cartons 1.1.3

Simple OSRM routing and Folium map drawing toolkit

cartons

A lightweight Python toolkit for routing and map visualization.

cartons calculates routes using OSRM (Open Source Routing Machine) and renders them on interactive maps using Folium. With only a few lines of Python, you can compute a route between two coordinates and generate an HTML map displaying the route.

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Features

• Simple routing between geographic coordinates
• Interactive map visualization
• Lightweight and easy to integrate into scripts
• Minimal code required
• Built on top of OSRM and Folium

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Installation

Install via pip:

pip install cartons

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Quick Example

import cartons
#if you want to see the map for fun, open it using the Webbrowser module
import webbrowser

# Bern → Zürich
m = cartons.draw(
    "https://router.project-osrm.org",
    7.4442153, 46.94686,
    8.5431302, 47.3668725,
    "red",5,"OpenStreetMap","car"
)

filename = "route.html"

m.save(filename)
webbrowser.open(filename)

This generates an interactive HTML map showing the route.

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How It Works

cartons connects to an OSRM routing server to calculate routes and renders them using Folium.

Coordinates
    ↓
cartons routing
    ↓
OSRM route calculation
    ↓
route geometry
    ↓
Folium map rendering
    ↓
Interactive HTML map

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API

draw()

Creates a route and returns a Folium map.

draw(base_url, lon1, lat1, lon2, lat2, color="blue", weight=5,tiles="OpenStreetMap",transport="car")

Parameter	Description
base_url	OSRM routing server URL
lon1	Longitude of starting point
lat1	Latitude of starting point
lon2	Longitude of destination
lat2	Latitude of destination
color	Route line color
weight	Route line thickness
tiles	Map tiles
transport	transportation mode for route generation

Returns:

folium.Map

You can then save or modify the map using Folium.

Example:

map = cartons.draw(...)
map.save("route.html")

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Example Output

The generated map is fully interactive.

Features include:

• Zoom and pan
• Inspect the route visually
• Export as an HTML file
• Embed into web pages

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Use Cases

cartons can be useful for:

• route visualization
• travel route maps
• logistics planning
• GPS data analysis
• small mapping tools
• data science experiments

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Development

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/AndPan3/cartons.git
cd cartons

Install in development mode:

pip install -e .

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome.

If you find a bug or have ideas for improvements:

1. Open an issue
2. Submit a pull request

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License

MIT License

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Author

AndPan3

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Acknowledgements

This project uses:

• OSRM for routing
• Folium for map visualization