Tutorial: How to Install Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) on Linux Mint Latest

Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) is an open-source routing engine designed for use with OpenStreetMap data. It allows users to calculate routes between geographic locations and provide real-time route guidance. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install OSRM on Linux Mint Latest, step by step.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, let's ensure that our Linux Mint system is up-to-date and that all necessary tools are installed.

  • Run sudo apt update to update the package list.
  • Run sudo apt upgrade to upgrade the system packages.
  • Run sudo apt install git cmake g++ libboost-all-dev libbz2-dev libstxxl-dev libstxxl-doc libstxxl1v5 libxml2-dev libzip-dev liblua5.3-dev libtbb-dev lua5.3 libtbb2 to install the prerequisite packages.

Installation

Let's begin with the installation of OSRM.

  1. Open the terminal and change to the directory where you want to install OSRM.

cd /usr/local/src/

  1. Download the OSRM source code from the official GitHub repository.

sudo git clone https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend.git

  1. Change to the osrm-backend directory.

cd osrm-backend

  1. Create a new directory called build inside the osrm-backend directory.

mkdir build

  1. Change to the build directory.

cd build

  1. Run cmake .. to configure the build environment.

cmake ..

  1. Run make to start the compilation process.

make

  1. Run sudo make install to install the OSRM binaries.

sudo make install

Data Preparation

Now that we have installed OSRM, let's proceed with the data preparation. For this tutorial, we will use the Taiwan dataset available on the official OSRM website. However, you can use any OpenStreetMap data to generate the route.

  1. Download the Taiwan dataset from the OSRM website.

wget http://download.geofabrik.de/asia/taiwan-latest.osm.pbf

  1. Run osrm-extract to extract the data.

sudo osrm-extract taiwan-latest.osm.pbf -p /usr/local/share/osrm/profiles/car.lua

  1. Run osrm-partition to prepare the data for routing.

sudo osrm-partition taiwan-latest.osrm

  1. Run osrm-customize to customize the graph for performance.

sudo osrm-customize taiwan-latest.osrm

Starting the OSRM Server

Finally, let's start the OSRM server and test our setup.

  1. Run osrm-routed to start the server.

sudo osrm-routed taiwan-latest.osrm

  1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 to verify that the server is running.

  2. Enter the start and end points and click on the "Map" button to calculate the route.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OSRM on your Linux Mint system!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) on Linux Mint Latest. We also learned how to prepare data and start the OSRM server. With this setup, you can easily calculate routes using OpenStreetMap data and provide real-time navigation guidance.