ORS Tools QGIS plugin

Note, only QGIS v3.x is supported.

Set of tools to use openrouteservice (ORS) API's in QGIS.

ORS Tools gives you easy access to the following API's:

• Directions
• Isochrones
• Matrix
• Traveling Salesman

The wiki offers a tutorial on usage.

In case of issues/bugs, please use the issue tracker.

In case of questions, please ask our forum.

See also:

• Rate limits
• Developer dashboard
• ORS developer documentation
• ORS openrouteservice-py on PyPi
• ORS Tools plugin in QGIS repo

Functionalities

General

Use QGIS to generate input for routing, isochrones and matrix calculations powered by ORS.

It offers either a GUI in the Web menu and toolbar of QGIS to interactively use the API's from the map canvas.

For batch operations you can find an ORS toolbox in the Processing toolbox.

Customization

You'll have to get an API key first: https://openrouteservice.org/sign-up.

Additionally, you can register your other providers, e.g. if you're hosting a custom ORS backend.

Configuration takes place either from the Web menu entry ORS Tools ► Provider settings. Or from Config button in the GUI.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

QGIS version: min. v3.0

API key: https://openrouteservice.org/sign-up/

Installation

Either from QGIS plugin repository or manually:

• Download ZIP file from GitHub
• Unzip folder contents and copy ORStools folder to:
  • Linux: ~/.local/share/QGIS/QGIS3/profiles/default/python/plugins
  • Windows: C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\default\python\plugins
  • Mac OS: Library/Application Support/QGIS/QGIS3/profiles/default/python/plugins

License

This project is published under the GPLv3 license, see LICENSE.md for details.

By using this plugin, you also agree to the terms and conditions of openrouteservice, as outlined here.

Acknowledgements

This project was first started by Nils Nolde, GIS • OPS UG.