Job request

Finding the closest hospital to an accident, the closest police cars to a crime scene, and the closest store to a customer's address are examples of problems that can be solved using the Closest facility service. When finding the closest facilities, you can specify how many to find and whether the direction of travel is toward or away from them. Once you've found the closest facilities, you can display the best route to or from them and include the travel time, travel distance, and driving directions to each facility. The service can use current traffic conditions when determining the best routes. You can also specify an impedance cutoff beyond which the service will not search for a facility. For instance, you can set up a Closest facility service to search for hospitals within a 15-minute drive time of the site of an accident. Any hospitals that take longer than 15 minutes to reach will not be included in the results. The hospitals are referred to as facilities, and the accident is referred to as an incident. The service allows you to perform multiple closest facility analyses simultaneously. This means you can have multiple incidents and find the closest facility or facilities to each incident.

Request URL

The Closest facility service supports direct request and job request. You can choose a request type based on the size of the problem you are trying to solve.

To learn more about the direct request, see Direct request documentation.

You can make a job request to the Closest facility service using the following form:

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/submitJob?parameters

Request parameters

The closest facility request takes the following parameters. You must always include values for the required parameters in your requests. The optional parameters have default values that are used when not specified in the request.

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Required parameters

incidents

Use this parameter to specify one or more locations from which the service searches for the nearby locations. These locations are referred to as incidents.

The incidents parameter can be specified using a JSON structure that references a set of point features. The property is optional; however, the JSON structure must specify either the url or features property:

• url —Specify a REST query request to any ArcGIS Server feature, map, or geoprocessing service that returns a JSON feature set.

• features —Specify an array of features.

  Each feature in the features array represents an incident and contains the following properties:

  • geometry —Specify the input point geometry containing x and y properties along with the spatialReference property. If the spatialReference property is defined for the entire JSON, you don't need to define this property for each geometry. Doing so reduces the size of the input JSON if the input has many features and improves performance. This property is not required if the coordinates are in the default spatial reference, WGS84. If the coordinates are in a different spatial reference, you must specify the spatial reference's well-known ID (WKID). See Using spatial references to look up WKID values.

  • attributes —Specify each attribute as a key-value pair in which the key is the name of a given field, and the value is the attribute value for the corresponding field.

Attributes for incidents

When specifying the incidents, you can set properties for each—such as its name or service time—using the following attributes:

• Name

  The name of the incident. The name is used in the driving directions. If the name is not specified, a unique name prefixed with Location is automatically generated in the output routes and directions.

• ID

  A unique identifier for the incident. The identifier is included in the output routes (as the IncidentID field) and can help join additional information from the output routes, such as the total travel time or total distance, to attributes from your incidents or vice versa. If the ID isn't specified, the service automatically generates a unique identifier for each incident.

• AdditionalTime

  The amount of time spent at the incident, which is added to the total time of the route. The default value is 0.

  The units for this attribute value are specified by the measurement_units parameter. The attribute value is included in the analysis only when the measurement units are time based.

  If you are finding the closest fire stations to fire incidents to estimate response times, for example, the AdditionalTime attribute can store the amount of time it takes firefighters to hook up their equipment at the location of the incident before they can begin fighting the fire.

• AdditionalDistance

  The extra distance traveled at the incident, which is added to the total distance of the route. The default value is 0.

  The units for this attribute value are specified by the measurement_units parameter. The attribute value is included in the analysis only when the measurement units are distance based.

  Generally, the location of an incident, such as a home, isn't exactly on the street; it is set back somewhat from the road. This attribute value can be used to model the distance between the incident location and its location on the street if it is important to include that distance in the total travel distance.

• AdditionalCost

  The extra cost spent at the incident, which is added to the total cost of the route. The default value is 0.

  This attribute value should be used when the travel mode for the analysis uses an impedance attribute that is neither time based nor distance based The units for the attribute values are interpreted to be in unknown units.

• TargetFacilityCount

  The number of facilities that need to be found for the given incident. This field allows you to specify a different number of facilities to find for each incident. For example, using this field you can find the three closest facilities from one incident and the two closest facilities from another incident.

• Cutoff

  The impedance value at which to stop searching for facilities from a given incident. This attribute allows you to specify a different cutoff value for each incident. For example, using this attribute you can search for facilities within five minutes travel time from one incident and search for facilities within eight minutes travel time from another incident.

• CurbApproach

  Specifies the direction a vehicle may arrive at and depart from the incident. The field value is specified as one of the following integers (use the numeric code, not the name in parentheses):

  One of the integers listed in the Coded value column in the following table must be specified as a value of this attribute. The values in the Setting column are the descriptive names for CurbApproach attribute values that you may have seen when using the ArcGIS Network Analyst extension software.

  Setting	Coded value	Description
  Either side of vehicle	0	The vehicle can approach and depart the incident in either direction, so a U-turn is allowed at the incident. This setting can be chosen if it is possible and desirable for a vehicle to turn around at the incident. This decision may depend on the width of the road and the amount of traffic or whether the location has a parking lot where vehicles can pull in and turn around. All arrival and departure combinations are allowed with the Either side of vehicle curb approach.
  Right side of vehicle	1	When the vehicle approaches and departs the incident, the incident must be on the right side of the vehicle. A U-turn is prohibited. This is typically used for vehicles such as buses that must arrive with the bus stop on the right side. The allowed arrival and departure combination for the Right side of vehicle curb approach is shown.
  Left side of vehicle	2	When the vehicle approaches and departs the incident, the incident must be on the left side of the vehicle. A U-turn is prohibited. This is typically used for vehicles such as buses that must arrive with the bus stop on the left side. The allowed arrival and departure combination for the Left side of vehicle curb approach is shown.
  No U-Turn	3	When the vehicle approaches the incident, the incident can be on either side of the vehicle; however, when it departs, the vehicle must continue in the same direction it arrived. A U-turn is prohibited. The allowed arrival and departure combinations for the No U-Turn curb approach are shown.

  The CurbApproach attribute is designed to work with both types of national driving standards: right-hand traffic (United States) and left-hand traffic (United Kingdom). First, consider an incident on the left side of a vehicle. It is always on the left side regardless of whether the vehicle travels on the left or right half of the road. What may change with national driving standards is your decision to approach an incident from one of two directions, that is, so it ends up on the right or left side of the vehicle. For example, if you want to arrive at an incident and not have a lane of traffic between the vehicle and the incident, choose 1 (Right side of vehicle) in the United States and 2 (Left side of vehicle) in the United Kingdom.

  

  

• Bearing

  The direction in which a point is moving. The units are degrees and are measured clockwise from true north. This field is used in conjunction with the BearingTol field.

  Bearing data is usually sent automatically from a mobile device equipped with a GPS receiver. Try to include bearing data if you are loading an input location that is moving, such as a pedestrian or a vehicle.

  Using this field tends to prevent adding locations to the wrong edges, which can occur when a vehicle is near an intersection or an overpass, for example. Bearing also helps the tool determine on which side of the street the point is.

  Learn more about bearing and bearing tolerance

• BearingTol

  The bearing tolerance value creates a range of acceptable bearing values when locating moving points on an edge using the Bearing field. If the Bearing field value is within the range of acceptable values that are generated from the bearing tolerance on an edge, the point can be added as a network location there; otherwise, the closest point on the next-nearest edge is evaluated.

  The units are in degrees, and the default value is 30. Values must be greater than 0 and less than 180. A value of 30 means that when Network Analyst attempts to add a network location on an edge, a range of acceptable bearing values is generated 15 degrees to either side of the edge (left and right) and in both digitized directions of the edge.

  Learn more about bearing and bearing tolerance

• NavLatency

  This field is only used in the solve process if the Bearing and BearingTol fields also have values; however, entering a NavLatency field value is optional, even when values are present in Bearing and BearingTol . NavLatency indicates how much cost is expected to elapse from the moment GPS information is sent from a moving vehicle to a server and the moment the processed route is received by the vehicle's navigation device.

  The units of NavLatency are the same as the units of the impedance attribute.

Syntax examples for incidents

The following is the syntax for specifying incidents using a JSON structure for features:

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": <wkid>,
    "latestWkid": <wkid>
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  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x1>,
        "y": <y1>
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      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value11>,
        "<field2>": <value12>
      }
    },
    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x2>,
        "y": <y2>
      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value21>,
        "<field2>": <value22>
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The following is the syntax for specifying incidents using a URL returning a JSON response:

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Examples for incidents

Example 1: Specifying incidents in the spatial reference of the network dataset, WGS84, using a JSON structure. The example shows how to specify some attributes for the incidents.

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  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 4326
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    {
      "geometry": {
        "y": 51.5254,
        "x": -0.1891
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      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Incident 1",
        "ID": "C100045",
        "AdditionalTime": 5,
        "CurbApproach": 0
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      "geometry": {
        "y": 51.5353,
        "x": -0.1744
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      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Incident 2",
        "ID": "F100086",
        "AdditionalTime": 10,
        "CurbApproach": 0
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Example 2: Specifying incidents in the Web Mercator spatial reference using a JSON structure

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 102100
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  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "y": -5192521.476,
        "x": -2698533.989
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      "attributes": {
        "Name": "123 Main St",
        "ID": "200156",
        "AdditionalDistance": 300
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      "geometry": {
        "y": -5191915.261,
        "x": -2697821.094
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      "attributes": {
        "Name": "845 Cypress Ave",
        "ID": "300242",
        "AdditionalDistance": 250
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  ]
}

Example 3: Specifying incidents using a URL

The URL makes a query for a few features from a map service. A URL querying features from a feature service can also be specified.

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facilities

Use this parameter to specify one or more locations that are searched for when finding the closest location. These locations are referred to as facilities.

