edited to clarify that Mapumentals service is not wrong, just the way I want to use it
Ask HN: Optimal office relocation (London) based on journey times of employees
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Re: Ask HN: Optimal office relocation (London) based on journey times of employees
#2Actually, do they already support this? They say "Mapumental handles multiple start or destination points too."
I was thinking just overlaying the maps as semi-transparent PNGs would reinforce the color gradient of the nearest places.
Re: Ask HN: Optimal office relocation (London) based on journey times of employees
#3Can't you run Mapumental for each home and then combine the results somehow to find the best location? Actually, do they already support this? They say "Mapumental handles multiple start or destination points too." I was thinking just overlaying the maps as semi-transparent PNGs would reinforce the color gradient of the nearest places.
Re: Ask HN: Optimal office relocation (London) based on journey times of employees
#4A big question is what you are optimising for? If it's average time, it could be that it is far for everyone. Or are you employees living in clusters that can carry a heigher weight? You already talk about different staff carrying a different weight. etc. etc.
It's typically not even easy to properly define the problem :-)
Re: Ask HN: Optimal office relocation (London) based on journey times of employees
#5Then run them all through mapumental to get distances. Weighting can be done in code or a spreadsheet.
Or implement a hill climbing algorithm using mapumental and the weights to make your cost function.
Re: Ask HN: Optimal office relocation (London) based on journey times of employees
#6However is the best office one that has the shortest journey? Surely neighbourhood, space, cost & local facilities are equally important.