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Generated path is not shortest path ...?!?!

Id like to ask you for advice where could be problem with my dataset or procedure.
I have roads with length, to_cost, reverse_cost columns with same values equals to length of the_geom.
I used this query :

INSERT INTO route(the_geom, source, target) SELECT roads5.the_geom, roads5.source, roads5.target FROM roads5,
(SELECT * FROM shortest_path_astar('SELECT gid AS id, source, target, to_cost AS cost, reverse_cost, x1, y1, x2, y2 FROM
roads5',".$startEdge['source'].",".$endEdge['target'].", true, true)) as rt where roads5.gid = rt.edge_id;


and result is here:
 http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg215/9978/55test.png

Aparently this generated route is not shortest.

When I set to cost and reverse cost to same value I would expect that algorithm will not consider any oneway restriction and find shortest route. Am I right?
please advice me where could be a problem.

  • Message #1738

    Would it be possible to add information about the direction of your oneway streets (and where the oneway streets are) to the map?

    I suppose that if you set all costs to length, it will not take oneway streets into account. to_cost by the way is only used for turn restrictions in Shooting Star.

    • Message #1744

      Daniel, can I ask you what should happened if I set to_cost or reverse_cost to -1 ?

      thank in advance for answer

    • Message #1739

      here I put picture where with green lines are shown oneway roads a purple is restricted roads. Red one is route generated by previous sql query.
       http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg576/8242/18test2.png

      ...and here is shown route on google where you can see direction of oneways :
       http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg215/1420/66test4.png

      ....here is route what should be generated like shortest one ...becasue all cost was set up to length of the segment so oneway roads should not be considered.
       http://www.imgplace.com/viewing576/6193/23test3.png

    • Message #1740

      and when I just change sql query to (on same dataset):

      SELECT rt.gid AS id, ST_AsGeoJSON(rt.the_geom) AS geojson, length(rt.the_geom) AS length, roads5.on AS nazov, roads5.gid FROM roads5,(SELECT gid, the_geom FROM astar_sp_directed('roads5',".$startEdge['source'].",".$endEdge['target'].",true, true)) as rt WHERE roads5.gid=rt.gid;
      


      ...I got quite nice result ..I mean this route look very shortest one....
       http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg401/6527/21test5.png