The facilities parameter can be specified using a JSON structure that references a set of point features. The property is optional; however, the JSON structure must specify either the url or features property:

• url —Specify a REST query request to any ArcGIS Server feature, map, or geoprocessing service that returns a JSON feature set.

• features —Specify an array of features.

  Each feature in the features array represents a facility and contains the following properties:

  • geometry —Specify the input point geometry containing x and y properties along with the spatialReference property. If the spatialReference property is defined for the entire JSON, you don't need to define this property for each geometry. Doing so reduces the size of the input JSON if the input has many features and improves performance. This property is not required if the coordinates are in the default spatial reference, WGS84. If the coordinates are in a different spatial reference, you must specify the spatial reference's well-known ID (WKID). See Using spatial references to look up WKID values.

  • attributes —Specify each attribute as a key-value pair in which the key is the name of a given field, and the value is the attribute value for the corresponding field.

Attributes for facilities

When specifying the facilities, you can set properties for each—such as its name or service time—using the following attributes:

• Name

  The name of the facility. The name is used in the driving directions. If the name is not specified, a unique name prefixed with Location is automatically generated in the output routes and directions.

• ID

  A unique identifier for the facility. The identifier is included in the output routes and the output closest facilities as FacilityID fields. The FacilityID field can be used to join additional information from the output routes, such as the total travel time or total distance, to attributes from your facilities. If the ID isn't specified, the service automatically generates a unique identifier for each facility.

• AdditionalTime

  The amount of time spent at the facility, which is added to the total time of the route. The default value is 0.

  The units for this attribute value are specified by the measurement_units parameter. The attribute value is included in the analysis only when the measurement units are time based.

  If you are finding the closest fire stations to fire incidents, for example, AdditionalTime can store the time it takes a crew to don the appropriate protective equipment and exit the fire station.

• AdditionalDistance

  The extra distance traveled at the facility, which is added to the total distance of the route. The default value is 0.

  The units for this attribute value are specified by the measurement_units parameter. The attribute value is included in the analysis only when the measurement units are distance based.

  Generally, the location of a facility, such as a fire station, isn't exactly on the street; it is set back somewhat from the road. AdditionalDistance can model the distance between the facility location and its location on the street if it is important to include that distance in the total travel distance.

• AdditionalCost

  The extra cost spent at the facility, which is added to the total cost of the route. The default value is 0.

  This attribute value should be used when the travel mode for the analysis uses an impedance attribute that is neither time based nor distance based The units for the attribute values are interpreted to be in unknown units.

• CutOff

  The impedance value at which to stop searching for incidents from a given facility. This attribute allows you to specify a different cutoff value for each facility. For example, using this attribute you can search for incidents within five minutes of travel time from one facility and search for incidents within eight minutes of travel time from another facility.

• CurbApproach

  Specifies the direction a vehicle may arrive at and depart from the facility.

  One of the integers listed in the Coded value column in the following table must be specified as a value of this attribute. The values in the Setting column are the descriptive names for CurbApproach attribute values that you may have seen when using the ArcGIS Network Analyst extension software.

  Setting	Coded value	Description
  Either side of vehicle	0	The vehicle can approach and depart the facility in either direction, so a U-turn is allowed at the facility. This setting can be chosen if it is possible and desirable for a vehicle to turn around at the facility. This decision may depend on the width of the road and the amount of traffic or whether the facility has a parking lot where vehicles can pull in and turn around. All arrival and departure combinations are allowed with the Either side of vehicle curb approach.
  Right side of vehicle	1	When the vehicle approaches and departs the facility, the facility must be on the right side of the vehicle. A U-turn is prohibited. This is typically used for vehicles such as buses that must arrive with the bus stop on the right-hand side. The allowed arrival and departure combination for the Right side of vehicle curb approach is shown.
  Left side of vehicle	2	When the vehicle approaches and departs the facility, the facility must be on the left side of the vehicle. A U-turn is prohibited. This is typically used for vehicles such as buses that must arrive with the bus stop on the left side. The allowed arrival and departure combination for the Left side of vehicle curb approach is shown.
  No U-Turn	3	When the vehicle approaches the facility, the facility can be on either side of the vehicle; however, when it departs, the vehicle must continue in the same direction it arrived. A U-turn is prohibited. The allowed arrival and departure combinations for the No U-Turn curb approach are shown.

  The CurbApproach attribute is designed to work with both types of national driving standards: right-hand traffic (United States) and left-hand traffic (United Kingdom). First, consider an incident on the left side of a vehicle. It is always on the left side regardless of whether the vehicle travels on the left or right half of the road. What may change with national driving standards is your decision to approach an incident from one of two directions, that is, so it ends up on the right or left side of the vehicle. For example, if you want to arrive at an incident and not have a lane of traffic between the vehicle and the incident, choose 1 (Right side of vehicle) in the United States and 2 (Left side of vehicle) in the United Kingdom.

  

  

• Bearing

  The direction in which a point is moving. The units are degrees and are measured clockwise from true north. This field is used in conjunction with the BearingTol field.

  Bearing data is usually sent automatically from a mobile device equipped with a GPS receiver. Try to include bearing data if you are loading an input location that is moving, such as a pedestrian or a vehicle.

  Using this field tends to prevent adding locations to the wrong edges, which can occur when a vehicle is near an intersection or an overpass, for example. Bearing also helps the tool determine on which side of the street the point is.

  Learn more about bearing and bearing tolerance

• BearingTol

  The bearing tolerance value creates a range of acceptable bearing values when locating moving points on an edge using the Bearing field. If the Bearing field value is within the range of acceptable values that are generated from the bearing tolerance on an edge, the point can be added as a network location there; otherwise, the closest point on the next-nearest edge is evaluated.

  The units are in degrees, and the default value is 30. Values must be greater than 0 and less than 180. A value of 30 means that when Network Analyst attempts to add a network location on an edge, a range of acceptable bearing values is generated 15 degrees to either side of the edge (left and right) and in both digitized directions of the edge.

  Learn more about bearing and bearing tolerance

• NavLatency

  This field is only used in the solve process if the Bearing and BearingTol fields also have values; however, entering a NavLatency field value is optional, even when values are present in Bearing and BearingTol . NavLatency indicates how much cost is expected to elapse from the moment GPS information is sent from a moving vehicle to a server and the moment the processed route is received by the vehicle's navigation device.

  The units of NavLatency are the same as the units of the impedance attribute.

Syntax examples for facilities

The following is the syntax for specifying facilities using a JSON structure for features:

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  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": <wkid>,
    "latestWkid": <wkid>
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  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x1>,
        "y": <y1>
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      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value1_1>,
        "<field2>": <value1_2>
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    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x2>,
        "y": <y2>
      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value2_1>,
        "<field2>": <value2_2>
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The following is the syntax for specifying facilities with custom attributes using a JSON structure for features:

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  "fields": [
    {
      "name": <name1>,
      "type": <esriFieldType>,
      "alias": <alias1>,
      "length": <length>
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      "name": <name2>,
      "type": <esriFieldType>,
      "alias": <alias2>,
      "length": <length>
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  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x1>,
        "y": <y1>
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      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value1_1>,
        "<field2>": <value1_2>
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    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x2>,
        "y": <y2>
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      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value2_1>,
        "<field2>": <value2_2>
      }
    }
  ]
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The following is the syntax for specifying facilities using a URL returning a JSON response:

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Examples for facilities

Example 1: Specifying facilities in the spatial reference of the network dataset, WGS84, using JSON structure. The example shows how to specify some attributes for the facilities.

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      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Facility 2",
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Example 2: Specifying facilities in the Web Mercator spatial reference using a JSON structure

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      "attributes": {
        "Name": "845 Cypress Ave",
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Example 3: Specifying facilities with a custom field using JSON structure

In this example, the facilities include a custom field, PhoneNumber ; therefore, the field schema must be defined in the fields attribute. The schema of default fields must also be defined whenever a custom field is present, so the schema of the Name field is also defined. The values for the fields are specified in the features attribute. The output closest facilities will include the custom field.

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Example 4: Specifying facilities using a URL

The URL makes a query for a few features from a map service. A URL querying features from a feature service can also be specified.

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token

Use this parameter to specify a token that provides the identity of a user that has the permissions to access the service. The security and authentication page provides more information about how an access token can be obtained.

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Use this parameter to specify the response format. The parameter can have json or pjson as arguments, for example, f=json . The pjson value is used for printing the JSON response in a prettified format.

Optional parameters

The following parameters are optional:

travel_mode

Choose the mode of transportation for the analysis.

Travel modes are managed in ArcGIS Online and can be configured by the administrator of your organization to better reflect the organization's workflows.

Learn more about travel modes

You must specify the JSON object containing the settings for a travel mode supported by your organization. To get a list of supported travel modes, execute the GetTravelModes tool from the Utilities service.

The value for the travel_mode parameter should be a JSON object representing travel mode settings. When you use the GetTravelModes tool from the Utilities service, you get a string representing the travel mode JSON. You need to convert this string to a valid JSON object using your API and then pass the JSON object as the value for the travel_mode parameter.

For example, below is a string representing the Walking Time travel mode as returned by the GetTravelModes tool.

