Author: Martina Beck

Martina Beck has been working for PTV since 2000.
As certified computer scientist she was originally
responsible for providing customers with technical
support and she later moved on to the Product
Management division.

Since 2011 she has been working for PTV as an
online marketing manager in international marketing
with an emphasis on social media (et al. Facebook, Twitter,
Google+, YouTube).

The PTV Developer Blog is the PTV Developer
Components' lead channel. The posts on important
topics and trends originate from close cooperation with
developers, the product management and other experts.

  • Update your PTV xMapmatch Server version

    Martina Beck

    Version 1.14.0.2 of PTV xMapmatch Server is available for download.

    Several improvements and bugfixes were implemented. For further information please check the release notes.

    Please remember to download the new client bundle according to the server versions!…

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  • Online Presentation:
    PTV xServer-based transport route planning in the cloud

    Martina Beck

    Online presentation

    Wednesday, July 18, 2012
     16.00 CEST
    Moderators: Bernd Welter and
    Christian Mähler

    For details about topics and registration visit our webinar area

    This week we will present how we used the standard PTV xLocate, xMap, xRoute and xTour components, together with Traffic Information Servlet,  PTV AJAX Map Servlet and some product specific servlets to built PTV Map&Guide internet.…

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  • Presentation of
    PTV Mapserver webinar

    Martina Beck

    Thanks to Holger Hermann and Hansjörg Back for the moderation of yesterday’s online presentation.

    The Presentation is now available for download . If you want to access documents and samples of past sessions, you need to have a login. Further information concerning the login is available in our blog post of June 28 or within the PTV Webinars Area.…

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  • PTV Components toll data update

    Martina Beck

    PTV xServer and PTV Mapserver toll data and scenario updates are available for download.

    Changes in toll data

    • France: additional toll stations and toll sections, valid since 01.03.2012
    • Great Britain: new tariff for Humber Bridge, M6, Dunham Bridge, Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Whitchurch Bridge, valid since 01.06.2012
    • Liechtenstein: 10% general toll increase and 10% discount for vehicles of emission class V, valid since 01.07.2012
    • Poland: new tariff for diverse motorways (reductions on A2, new sections on A1), valid since 01.07.2012
    • Portugal: new tariff, valid since 01.01.2012
    • Spain: new tariff, valid since 01.01.2012
    • Switzerland: 10% general toll increase and 10% discount for vehicles of emission class V, valid since 01.07.2012

    Changes in scenarios

    • France: additional toll stations and toll sections (valid since 01.03.2012),  new prediction of eco tax toll factors (valid from 20.04.2013),  new prediction of eco tax toll factors (valid from 20.07.2013)
    • Great Britain: new tariff for Humber Bridge, M6, Dunham Bridge, Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Whitchurch Bridge, valid since 01.06.2012
    • Hungary: new distance based toll, valid since 01.07.2013
    • Liechtenstein: 10% general toll increase and 10% discount for vehicles of emission class V, valid since 01.07.2012
    • Poland: new tariff for diverse motorways (reductions on A2, new sections on A1), valid since 01.07.2012
    • Portugal: new tariff, valid since 01.01.2012
    • Spain: new tariff valid since 01.01.2012
    • Switzerland: 10% general toll increase and 10% discount for vehicles of emission class V, valid since 01.07.2012

    Within the download area we offer toll data updates for PTV xServer version 1.10 (or earlier) and scenarios for version 1.12 (or later).…

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  • Using the Bing Maps Aerial layer in PTV’s developer components

    Martina Beck

    First of all: thanks to Frank Gailfuss (Logistics Components Desktop Development) for this superb blog post!

    What is Bing Maps and what is the Bing Maps Aerial layer?

    Bing Maps is a web mapping service provided as a part of the Microsoft’s Bing suite.…

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  • Free webinar: PTV Mapserver 5.7 –
    not only for customers!

    Martina Beck

    Date: Thursday, July 12, 2012
    Time: 16.00 – 16.30 CEST


    > Register for this webinar

    Topics:

    Moderators:

    • Holger Hermann (PTV Mapserver Development)
    • Hansjörg Back (Technical Product Manager)

    Go to the webinar area  (incl presentations and samples of latest webinars and timetable of upcoming webinars) or read about the procedure of registration.…

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