\n }\n ]\n }\n ],\n \"vehicles\": [\n {\n \"startLocation\": {\n \"latitude\": 37.73881799999999,\n \"longitude\": -122.4161\n },\n \"endLocation\": {\n \"latitude\": 37.73881799999999,\n \"longitude\": -122.4161\n },\n \"costPerKilometer\": 1.0\n }\n ],\n \"globalStartTime\": \"2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z\",\n \"globalEndTime\": \"2024-02-14T06:00:00.000Z\"\n }\n }\n\n`OptimizeTours` and `BatchOptimizeTours` both consume request messages like the\nexample above, but in different ways. Before making a Route Optimization\nrequest, it's important to understand the difference between the two methods:\n\n[Comparing OptimizeTours and BatchOptimizeTours](/maps/documentation/route-optimization/sync-vs-async)"]]