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"{\"attributeParameterValues\": [{\"parameterName\": \"Restriction Usage\", \"attributeName\": \"Walking\", \"value\": \"PROHIBITED\"}, {\"parameterName\": \"Restriction Usage\", \"attributeName\": \"Preferred for Pedestrians\", \"value\": \"PREFER_LOW\"}, {\"parameterName\": \"Walking Speed (km/h)\", \"attributeName\": \"WalkTime\", \"value\": 5}], \"description\": \"Follows paths and roads that allow pedestrian traffic and finds solutions that optimize travel time. The walking speed is set to 5 kilometers per hour.\", \"impedanceAttributeName\": \"WalkTime\", \"simplificationToleranceUnits\": \"esriMeters\", \"uturnAtJunctions\": \"esriNFSBAllowBacktrack\", \"restrictionAttributeNames\": [\"Preferred for Pedestrians\", \"Walking\"], \"useHierarchy\": false, \"simplificationTolerance\": 2, \"timeAttributeName\": \"WalkTime\", \"distanceAttributeName\": \"Miles\", \"type\": \"WALK\", \"id\": \"caFAgoThrvUpkFBW\", \"name\": \"Walking Time\"}"

The above value should be converted to a valid JSON object and passed as the value for the travel_mode parameter.

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travel_mode={"attributeParameterValues":[{"parameterName":"Restriction Usage","attributeName":"Walking","value":"PROHIBITED"},{"parameterName":"Restriction Usage","attributeName":"Preferred for Pedestrians","value":"PREFER_LOW"},{"parameterName":"Walking Speed (km/h)","attributeName":"WalkTime","value":5}],"description":"Follows paths and roads that allow pedestrian traffic and finds solutions that optimize travel time. The walking speed is set to 5 kilometers per hour.","impedanceAttributeName":"WalkTime","simplificationToleranceUnits":"esriMeters","uturnAtJunctions":"esriNFSBAllowBacktrack","restrictionAttributeNames":["Preferred for Pedestrians","Walking"],"useHierarchy":false,"simplificationTolerance":2,"timeAttributeName":"WalkTime","distanceAttributeName":"Miles","type":"WALK","id":"caFAgoThrvUpkFBW","name":"Walking Time"}

The default value,Custom , allows you to configure your own travel mode. When you pass in Custom , you can set values for the following parameters: impedance , time_impedance , distance_impedance , uturn_at_junctions , use_hierarchy , route_line_simplification_tolerance , restrictions , and attribute_parameter_values . You can choose Custom and set the custom travel mode parameters listed above, for example, to model a pedestrian with a fast walking speed or a truck with a given height, weight, and cargo of certain hazardous materials. You can try out different settings to get desired analysis results. Once you have identified the analysis settings, you should work with your organization's administrator and save these settings as part of new or existing travel mode so that everyone in your organization can rerun the analysis with the same settings.

The default values of the custom travel mode parameters model traveling by car. If you specify the travel mode as Custom or do not provide a value for the travel_mode parameter, the analysis will be similar to using the default Driving Time travel mode.

measurement_units

Use this parameter to specify the units that should be used to report the total travel time or travel distance for the output routes. The service finds the closest facility based on the travel time or the travel distance along the streets, depending on whether the units you specify as the value for this parameter are time- or distance-based.

• Meters
• Kilometers
• Feet
• Yards
• Miles
• NauticalMiles
• Seconds
• Minutes
• Hours
• Days

The default value is Minutes .

analysis_region

Specify the region in which to perform the analysis. If a value is not specified for this parameter, the service will automatically calculate the region name based on the location of the input points. Setting the name of the region is recommended to speed up the analysis.

To specify a region, use one of the following values:

• Europe
• Japan
• Korea
• MiddleEastAndAfrica
• NorthAmerica
• SouthAmerica
• SouthAsia
• Thailand

The data coverage page lists the countries that are grouped into each of these regions.

number_of_facilities_to_find

The number of closest facilities to find per incident. This is useful in situations in which multiple fire engines may be required from different fire stations, such as a fire. You can specify, for example, to find the three nearest fire stations to a fire.

The value for this parameter can be overridden on a per-incident basis by specifying a value for the TargetFacilityCount attribute when specifying the incidents parameter.

The service can find up to 100 facilities from each incident.

cutoff

The travel time or travel distance value at which to stop searching for facilities for a given incident. For example, while finding the closest hospitals from the site of an accident, a cutoff value of 15 minutes means that the tool will search for the closest hospital within 15 minutes from the incident. If the closest hospital is 17 minutes away, no routes will be returned in the output routes. A cutoff value is especially useful when searching for multiple facilities.

When the travel_direction parameter is set to Facility to Incident , the cutoff can be overridden on a per-facility basis using the Cutoff field in the input facilities. When the travel_direction parameter is set to Incident to Facility , the cutoff can be overridden on a per-incident basis using the Cutoff field in the input incidents.

The units for this parameter are specified by the measurement_units parameter. The default value for this parameter is null , which indicates not to use any cutoff.

travel_direction

Specifies how the travel direction for the closest facility search will be measured.

• Facility to Incident —Direction of travel is from facilities to incidents.
• Incident to Facility —Direction of travel is from incidents to facilities.

Using one of the parameter values can find different facilities because the travel time along some streets may vary based on traffic and one-way restrictions. For instance, a facility may be a 10-minute drive from the incident while traveling from the incident to the facility, but while traveling from the facility to the incident, it may be a 15-minute journey because traffic is slower in that direction. If you're setting a value for time_of_day , traffic may also cause the Facility to Incident and Incident to Facility options to return different results.

Fire departments commonly use the Facility to Incident value for the parameter since they're concerned with the time it takes to travel from the fire station (facility) to the location of the emergency (incident). A retail store (facility) is more concerned with the time it takes the shoppers (incidents) to reach the store; therefore, stores commonly use the Incident to Facility parameter value.

The default value for this parameter is Incident to Facility .

use_hierarchy

Specify whether hierarchy will be used when finding the shortest paths.

The default value for this parameter is true .

• true —Use hierarchy when travelling between facilities and incidents. When hierarchy is used, the service prefers higher-order streets (such as freeways) to lower-order streets (such as local roads) and can be used to simulate the driver preference of traveling on freeways instead of local roads even if that means a longer trip. This is especially true when finding routes to faraway locations, because drivers on long-distance trips tend to prefer traveling on freeways where stops, intersections, and turns can be avoided. Using hierarchy is computationally faster, especially for long-distance routes, since the service can determine the best route from a relatively smaller subset of streets.
• false —Do not use hierarchy when travelling between facilities and incidents. When hierarchy is not used, the service considers all the streets and doesn't prefer higher-order streets when finding the route. This is often used when finding short-distance routes within a city.

time_of_day

Specify the time and date to depart from or arrive at incidents or facilities.

Specifying a time of day results in more accurate estimations of travel times because the travel times account for the traffic conditions that are applicable for that date and time.

To use traffic in the analysis, choose a time-based unit for impedance and assign a value to time_Of_day .

The time_Of_day value represents the target start time or arrive time of the routes in the analysis. If time_of_day_usage is set to End Time , the value represents when the routes should arrive at their nearby locations. The time is specified as Unix time (milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970).

If a time of day is not passed in, the service uses static road speeds based on average historical speeds or posted speed limits. It uses posted speeds in areas where historical traffic information isn't available.

The service support two kinds of traffic: live and typical.

If the time_Of_day specified is within 4 hours of the current time, live traffic will be used where available. Live traffic retrieves speeds based on phone probe records, sensors, and other data sources and reflects the current travel speeds and predicts speeds for the near future. If the time_Of_day specified is earlier than 4 hours or later than 4 hours from the current time, or the road does not have live traffic, typical traffic speeds will be used. Typical speeds are based on historical traffic patterns. The travel time data is aggregated in 15 minute intervals per day of week based on multiple years worth of data. So a road may have a different travel time at Monday at 8 am, Monday at 8:15 am, or Tuesday at 8 am. Since the variance is just at the day of week and time of day, the travel time is the same on a road for any Monday at 8 am, regardless of the month or year.

If your goal is to model typical travel conditions and avoid large variances from the average due to live traffic, it is recommended to use a date from the past to ensure it doesn't coincide with the 4 hour window from the current time. As an extreme example, you can even use dates from 1990.

The Data Coverage page shows the countries Esri currently provides traffic data for.

Typical traffic

To ensure the task uses typical traffic in locations where it is available, choose a time and day of the week, and then convert the day of the week to one of the following dates from 1990:

• Monday—1/1/1990
• Tuesday—1/2/1990
• Wednesday—1/3/1990
• Thursday—1/4/1990
• Friday—1/5/1990
• Saturday—1/6/1990
• Sunday—1/7/1990

Set the time and date as Unix time in milliseconds. For example, to solve for 1:03 p.m. on Thursdays, set the time and date to 1:03 p.m., January 4, 1990; and convert to milliseconds (631458180000 ). Although the dates representing days of the week are from 1990, typical traffic is calculated from recent traffic trends—usually over the last two years worth of data.

All facilities and incidents must be in the same time zone when you are doing any of the following:

• Specifying a start time and traveling from incident to facility
• Specifying an end time and traveling from facility to incident
• Specifying a start time and traveling from facility to incident
• Specifying an end time and traveling from incident to facility

Live traffic

To use live traffic when and where it is available, choose a time and date and convert to Unix time.

Esri saves live traffic data for 4 hours and references predictive data extending 4 hours into the future. If the time and date you specify for this parameter is outside the 8-hour time window, or the travel time in the analysis continues past the predictive data window, the task falls back to typical traffic speeds.

Examples for time_of_day

Example one: 13:03, January 4, 1990. Typical traffic on Thursdays at 1:03 p.m.

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Example two: 17:00, January 7, 1990. Typical traffic on Sundays at 5:00 p.m.

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Example four: 10:20, March 18, 2015. If the current time is between 6:20 a.m., March 18, 2015, and 2:20 p.m., March 18, 2015, live traffic speeds are referenced in the analysis; otherwise, typical traffic speeds are referenced.

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time_zone_for_time_Of_Day

Specify the time zone or zones of the time_Of_day parameter. There are two options: Geographically Local and UTC .

The default value is Geographically Local .

Geographically Local

The time_Of_day value refers to the time zone or zones in which the input points are located. This option causes the analysis to have rolling start times across time zones.

