How to filter locations within a buffer area around a route trip

Introduction

A buffer area is a shape (a polygon) around a route trip (a polyline) with the border at a certain distance (radius).

This feature allows to filter the locations around a route across several points on the map

There are two types of route trip depending on how you get it

• The last optimized route across the filtered locations

• The optimized route across several places you manually enter

Warning: Both types of Buffer can be enabled for the same map BUT they cannot work at the same time

Preferences

Buffer:Route (∗)

• Enable the Buffer option to set its properties

• Radius is the maximum distance in specified units from the route trip (polyline) to the border of the buffer area (polygon)

• Step is the change in Radius on the Mapping sidebar slider

• Units of the Radius could be in kilometers or miles

Buffer:Trip (∗κ)

In addition to Enable, Radius, Step and Units described above

• Waypoints is the maximum number of points you can add between From and (last) To

• Draggable allows you to grab any point in the route and move it around to modify the route over the map

Mapping app

Buffer:Route (∗)

After getting an optimized route across your filtered locations

• You will see a darker polyline inside the optimized route trip

• Then set Radius as 1 km and enable the Filter

• It would show only the locations within that Buffer area

Buffer:Trip (∗κ)

First, expand the Trip buffer panel in the sidebar

• Enter (type to find) a From location and click ⊕ icon for a third point

• Enter a couple of To locations (B, C) to see the route trip

• Then set Radius as 0.5 km and enable the Filter

• It would show only the locations within that Buffer area

• You can drag and drop any point in that route trip (including A,B,C) to modify the route as required

In both types of Buffer the Reset button will clear the route and the buffer around