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A simple command to calculate travel distance and travel time

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  • Sylvain Weber

    (University of Neuchatel)

  • Martin Péclat

    (University of Neuchatel)

Abstract

Obtaining the routing distance between two addresses should not be a hassle with current technology. Unfortunately, this is more complicated than it first seems. Recently, several commands have been implemented for this purpose (traveltime, traveltime3, mqtime, osrmtime), but most of them became obso- lete only a few months after their introduction or appear complicated to use. In this article, we introduce the community-contributed command georoute, which retrieves travel distance and travel time between two points defined either by their addresses or by their geographical coordinates. Compared with other existing com- mands, it is simple to use, efficient in terms of computational speed, and versatile regarding the information that can be provided as input. Copyright 2017 by StataCorp LP.

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  • Sylvain Weber & Martin Péclat, 2017. "A simple command to calculate travel distance and travel time," Stata Journal, StataCorp LLC, vol. 17(4), pages 962-971, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsj:stataj:v:17:y:2017:i:4:p:962-971
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    JEL classification:

    • C87 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Econometric Software
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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