Finding and plotting optimal route using Open Source API in Python

Introduction and context

While working with geospatial data, many a times we encounter cases where we need to determine the optimal route between a start and end point (latitude and longitude). For example, while trying to understand where to open a new restaurant on a highway or which fuel station will serve most routes, we need to understand the most travelled routes between big cities. While in many use cases, only the drive distance between a set of points is …

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