Route optimization for quickest ambulance arrival

Purpose

1.1. To automatically determine and provide the fastest route for ground ambulances in real-time by integrating traffic, mapping, and GIS data.
1.2. To decrease ambulance response times during emergencies, reduce patient risk, and optimize fleet operations using live route adjustments, ETA estimation, and instant route distribution to drivers and coordinators.
1.3. To trigger automated rerouting if changing conditions like traffic congestion, accidents, or road closures occur en route, ensuring persistent optimality until arrival.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Dispatch center logs a new emergency call requiring ambulance deployment.
2.2. Change in real-time road/traffic data affecting current route.
2.3. Fleet tracking detects delay or deviation from planned route.
2.4. Manual override by dispatcher requesting optimization.

Platform Variants

3.1. Google Maps Platform
• Feature/Setting: Directions API; set mode=driving, optimize:true, provide ambulance coordinates/live destination.

3.2. Mapbox
• Feature/Setting: Mapbox Directions API; profile=driving-traffic, waypoints set by live GPS feed, traffic enabled.

3.3. HERE Technologies
• Feature/Setting: Routing API; transportMode=car, traffic=true, avoid=closedRoads, pass ambulance start/end.

3.4. Esri ArcGIS
• Feature/Setting: Network Analyst; set up Route solver, Travel Mode=Emergency Vehicle, update with live layers.

3.5. TomTom Routing API
• Feature/Setting: Calculate Route; travelMode=ambulance, enable traffic=true, dynamicWaypoint updates.

3.6. OpenRouteService
• Feature/Setting: /v2/directions/driving-car; pass coordinates with optimize=true, include traffic overlay.

3.7. Azure Maps
• Feature/Setting: Route API; vehicleType=ambulance, travelMode=car, include traffic=true, set dynamic departure time.

3.8. Waze for Broadcasters
• Feature/Setting: Waze Broadcast API; ingest traffic event, receive incident-based routing recommendations.

3.9. Apple MapKit
• Feature/Setting: Directions Request; transportType=automobile, include traffic incident handling.

3.10. Uber Movement API
• Feature/Setting: Get Estimated Travel Times; source/destination coordinates, time_of_day for delay forecast.

3.11. OSM Routing Machine
• Feature/Setting: routeService endpoint, driving profile, coordinates and real-time traffic plugin enabled.

3.12. Sygic Professional Navigation
• Feature/Setting: Remote Routing API; traffic enabled, mode set to emergency vehicle, send fastest-route request.

3.13. RapidAPI (Traffic & Routing category)
• Feature/Setting: Choose API such as Geoapify, call /route, set ambulance as vehicle profile, enable avoid_closed.

3.14. Targomo
• Feature/Setting: Routing API; set vehicle to car, live traffic=true, rapidly update endpoints on status change.

3.15. Traccar
• Feature/Setting: Route Optimization module; attach live GPS trackers, auto-recalculate route as traffic shifts.

3.16. Fleet Complete
• Feature/Setting: Route Planner; ingest real-time vehicle positions, dynamic rerouting active, priority=emergency.

3.17. Samsara
• Feature/Setting: API to update dispatch route; vehicle data streaming, ETA recalculation triggers for delays.

3.18. Fleetio
• Feature/Setting: Telematics Route API; vehicle ID with location, optimize by best arrival based on live feed.

3.19. Everbridge
• Feature/Setting: Route Optimization service; emergency incident alert triggers route calculation service.

3.20. Geotab
• Feature/Setting: Geotab Routing API; enable congestion prediction mode, configure emergency dispatch webhooks.

Benefits

4.1. Dramatically reduces average ambulance response times, supporting better patient outcomes.
4.2. Minimizes risk by automatically circumventing traffic jams or road closures in real-time.
4.3. Reduces dispatcher cognitive load via fully automated route calculation and instant updates.
4.4. Maximizes vehicle and personnel utilization through data-driven trip management.
4.5. Enhances service reliability, tracking, and transparency during emergencies.