Illustration of setting the value to Geographically Local —Setting time_of_day to 9:00 a.m., January 4, 1990 (631443600000 milliseconds); time_zone_for_time_Of_Day to Geographically Local ; and submitting a valid request causes the drive times for points in the eastern time zone to start at 9:00 a.m. eastern Time and 9:00 a.m. central time for points in the central time zone. (The start times are offset by an hour in real or UTC time.)

_Input: time_Of_day is 9:00 a.m., January 4, 1990 (631443600000 milliseconds), and time_zone_for_time_Of_day is set to Geographically Local _

UTC

The time_Of_day value refers to coordinated universal time (UTC). The start times for all points are simultaneous, regardless of time zones.

Illustration of setting the value to time_Of_day —Setting time_Of_day to 9:00 a.m., January 4, 1990 (631443600000 milliseconds) and the value to UTC , the start times for points in the eastern time zone is 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time and 3:00 a.m. central time for those in the central time zone.

_Input: time_Of_day is 9:00 a.m., January 4, 1990 (631443600000 milliseconds), and time_zone_for_time_Of_day is set to UTC _

time_of_day_usage

Use this parameter to specify whether the time_of_day parameter value represents the arrival or departure time for the routes. The parameter can be specified using the following values:

• Start Time —When this value is specified, the service finds the best route considering the time_of_day parameter value as the departure time from the facility or incident.
• End Time —When this value is specified, the service considers the time_of_day parameter value as the arrival time at the facility or incident. This value is useful if you want to know what time to depart from a location so you arrive at the destination at the time specified in time_of_day .

The default value for this parameter is Start Time . The parameter value is ignored if the time_of_day parameter has a null value.

uturn_at_junctions

Use this parameter to restrict or permit the route from making U-turns at junctions.

To understand the available parameter values, a junction is a point where only two streets intersect each other. If three or more streets intersect at a point, it is called as an intersection. A cul-de-sac is a dead-end. This parameter can have the following values:

Parameter Value	Description
Allowed	U-turns are permitted everywhere. Permitting U-turns implies that the vehicle can turn around at a junction and double back on the same street. U-turns are permitted at junctions with any number of adjacent streets.
Allowed only at Intersections and Dead Ends	U-turns are prohibited at junctions where exactly two adjacent streets meet. U-turns are permitted only at intersections or dead ends.
Allowed only at Dead Ends	U-turns are prohibited at all junctions and intersections and are permitted only at dead ends. U-turns are permitted only at dead ends.
Not Allowed	U-turns are prohibited at all junctions, intersections, and dead-ends. Even when this parameter value is chosen, a route can still make U-turns at stops. To prohibit U-turns at a stop, you can set its CurbApproach property to the appropriate value (3).

The default value for this parameter is Allowed only at Intersections and Dead Ends .

point_barriers

Use this parameter to specify one or more points that will act as temporary restrictions or represent additional time or distance that may be required to travel on the underlying streets. For example, a point barrier can be used to represent a fallen tree along a street or a time delay spent at a railroad crossing.

You can specify barrier geometries as well as attributes using a more comprehensive JSON structure that references a set of features. The property is optional; however, the JSON structure must specify either the url or features property:

• url —Specify a REST query request to any ArcGIS Server feature, map, or geoprocessing service that returns a JSON feature set.

• features —Specify an array of features.

  Each feature in this array represents a point barrier and contains the following fields:

  • geometry —Specify the input point geometry containing x and y properties along with the spatialReference property. If the spatialReference property is defined for the entire JSON, you don't need to define this property for each geometry. Doing so reduces the size of the input JSON if the input has many features and improves performance. This property is not required if the coordinates are in the default spatial reference, WGS84. If the coordinates are in a different spatial reference, you must specify the spatial reference's well-known ID (WKID). See Using spatial references to look up WKID values.

  • attributes —Specify each attribute as a key-value pair in which the key is the name of a given field, and the value is the attribute value for the corresponding field.

Attributes for point_barriers

When specifying point barriers, you can set properties for each, such as its name or barrier type, using the following attributes:

Name

The name of the barrier.

BarrierType

Specifies whether the point barrier restricts travel completely or adds time or distance when it is crossed. The value for this attribute is specified as one of the following integers (use the numeric code, not the name in parentheses):

• 0 (Restriction)—Prohibits travel through the barrier. The barrier is referred to as a restriction point barrier since it acts as a restriction.

  

  The first map shows the shortest path between two stops without any restriction point barriers. The second map has a road that is blocked by a fallen tree, so the shortest path between the same points is longer.

• 2 (Added Cost)—Traveling through the barrier increases the travel time or distance by the amount specified in the Additional_[Cost] attributes. This barrier type is referred to as an added cost point barrier.

  

  The map on the left shows the shortest path between two stops without any added cost point barrier. For the map on the right, the travel time from stop one to stop two would be the same whether going around the north end of the block or the south end; however, since crossing railroad tracks incurs a time penalty (modeled with added cost point barriers), the route with only one railroad crossing is chosen. The cost of crossing the barrier is added to the accumulated travel time of the resulting route.

Additional_Time

The added travel time when the barrier is traversed. This field is applicable only for added-cost barriers and when the measurement_units parameter is time-based

This field value must be greater than or equal to zero, and its units are the same as those specified in the measurement_units parameter.

Additional_Distance

The added distance when the barrier is traversed. This field is applicable only for added-cost barriers and when the measurement_units parameter is distance-based

The field value must be greater than or equal to zero, and its units are the same as those specified in the measurement_units parameter.

AdditionalCost

The added cost when the barrier is traversed. This field is applicable only for added-cost barriers when the impedance attribute is neither time-based nor distance-based.

FullEdge

Specifies how the restriction point barriers are applied to the edge elements during the analysis. The field value is specified as one of the following integers (use the numeric code, not the name in parentheses):

• 0 (False)—Permits travel on the edge up to the barrier but not through it. This is the default value.
• 1 (True)—Restricts travel anywhere on the associated edge.

CurbApproach

Specifies the direction of traffic that is affected by the barrier. The field value is specified as one of the following integers (use the numeric code, not the name in parentheses):

• 0 (Either side of vehicle)—The barrier affects travel over the edge in both directions.
• 1 (Right side of vehicle)—Vehicles are only affected if the barrier is on their right side during the approach. Vehicles that traverse the same edge but approach the barrier on their left side are not affected by the barrier.
• 2 (Left side of vehicle)—Vehicles are only affected if the barrier is on their left side during the approach. Vehicles that traverse the same edge but approach the barrier on their right side are not affected by the barrier.

Because junctions are points and don't have a side, barriers on junctions affect all vehicles regardless of the curb approach.

The CurbApproach attribute works with both types of national driving standards: right-hand traffic (United States) and left-hand traffic (United Kingdom). First, consider a facility on the left side of a vehicle. It is always on the left side regardless of whether the vehicle travels on the left or right half of the road. What may change with national driving standards is your decision to approach a facility from one of two directions, that is, so it ends up on the right or left side of the vehicle. For example, to arrive at a facility and not have a lane of traffic between the vehicle and the facility, choose 1 (Right side of vehicle) in the United States and 2 (Left side of vehicle) in the United Kingdom.

Bearing

The direction in which a point is moving. The units are degrees and are measured clockwise from true north. This field is used in conjunction with the BearingTol field.

Bearing data is usually sent automatically from a mobile device equipped with a GPS receiver. Try to include bearing data if you are loading an input location that is moving, such as a pedestrian or a vehicle.

Using this field tends to prevent adding locations to the wrong edges, which can occur when a vehicle is near an intersection or an overpass, for example. Bearing also helps the tool determine on which side of the street the point is.

Learn more about bearing and bearing tolerance

BearingTol

The bearing tolerance value creates a range of acceptable bearing values when locating moving points on an edge using the Bearing field. If the Bearing field value is within the range of acceptable values that are generated from the bearing tolerance on an edge, the point can be added as a network location there; otherwise, the closest point on the next-nearest edge is evaluated.

The units are in degrees, and the default value is 30. Values must be greater than 0 and less than 180. A value of 30 means that when Network Analyst attempts to add a network location on an edge, a range of acceptable bearing values is generated 15 degrees to either side of the edge (left and right) and in both digitized directions of the edge.

Learn more about bearing and bearing tolerance

NavLatency

This field is only used in the solve process if the Bearing and BearingTol fields also have values; however, entering a NavLatency field value is optional, even when values are present in Bearing and BearingTol . NavLatency indicates how much cost is expected to elapse from the moment GPS information is sent from a moving vehicle to a server and the moment the processed route is received by the vehicle's navigation device.

The units of NavLatency are the same as the units of the impedance attribute.

Syntax examples for point_barriers

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Syntax for specifying point_barriers using a JSON structure for features

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": <wkid>,
    "latestWkid": <wkid>
  },
  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x1>,
        "y": <y1>
      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value11>,
        "<field2>": <value12>
      }
    },
    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": <x2>,
        "y": <y2>
      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value21>,
        "<field2>": <value22>
      }
    }
  ]
}

Syntax for specifying point_barriers using a URL returning a JSON response

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  "url": "<url>"
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Examples for point_barriers

Example 1: Specifying an added-cost point barrier using JSON structure

This example shows how to use an added-cost point barrier to model a five-minute delay at a railroad crossing. The BarrierType attribute is used to specify the point barrier is added-cost, and the Additional_Time attribute is used to specify the added delay in minutes.

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 4326
  },
  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "x": 37.541479,
        "y": -122.053461
      },
      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Haley St railroad crossing",
        "BarrierType": 2,
        "Additional_Time": 5
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example 2: Specifying restriction point barriers in the Web Mercator spatial reference using a JSON structure

This example shows how to use a restriction point barrier to model a road that's blocked by a fallen tree. The barrier's geometry is in the Web Mercator spatial reference and not in the spatial reference of the network dataset.

