08.11.2017rss_feed

Dear Customer,

 

please be advised that a new release (D86) of the HERE Platform for Business is now available on the Production environment (PRD).

 

This email includes release notes that describe the improvements to the services in the new release. This release includes updates of:Geocoder API, Geocoder Autocomplete API, Traffic API, Venue Maps API, Geovisualization, Custom Route Extension, Geofencing Extension, Fleet Connectivity Extension, Platform Data Extension, Route Match Extension, Toll Cost Extension and Waypoints Sequence Extension.

 

As well, we will publish the release documentation on the Developer Portal.

 

Management Summary

The release highlights are:

  • Private venues support added to Discovery and Routing services of Venue Maps API
  • New enhancement in Custom Route Extension to add or modify link access restrictions

Venue Maps API

Version 1.2.1

  • Metadata API introduced to support access to multiple namespaces and HERE Account token authorization
  • Discovery and Routing services has been updated to support private venues

Custom Route Extension API

Version 2.1.7

  • New restrict operation to add or modify link access restrictions (also truck specific ones).
  • Support for all motorway / ferry / toll avoidance levels.

Platform Data Extension API

Version 1.6.16

 

New layers added as beta versions (not fully commercial available):

  • Public Transport POIs
  • Road Roughness
  • Safety Alerts (accident spots and speed cameras)

Waypoints Sequence Extension API

Version 3.0.4

  • Required tunnel categories can be specified. E.g. the truck can only use tunnels of at least category C.

The following services had new releases with minor changes:

  • Geocoder API (Version 6.2.147)
  • Geocoder Autocomplete API (Version 6.2.147)
  • Traffic API (Version 6.0.68.0)
  • Geovisualization (Version 2.6.1)
  • Geofencing Extension API (Version 2.1.7)
  • Fleet Connectivity Extension API (Version 1.3.3)
  • Route Match Extension API (Version 2.1.20)
  • Toll Cost Extension API (Version 2.4.15)

IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS:

General Rules Related to HERE Materials and Applications
• Inline with HERE Platform core terms, please ensure that the users of your application build on HERE Mobile SDKs Premium Edition constantly download the latest map version within a couple of weeks after the new map release has been available.

New incidents endpoint for Traffic API
• In May 2017, new /traffic/6.2/incidents endpoint launched to support more incidents data
• The old endpoint /traffic/6.1/incidents is still available and will be supported at least for 6 months

Public Transit API refactoring
• In April 2017, Public Transit API version 3.0.0 released, following refactoring of all endpoints to a new format. The API endpoint format have been changed from https://transit.api.here.com/metarouter/rest/routeservice/v2/(resource) to https://transit.api.here.com/v3/(resource)
• For now, the coming releases will continue to support all deprecated endpoints (with old parameter names)

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