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I have an Airtable base that has my project sites and my employees’ addresses. 

I’ve hooked up the Google Maps API and have found the distance between employees and job sites. (And could do the same to find their distance from each other...)

And I’ve used the Google Maps API to plot their locations on a map, so i can see who lives near each other. 

Can anyone help me brainstorm the best way to build efficient routes? 

 

The ultimate goal would be to say “I’ve got these 10 people in Denver, and these 10 in Colorado Springs, and i need to send 5 each to jobs in Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo.”

But, that’s obviously a big ask. So even just “Here are the people who are going to the site in Aurora, and the routes they’ll take.” and i can see where carpooling makes sense would be a huge help.

I’m open to doing this in Airtable, Softr, a different app, etc. 

Hi ​@JustHereForTheZipline,

 

Welcome to the Community.

 

Zapier isn’t ideal for complex route optimization, but specialized tools like  Route4Me and Google’s OR-Tools can help. These tools optimize routes based on factors like travel time and workforce schedules. Many offer APIs, allowing integration with Airtable via Zapier for automated data transfers.

 

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.


Hey there ​@JustHereForTheZipline 👋

Just wanted to check in to see how things are progressing. Did Jammer’s reply help to point you in the right direction?

Let us know if you need any more help!