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 102100
  },
  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "y": -13635398.9398,
        "x": 4544699.034400001
      },
      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Fallen tree at 123 Main St",
        "BarrierType": 0
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example 3: Specifying point barriers using a URL

The URL makes a query for a few features from a map service. A URL querying features from a feature service can also be specified.

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  "url": "https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/NetworkAnalysis/SanDiego/MapServer/21/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=Name&f=json"
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    "url": "http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Network/USA/MapServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&returnGeometry=true&f=json"
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line_barriers

Use this parameter to specify one or more lines that prohibit travel anywhere the lines intersect the streets. For example, a parade or protest that blocks traffic across several street segments can be modeled with a line barrier. A line barrier can also quickly fence off several roads from being traversed, thereby channeling possible routes away from undesirable parts of the street network.

The first map displays the shortest path between two stops. The second map shows the shortest path when several streets are blocked by a polyline barrier.

You can specify polyline barrier geometries as well as attributes using a JSON structure that references a set of features. The property is optional; however, the JSON structure must specify either the url or features property:

• url —Specify a REST query request to any ArcGIS Server feature, map, or geoprocessing service that returns a JSON feature set.

• features —Specify an array of features.

  Each feature in this array represents a polyline barrier and contains the following fields:

  • geometry —Specify the input point geometry containing x and y properties along with the spatialReference property. If the spatialReference property is defined for the entire JSON, you don't need to define this property for each geometry. Doing so reduces the size of the input JSON if the input has many features and improves performance. This property is not required if the coordinates are in the default spatial reference, WGS84. If the coordinates are in a different spatial reference, you must specify the spatial reference's well-known ID (WKID). See Using spatial references to look up WKID values.

  • attributes —Specify each attribute as a key-value pair in which the key is the name of a given field, and the value is the attribute value for the corresponding field.

Attributes for line_barriers

When specifying the line barriers, you can set name and barrier type properties for each using the following attributes:

• Name

  The name of the barrier.

Syntax examples for line_barriers

Syntax for specifying line barriers using a JSON structure for features

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": <wkid>,
    "latestWkid": <wkid>,
  },
  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "paths": [
          [
            [<x11>,<y11>],
            [<x12>,<y12>]
          ],
          [
            [<x21>,<y21>],
            [<x22>,<y22>]
          ]
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      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value11>,
        "<field2>": <value12>
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		  {
      "geometry": {
        "paths": [
          [
            [<x11>,<y11>],
            [<x12>,<y12>]
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            [<x21>,<y21>],
            [<x22>,<y22>]
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      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value21>,
        "<field2>": <value22>
      }
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Syntax for specifying line barriers using a URL returning a JSON response

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Examples for line_barriers

Example 1: Specifying line barriers using a JSON structure

The example shows how to add two lines as line barriers to restrict travel on the streets intersected by the lines. Barrier 1 is a single-part line feature made up of two points. Barrier 2 is a two-part line feature whose first part is made up of three points and whose second part is made up of two points.

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  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 102100
  },
  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "paths": [
          [
            [-10804823.397,3873688.372],
            [-10804811.152,3873025.945]
          ]
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      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Barrier 1"
      }
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    {
      "geometry": {
        "paths": [
          [
            [-10804823.397,3873688.372],
            [-10804807.813 3873290.911],
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            [-10805001.508,3862829.281]
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      },
      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Barrier 2"
      }
    }
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}

Example 2: Specifying line barriers using URL

The URL makes a query for a few features from a map service. A URL querying features from a feature service can also be specified.

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}

polygon_barriers

Use this parameter to specify polygons that either completely restrict travel or proportionately scale the time or distance required to travel on the streets intersected by the polygons.

You can specify polygon barrier geometries as well as attributes using a JSON structure that references a set of features. The property is optional; however, the JSON structure must specify either the url or features property:

• url —Specify a REST query request to any ArcGIS Server feature, map, or geoprocessing service that returns a JSON feature set.

• features —Specify an array of features.

  Each feature in this array represents a polygon barrier and contains the following fields:

  • geometry —Specify the input point geometry containing x and y properties along with the spatialReference property. If the spatialReference property is defined for the entire JSON, you don't need to define this property for each geometry. Doing so reduces the size of the input JSON if the input has many features and improves performance. This property is not required if the coordinates are in the default spatial reference, WGS84. If the coordinates are in a different spatial reference, you must specify the spatial reference's well-known ID (WKID). See Using spatial references to look up WKID values.

  • attributes —Specify each attribute as a key-value pair in which the key is the name of a given field, and the value is the attribute value for the corresponding field.

Attributes for polygon_barriers

When specifying the polygon barriers, you can set properties for each, such as its name or barrier type, using the following attributes:

• Name

  The name of the barrier.

• BarrierType

  Specifies whether the barrier restricts travel completely or scales the cost (such as time or distance) for traveling through it. The field value is specified as one of the following integers (use the numeric code, not the name in parentheses):

  • 0 (Restriction)—Prohibits traveling through any part of the barrier. The barrier is referred to as a restriction polygon barrier since it prohibits traveling on streets intersected by the barrier. One use of this type of barrier is to model floods covering areas of the street that make traveling on those streets impossible.

    This is the default value.

    

    The first map depicts the shortest path between two stops. The second map shows a polygon barrier blocking flooded streets, so the shortest path between the same two stops is different.

  • 1 (Scaled Cost)—Scales the cost (such as travel time or distance) required to travel the underlying streets by a factor specified using the ScaledTimeFactor or ScaledDistanceFactor field. If the streets are partially covered by the barrier, the travel time or distance is apportioned and then scaled. For example, a factor of 0.25 means that travel on underlying streets is expected to be four times faster than normal. A factor of 3.0 means it is expected to take three times longer than normal to travel on underlying streets. This barrier type is referred to as a scaled-cost polygon barrier. It can be used to model storms that reduce travel speeds in specific regions, for example.

    

    The first map shows a route that goes through inclement weather without regard for the effect that poor road conditions have on travel time. The second map shows a scaled polygon barrier that doubles the travel time of the roads covered by the storm. The route still passes through the southern tip of the storm since it is quicker to spend more time driving slowly through a small part of the storm rather than driving completely around it. The service uses the modified travel time in calculating the best route, and the modified travel time is reported as the total travel time in the response.

• ScaledTimeFactor

  This is the factor by which the travel time of the streets intersected by the barrier is multiplied. The field value must be greater than zero.

  This field is applicable only for scaled-cost barriers and when the measurement_units parameter is time-based.

• ScaledDistanceFactor

  This is the factor by which the distance of the streets intersected by the barrier is multiplied. The field value must be greater than zero.

  This field is applicable only for scaled-cost barriers and when the measurement_units parameter is distance-based.

• ScaledCostFactor

  This is the factor by which the cost of the streets intersected by the barrier is multiplied. The field value must be greater than zero.

  This field is applicable only for scaled-cost barriers when the impedance is neither time-based nor distance-based .

Syntax examples for polygon_barriers

Syntax for specifying polygon barriers using a JSON structure for features

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": <wkid>,
    "latestWkid": <wkid>
  }
  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "rings": [
          [
            [<x11>,<y11>],
            [<x12>,<y12>],
            [<x11>,<y11>]
          ],
          [
            [<x21>,<y21>],
            [<x22>,<y22>]
            [<x21>,<y21>]
          ]
        ]
      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value11>,
        "<field2>": <value12>
      }
    },
    {
      "geometry": {
        "rings": [
          [
            [<x11>,<y11>],
            [<x12>,<y12>],
            [<x11>,<y11>]
          ],
          [
            [<x21>,<y21>],
            [<x22>,<y22>],
            [<x21>,<y21>]
          ]
        ]
      },
      "attributes": {
        "<field1>": <value21>,
        "<field2>": <value22>
      }
    }
  ]
}

Syntax for specifying polygon barriers using a URL returning a JSON response

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{
  "url": "<url>"
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Examples for polygon_barriers

Example 1: Specifying polygon barriers using a JSON structure.

The example shows how to add two polygons as barriers. The first polygon named Flood zone is a restriction polygon barrier that prohibits travel on the underlying streets. The polygon is a single-part polygon feature made up of four points. The second polygon named Severe weather zone is a scaled-cost polygon barrier that increases the travel time on underlying streets to one third of the original value. The polygon is a two-part polygon feature. Both parts are made up of four points.

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{
  "spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 4326
  },
  "features": [
    {
      "geometry": {
        "rings": [
          [
            [-97.0634,32.8442],
            [-97.0554,32.84],
            [-97.0558,32.8327],
            [-97.0638,32.83],
            [-97.0634,32.8442]
          ]
        ]
      },
      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Flood zone",
        "BarrierType": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "geometry": {
        "rings": [
          [

            [-97.0803,32.8235],
            [-97.0776,32.8277],
            [-97.074,32.8254],
            [-97.0767,32.8227],
            [-97.0803,32.8235]
          ],
          [
            [-97.0871,32.8311],
            [-97.0831,32.8292],
            [-97.0853,32.8259],
            [-97.0892,32.8279],
            [-97.0871,32.8311]

          ]
        ]
      },
      "attributes": {
        "Name": "Severe weather zone",
        "BarrierType": 1,
        "ScaledTimeFactor": 3
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example 2: Specifying a polygon barrier using a URL

The URL makes a query for a few features from a map service. A URL querying features from a feature service can also be specified.

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  "url": "http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Network/USA/MapServer/7/query?where=1%3D1&returnGeometry=true&f=json"
}

restrictions

Use this parameter to specify the restrictions that will be honored by the service. A restriction represents a driving preference or requirement. In most cases, restrictions cause roads or pathways to be prohibited, but they can also cause them to be avoided or preferred. For instance, using the Avoid Toll Roads restriction will result in a route that will include toll roads only when it is required to travel on toll roads to visit a stop. Use Height Restriction to route around clearances that are lower than the height of the vehicle. If the vehicle is carrying corrosive materials, you can use the Any Hazmat Prohibited restriction to prevent hauling the materials along roads where it is marked as illegal to do so.

This parameter value is specified as a comma-separated list of restriction names. A value of none indicates that no restrictions will be used when finding the shortest paths.

The service supports the following restriction names:

• Any Hazmat Prohibited—The results will not include roads where transporting any kind of hazardous material is prohibited.
• Avoid Carpool Roads—The results will avoid roads that are designated exclusively for car pool (high-occupancy) vehicles.
• Avoid Express Lanes—The results will avoid roads designated as express lanes.
• Avoid Ferries—The results will avoid ferries.
• Avoid Gates—The results will avoid roads where there are gates, such as keyed access or guard-controlled entryways.
• Avoid Limited Access Roads—The results will avoid roads that are limited-access highways.
• Avoid Private Roads—The results will avoid roads that are not publicly owned and maintained.
• Avoid Roads Unsuitable for Pedestrians—The results will avoid roads that are unsuitable for pedestrians.
• Avoid Stairways—The results will avoid all stairways on a pedestrian-suitable route.
• Avoid Toll Roads—The results will avoid all toll roads for automobiles.
• Avoid Toll Roads for Trucks—The results will avoid all toll roads for trucks.
• Avoid Truck Restricted Roads—The results will avoid roads where trucks are not allowed, except when making deliveries.
• Avoid Unpaved Roads—The results will avoid roads that are not paved (for example, dirt, gravel, and so on).
• Axle Count Restriction—The results will not include roads where trucks with the specified number of axles are prohibited. The number of axles can be specified using the Number of Axles restriction parameter.
• Driving a Bus—The results will not include roads where buses are prohibited. Using this restriction will also ensure that the results will honor one-way streets.
• Driving a Taxi—The results will not include roads where taxis are prohibited. Using this restriction will also ensure that the results will honor one-way streets.
• Driving a Truck—The results will not include roads where trucks are prohibited. Using this restriction will also ensure that the results will honor one-way streets.
• Driving an Automobile—The results will not include roads where automobiles are prohibited. Using this restriction will also ensure that the results will honor one-way streets.
• Driving an Emergency Vehicle—The results will not include roads where emergency vehicles are prohibited. Using this restriction will also ensure that the results will honor one-way streets.
• Height Restriction—The results will not include roads where the vehicle height exceeds the maximum allowed height for the road. The vehicle height can be specified using the Vehicle Height (meters) restriction parameter.
• Kingpin to Rear Axle Length Restriction—The results will not include roads where the vehicle length exceeds the maximum allowed kingpin to rear axle for all trucks on the road. The length between the vehicle kingpin and the rear axle can be specified using the Vehicle Kingpin to Rear Axle Length (meters) restriction parameter.
• Length Restriction—The results will not include roads where the vehicle length exceeds the maximum allowed length for the road. The vehicle length can be specified using the Vehicle Length (meters) restriction parameter.
• Preferred for Pedestrians—The results will use preferred routes suitable for pedestrian navigation.
• Riding a Motorcycle—The results will not include roads where motorcycles are prohibited. Using this restriction will also ensure that the results will honor one-way streets.
• Roads Under Construction Prohibited—The results will not include roads that are under construction.
• Semi or Tractor with One or More Trailers Prohibited—The results will not include roads where semis or tractors with one or more trailers are prohibited.
• Single Axle Vehicles Prohibited—The results will not include roads where vehicles with single axles are prohibited.
• Tandem Axle Vehicles Prohibited—The results will not include roads where vehicles with tandem axles are prohibited.
• Through Traffic Prohibited—The results will not include roads where through traffic (nonlocal traffic) is prohibited.
• Truck with Trailers Restriction—The results will not include roads where trucks with the specified number of trailers on the truck are prohibited. The number of trailers on the truck can be specified using the Number of Trailers on Truck restriction parameter.
• Use Preferred Hazmat Routes—The results will prefer roads that are designated for transporting hazardous materials.
• Use Preferred Truck Routes—The results will prefer roads that are designated as truck routes, such as roads that are part of the national network as specified by the National Surface Transportation Assistance Act in the United States, or roads that are designated as truck routes by the state or province, or roads that are preferred by truckers when driving in an area.
• Walking—The results will not include roads where pedestrians are prohibited.
• Weight Restriction—The results will not include roads where the vehicle weight exceeds the maximum allowed weight for the road. The vehicle weight can be specified using the Vehicle Weight (kilograms) restriction parameter.
• Weight per Axle Restriction—The results will not include roads where the vehicle weight per axle exceeds the maximum allowed weight per axle for the road. The vehicle weight per axle can be specified using the Vehicle Weight per Axle (kilograms) restriction parameter.
• Width Restriction—The results will not include roads where the vehicle width exceeds the maximum allowed width for the road. The vehicle width can be specified using the Vehicle Width (meters) restriction parameter.

The restrictions parameter value is specified as a list of restriction names. A value of null indicates that no restrictions should be used when finding the best route, but only when travel_mode is set to Custom .

Example for restrictions

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attribute_parameter_values

Use this parameter to specify additional values required by an attribute or restriction, such as to specify whether the restriction prohibits, avoids, or prefers travel on restricted roads. If the restriction is meant to avoid or prefer roads, you can further specify the degree to which they are avoided or preferred using this parameter. For example, you can choose to never use toll roads, avoid them as much as possible, or prefer them.

You can specify attribute_parameter_values parameter using JSON structure that represents a set of features. The JSON structure can include the following properties:

• features —Specify an array of features.

  • geometry —Specify the input point geometry containing x and y properties along with the spatialReference property. If the spatialReference property is defined for the entire JSON, you don't need to define this property for each geometry. Doing so reduces the size of the input JSON if the input has many features and improves performance. This property is not required if the coordinates are in the default spatial reference, WGS84. If the coordinates are in a different spatial reference, you must specify the spatial reference's well-known ID (WKID). See Using spatial references to look up WKID values.

  • attributes —Specify each attribute as a key-value pair in which the key is the name of a given field, and the value is the attribute value for the corresponding field.

• url —Specify a REST query request to any ArcGIS Server feature, map, or geoprocessing service that returns a JSON feature set.

Each feature in the features array represents an attribute parameter and contains the following fields:

• attributes —Specify each attribute as a key-value pair in which the key is the name of a given field, and the value is the attribute value for the corresponding field.

Attributes for attribute_parameter_values

The attribute_parameter_values parameter can be specified with the following attributes:

• AttributeName —The name of the restriction.
• ParameterName —The name of the parameter associated with the restriction. A restriction can have one or more ParameterName values based on its intended use, which implies you may need multiple attribute_parameter_values parameters for a single attribute name.
• ParameterValue —The value for the ParameterName that is used by the service when evaluating the restriction.

When specifying the attribute_parameter_values parameter, each restriction (listed as AttributeName ) has a ParameterName value, Restriction Usage , that specifies whether the restriction prohibits, avoids, or prefers travel on the roads associated with the restriction and the degree to which the roads are avoided or preferred.

The Restriction Usage ParameterName can be assigned any of the following string values or their equivalent numeric values listed within the parentheses:

• Prohibited (-1 )—Travel on the roads that have the restriction is prohibited.
• Avoid_High (5 )—It is very unlikely the service will include in the route the roads that are associated with the restriction.
• Avoid_Medium (2 )—It is unlikely the service will include in the route the roads that are associated with the restriction.
• Avoid_Low (1.3 )—It is somewhat unlikely the service will include in the route the roads that are associated with the restriction.
• Prefer_Low (0.8 )—It is somewhat likely the service will include in the route the roads that are associated with the restriction.
• Prefer_Medium (0.5 )—It is likely the service will include in the route the roads that are associated with the restriction.
• Prefer_High (0.2 )—It is very likely the service will include in the route the roads that are associated with the restriction.

The following table lists the restriction names and the default restriction parameter values for all the restrictions. The default value for the attribute_parameter_values parameter is the JSON structure containing all the rows from the below table.

Syntax example for attribute_parameter_values

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{
    "features": [
        {
            "attributes": {
                "<field1>": <value11>,
                "<field2>": <value12>,
                "<field3>": <value13>

            }
        },
        {
            "attributes": {
                "<field1>": <value21>,
                "<field2>": <value22>,
                "<field3>": <value13>
            }
        }
    ]
}

Examples for attribute_parameter_values

This example shows how to specify the height and weight of the vehicle for use with the height and weight restrictions respectively along with a high preference to include designated truck routes. This results in a route that does not include any roads where the clearance under overpasses or through tunnels is less than the vehicle height. The results will also not include any roads with load limited bridges or local roads that prohibit heavy vehicles if the vehicle weight exceeds the maximum permissible weight. However, the route will include as many roads as possible that are designated as preferred truck routes.

Note that the Restriction Usage ParameterName for the Height Restriction and the Weight Restriction restrictions are not specified since we want to use the default value of PROHIBITED for these restriction parameters.

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{
    "features": [
        {
            "attributes": {
                "AttributeName": "Height Restriction",
                "ParameterName": "Vehicle Height (meters)",
                "ParameterValue": 4.12
            }
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            "attributes": {
                "AttributeName": "Weight Restriction",
                "ParameterName": "Vehicle Weight (kilograms)",
                "ParameterValue": 36287
            }
        },
        {
            "attributes": {
                "AttributeName": "Use Preferred Truck Routes",
                "ParameterName": "Restriction Usage",
                "ParameterValue": "PREFER_HIGH"
            }
        }
    ]
}

route_shape

Use this parameter to specify the type of route features that are output by the service. The parameter can be specified using one of the following values:

• True Shape —Return the exact shape of the resulting route that is based on the underlying streets. Since this option creates the most detailed geometry for the output routes, choosing it tends to make the process run longer and create larger output files.
• True Shape with Measures —Return the exact shape of the resulting route that is based on the underlying streets. Additionally, construct measures so the shape may be used in linear referencing. The measurements increase from the first stop and record the cumulative travel time or travel distance in the units specified by the measurement_units parameter.
• Straight Line —Return a straight line between the route start and end.
• None —Do not return any route shapes. This value can be useful in cases where you want to optimize performance and are only interested in determining the route's total travel time or travel distance, but not the route paths.

The default value is True Shape .

When the route_shape parameter is set to True Shape , or True Shape with Measure , the generalization of the route shape can be further controlled using the appropriate value for the route_ line_simplification_tolerance parameter.

No matter which value you choose for the route_shape parameter, the best route is always determined by minimizing the travel time or the travel distance, never using the straight-line distance between stops. This means that only the route shapes are different, not the underlying streets that are searched when finding the route.

route_line_simplification_tolerance

Use this parameter to specify by how much you want to simplify the route geometry returned by the service.

Simplification maintains critical points on a route, such as turns at intersections, to define the essential shape of the route and removes other points. The simplification distance you specify is the maximum allowable offset that the simplified line can deviate from the original line. Simplifying a line reduces the number of vertices that are part of the route geometry. This reduces the overall response size and also improves the performance for drawing the route shapes in applications.

The parameter is specified as a JSON structure that includes the following properties:

• distance —The simplification distance value.
• units —The units for the simplification distance value. The property value should be specified as one of the following values: esriCentimeters, esriDecimalDegrees, esriDecimeters, esriFeet, esriInches, esriKilometers, esriMeters, esriMiles, esriMillimeters, esriNauticalMiles, esriPoints , and esriYards .

The default value for the route_line_simplification_tolerance parameter is 10 meters.

Syntax example for route_line_simplification_tolerance

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    "distance": <value>,
    "units": "<unit>"
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Example for route_line_simplification_tolerance

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    "distance": 10,
    "units": "esriMeters"
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populate_directions

Use this parameter to specify whether the service should generate driving directions for each route.

• true —Generate directions. The directions are configured based on the values for the directions_language , directions_style_name , and directions_distance_units parameters.
• false —Don't generate directions. The service returns an empty value for the features property within the output_directions output parameter.

directions_language

The language that will be used when generating travel directions.

This parameter applies only when the populate_directions parameter is set to true . The service supports generating directions in the following languages:

• ar —Arabic
• bg —Bulgarian
• bs —Bosnian
• ca —Catalan
• cs —Czech
• da —Danish
• de —German
• el —Greek
• en —English
• es —Spanish
• et —Estonian
• fi —Finnish
• fr —French
• he —Hebrew
• hr —Croatian
• hu —Hungarian
• id —Indonesian
• it —Italian
• ja —Japanese
• ko —Korean
• lt —Lithuanian
• lv —Latvian
• nb —Norwegian
• nl —Dutch
• pl —Polish
• pt-BR —Portuguese (Brazil)
• pt-PT —Portuguese (Portugal)
• ro —Romanian
• ru —Russian
• sk —Slovak
• sl —Slovenian
• sr —Serbian
• sv —Swedish
• th —Thai
• tr —Turkish
• uk —Ukrainian
• vi —Vietnamese
• zh-CN —Chinese (China)
• zh-HK —Chinese (Hong Kong)
• zh-TW —Chinese (Taiwan)

The service tries to find an exact match for the specified language including any language localization. If an exact match is not found, it tries to match the language family. If a match is still not found, the service returns the directions using the default language, English. For example, if the directions language is specified as es-MX (Mexican Spanish), the service will return the directions in Spanish as it supports es language code and not es-MX .

directions_distance_units

Specify the units for displaying travel distance in the driving directions. This parameter is used only when the populate_directions parameter is set to true . The parameter can be specified using one of the following values:

• Miles
• Kilometers
• Meters
• Feet
• Yards
• NauticalMiles

The default value is Miles .

directions_style_name

Specify the name of the formatting style for the directions. The parameter can be specified using the following values:

• NA Desktop —Generates turn-by-turn directions suitable for printing.
• NA Navigation —Generates turn-by-turn directions designed for an in-vehicle navigation device.

The default value is NA Desktop .

This parameter applies only when the populate_directions parameter is set to true .

impedance

Specify the impedance.

Impedance is a value that quantifies travel along the transportation network. Travel distance is an example of impedance; it quantifies the length of walkways and road segments. Similarly, drive time—the typical time it takes to drive a car along a road segment—is an example of impedance. Drive times may vary by type of vehicle—for instance, the time it takes for a truck to travel along a path tends to be longer than a car—so there can be many impedance values representing travel times for different vehicle types. Impedance values may also vary with time; live and typical traffic reference dynamic impedance values. Each walkway and road segment stores at least one impedance value. When performing a network analysis, the impedance values are used to calculate the best results, such as finding the shortest route—the route that minimizes impedance—between two points.

The impedance parameter can be specified using the following values:

• TravelTime—Historical and live traffic data is used. This option is good for modeling the time it takes automobiles to travel along roads at a specific time of day using live traffic speed data where available. When using TravelTime, you can optionally set the TravelTime::Vehicle Maximum Speed (km/h) attribute parameter to specify the physical limitation of the speed the vehicle is capable of traveling.
• Minutes—Live traffic data is not used, but historical average speeds for automobiles data is used.
• TruckTravelTime—Historical and live traffic data is used, but the speed is capped at the posted truck speed limit. This is good for modeling the time it takes for the trucks to travel along roads at a specific time. When using TruckTravelTime, you can optionally set the TruckTravelTime::Vehicle Maximum Speed (km/h) attribute parameter to specify the physical limitation of the speed the truck is capable of traveling.
• TruckMinutes—Live traffic data is not used, but the smaller of the historical average speeds for automobiles and the posted speed limits for trucks are used.
• WalkTime—The default is a speed of 5 km/hr on all roads and paths, but this can be configured through the WalkTime::Walking Speed (km/h) attribute parameter.
• Miles—Length measurements along roads are stored in miles and can be used for performing analysis based on shortest distance.
• Kilometers—Length measurements along roads are stored in kilometers and can be used for performing analysis based on shortest distance.

If you choose a time-based impedance, such as TravelTime , TruckTravelTime , Minutes , TruckMinutes , or WalkTime , the measurement_units parameter must be set to a time-based value; if you choose a distance-based impedance such as Miles , Kilometers , the measurement_units must be distance-based.

save_route_data

Use this parameter to specify whether the service should create a zip file that contains a file geodatabase holding the inputs and outputs of the analysis in a format that can be used to share route layers with your portal.

• true —Saves route data. The route data zip file can be downloaded from the URL provided as part of the output_route_data parameter.
• false —Don't save route data.

The default value is false .

save_output_network_analysis_layer

Use this parameter to specify if the service should save the analysis settings as a network analysis layer file. You cannot directly work with this file even when you open the file in an ArcGIS Desktop application like ArcGIS Pro. It is meant to be sent to Esri Technical Support in order to diagnose the quality of results returned from the service.

• true —Saves network analysis layer file. The file can be downloaded from the URL provided as part of the output_network_analysis_layer parameter.
• false —Don't save network analysis layer file.

The default value is false .

overrides

time_impedance

The time-based impedance value represents the travel time along road segments or on other parts of the transportation network.

• Minutes
• TravelTime
• WalkTime
• TruckMinutes
• TruckTravelTime

distance_impedance

The distance-based impedance value represents the travel distance along road segments or on other parts of the transportation network.

• Miles
• Kilometers

output_format

Specifies the format in which the output features will be returned.

• Feature Set—The output features will be returned as feature classes and tables. This is the default.
• JSON File—The output features will be returned as a compressed file containing the JSON representation of the outputs. When this option is specified, the output is a single file (with a .zip extension) that contains one or more JSON files (with a .json extension) for each of the outputs created by the service.
• GeoJSON File—The output features will be returned as a compressed file containing the GeoJSON representation of the outputs. When this option is specified, the output is a single file (with a .zip extension) that contains one or more GeoJSON files (with a .geojson extension) for each of the outputs created by the service.

env:outSR

Use this parameter to specify the spatial reference of the geometries, such as line or point features, returned by the service.

The parameter value can be specified as a well-known ID (WKID) for the spatial reference. See Using spatial references to look up WKID values.

Many of the basemaps provided by ArcGIS Online are in the Web Mercator spatial reference (WKID 102100). Specifying env:outSR=102100 returns the geometries in the Web Mercator spatial reference, which can be drawn on top of the basemaps.

ignore_invalid_locations

Specifies whether invalid input locations will be ignored.

• true —

  Network locations that are unlocated will be ignored and the analysis will run using valid network locations only. The analysis will also continue if locations are on non-traversable elements or have other errors. This is useful if you know the network locations are not all correct, but you want to run the analysis with the network locations that are valid. This is the default.

• false —

  Invalid locations will not be ignored. Do not run the analysis if there are invalid locations. Correct the invalid locations and rerun the analysis.

locate_settings

Use this parameter to specify settings that affect how inputs are located, such as the maximum search distance to use when locating the inputs on the network or the network sources being used for locating.

Learn more about locating inputs

The default value is as follows:

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{
  "default": {
    "tolerance": 20000,
    "toleranceUnits": "esriMeters",
    "allowAutoRelocate": true,
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "main.Routing_Streets"
      }
    ]
  }
}

The locator JSON object has following properties:

• tolerance and toleranceUnits —Allows you to control the maximum search distance when locating inputs. If no valid network location is found within this distance, the input features will be considered unlocated. A small search tolerance decreases the likelihood of locating on the wrong street but increases the likelihood of not finding any valid network location. The toleranceUnits parameter value can be specified as one of the following values:

  • esriCentimeters
  • esriDecimalDegrees
  • esriDecimeters
  • esriFeet
  • esriInches
  • esriIntFeet
  • esriIntInches
  • esriIntMiles
  • esriIntNauticalMiles
  • esriIntYards
  • esriKilometers
  • esriMeters
  • esriMiles
  • esriMillimeters
  • esriNauticalMiles
  • esriYards

• sources — Allows you to control which network source can be used for locating. For example, you can configure the analysis to locate inputs on streets but not on sidewalks. The list of possible sources on which to locate is specific to the network dataset this service references. Only the sources that are present in the sources array are used for locating. Sources is specified as an array of objects each having the following property:

  • name —The name of the network source feature class that can be used for locating inputs

• allowAutoRelocate —Allows you to control whether inputs with existing network location fields can be automatically relocated when solving to ensure valid, routable location fields for the analysis. If the value is true , points located on restricted network elements and points affected by barriers will be relocated to the closest routable location. If the value is false , network location fields will be used as is even if the points are unreachable, and this may cause the solve to fail. Even if the value is false , inputs with no location fields or incomplete location fields will be located during the solve operation.

The parameter value is specified as a JSON object. The JSON object allows you to specify a locator JSON for all input feature in the analysis, or you can specify an override for a particular input. The override allows you to have different settings for each analysis input. When specifying the locateSettings JSON, you must provide all the properties including tolerance , toleranceUnits , sources , and allowAutoRelocate in the default locator JSON object. If you need to provide a different locator JSON for a particular input class, you must include the overrides property for that input. The property name must match the input parameter name. The locator JSON for a particular input doesn't need to include all the properties; you only need to include the properties that are different from the default locator JSON properties.

Syntax for locate_settings

Syntax for specifying locate_settings using JSON structure.

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{
    "default": {
        "tolerance": <value>,
        "toleranceUnits": "<unit>",
        "allowAutoRelocate": true | false,
        "sources": [{
            "name": "<sourceName>"
        }]
    },
    "overrides": {
        "incidents": {
            "tolerance": <value>,
            "toleranceUnits": "<unit>",
            "allowAutoRelocate": true | false,
            "sources": [{
                "name": "<sourceName>"
            }]
        },
        "facilities": {
            "tolerance": <value>,
            "toleranceUnits": "<unit>",
            "allowAutoRelocate": true | false,
            "sources": [{
                "name": "<sourceName>"
            }]
        },
        "point_barriers": {
            "tolerance": <value>,
            "toleranceUnits": "<unit>",
            "allowAutoRelocate": true | false,
            "sources": [{
                "name": "<sourceName>"
            }]
        },
        "line_barriers": {
            "allowAutoRelocate": true | false,
            "sources": [{
                "name": "<sourceName>"
            }]
        },
        "polygon_barriers": {
            "allowAutoRelocate": true | false,
            "sources": [{
                "name": "<sourceName>"
            }]
        }
    }
}

Example for locate_settings

Example 1: Specify default locate settings using JSON structure

This example shows how to specify locate settings so inputs are located within 500 meters of the specified location. A small search tolerance like this can be valuable if you are solving using a walking travel mode and don't want inputs to be located farther than 500 meters from the original point location.

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{
  "default": {
    "tolerance": 500,
    "toleranceUnits": "esriMeters",
    "allowAutoRelocate": true,
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "main.Routing_Streets"
      }
    ]
  }
}

JSON response

When you submit a request, the service assigns a unique job ID for the transaction. The job ID and the status of the job are returned in the response.

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{
    "jobId": <jobID>,
    "jobStatus": <jobStatus>
}

The jobStatus property can have the following values:

• esriJobSubmitted
• esriJobWaiting
• esriJobExecuting
• esriJobSucceeded
• esriJobFailed
• esriJobTimedOut
• esriJobCancelling
• esriJobCancelled

You can use the job ID to periodically check the status of the job and messages. Additionally, if the job has successfully completed, you can use the job ID to retrieve the results or even the inputs. The job information and results remain available for 24 hours after the job is done.

After the initial request is submitted, you can make a request of the following form to get the status of the job:

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>?token=<yourToken>&returnMessages=true&f=json

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{
    "jobId": "<jobId>",
    "jobStatus": "<jobStatus>",
    "messages": [
        {
            "type": "<type1>",
            "description": "<description1>"
        },
        {
            "type": "<type2>",
            "description": "<description2>"
        }
    ]
}

While a job is executing, you can cancel it by making a request of the form:

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>/cancel?token=<yourToken>&f=json

When you submit your request, if the service is busy processing other requests, the job will wait in the queue. The job status will be reported as esriJobSubmitted . If your application cannot wait for the entire duration while the job is in the queue, you can cancel the request and submit it at a later time. A canceled request will not incur any service credits. However, if your application did not cancel the request, it will eventually execute and will incur service credits irrespective of whether your application retrieved the results or ignored them. Therefore, your application should always cancel the request if required.

After the successful completion of the job, you can retrieve a specific output by making a request of the following form:

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>/results/<output_parameter_name>?token=<yourToken>&f=json

Instead of retrieving outputs individually, you can make a request of the following form to retrieve all the outputs.

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>/results?token=<yourToken>&f=json

Refer to the Output parameters section for more information on how to interpret the solution provided by the service.

The feature geometries are returned by default in the WGS84 spatial reference. You can get the feature geometries in any spatial reference by specifying the outSR parameter when retrieving an output parameter or all the output parameters.

The below example shows how to retrieve an output parameter with feature geometries in Web Mercator (WKID: 102100) spatial reference.

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>/results/<output_parameter_name>?token=<yourToken>&f=json&outSR=102100

The below example shows how to retrieve all the output parameters with feature geometries in Web Mercator (WKID: 102100) spatial reference.

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>/results?token=<yourToken>&f=json&outSR=102100

The below example shows how to retrieve the value for an input parameter by making the requests of the following form:

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>/inputs/<inputParameterName>?token=<yourToken>&f=json

The below example shows how to retrieve all the inputs by making the request of the following form.

https://logistics.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/ClosestFacility/GPServer/FindClosestFacilities/jobs/<yourJobID>/inputs?token=<yourToken>&f=json

Output parameters

Upon successful execution, the service returns the best route and driving directions between the incident and the chosen facility and the status indicating if the analysis was successful using the following output parameters:

Output_Closest_Facilities and Output_Facilities

This output parameter gives you access to the facilities that were closest to the incidents. It provides the location of the facilities and attribute information from the corresponding input facilities.

The output_closest_facilities parameter includes only those facilities from the set of input facilities that were closest to at least one incident. Conversely, the output_facilities data type includes all the facilities from the analysis including the facilities that cannot be reached from any of the incidents. You can use the Status field from the output_facilities data type to determine why a facility was not used in the analysis.

The following table lists the fields that are returned for output facilities:

The output_closest_facilities parameter is returned as a JSON feature set with following syntax:

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{
    "paramName": "Output_Closest_Facilities",
    "dataType": "GPFeatureRecordSetLayer",
    "value": {
        "displayFieldName": "",
        "geometryType": "esriGeometryPoint",
        "spatialReference": {
            "wkid": <wkid>,
            "latestWkid": <wkid>
        },
        "fields": [
            {
                "name": "<field1Name>",
                "type": "<field1Type>",
                "alias": "<field1Alias>""length": "<field1Length>"
            },
            {
                "name": "<field2Name>",
                "type": "<field2Type>",
                "alias": "<field2Alias>""length": "<field2Length>"
            }
        ],
        "features": [
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "<field1>": <value11>,
                    "<field2>;": <value12>;
                }"geometry": {
                    "x": <x11>,
                    "y": <y11>
                }
            },
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "<field1>": <value21>,
                    "<field2>;": <value22>;
                }"geometry": {
                    "x": <x21>,
                    "y": <y21>
                }
            ],
            "exceededTransferLimit": <true|false>
        }
    }
}

The following shows an example of the output_closest_facilities parameter.

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{
    "paramName": "Output_Closest_Facilities",
    "dataType": "GPFeatureRecordSetLayer",
    "value": {
        "displayFieldName": "",
        "geometryType": "esriGeometryPoint",
        "spatialReference": {
            "wkid": 4326,
            "latestWkid": 4326
        },
        "fields": [
            {
                "name": "OID",
                "type": "esriFieldTypeOID",
                "alias": "OID"
            },
            {
                "name": "Name",
                "type": "esriFieldTypeString",
                "alias": "Name",
                "length": 128
            },
            {
                "name": "CurbApproach",
                "type": "esriFieldTypeInteger",
                "alias": "CurbApproach"
            },
            {
                "name": "ORIG_FID",
                "type": "esriFieldTypeSmallInteger",
                "alias": "ORIG_FID"
            }
        ],
        "features": [
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "OID": 1,
                    "Name": "Location 1",
                    "CurbApproach": 0,
                    "ORIG_FID": 1
                },
                "geometry": {
                    "x": -122.45596200044594,
                    "y": 37.75131599973366
                }
            },
            {
                "attributes": {
                    "OID": 2,
                    "Name": "Location 3",
                    "CurbApproach": 0,
                    "ORIG_FID": 3
                },
                "geometry": {
                    "x": -122.45784400000059,
                    "y": 37.74071300000497
                }
            }
        ],
        "exceededTransferLimit": false
    }
}