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Time Dependent Contraction Hierarchies -- Basic Algorithmic Ideas

Data Structures and Algorithms 2008-12-18 v1

Abstract

Contraction hierarchies are a simple hierarchical routing technique that has proved extremely efficient for static road networks. We explain how to generalize them to networks with time-dependent edge weights. This is the first hierarchical speedup technique for time-dependent routing that allows bidirectional query algorithms.

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@article{arxiv.0804.3947,
  title  = {Time Dependent Contraction Hierarchies -- Basic Algorithmic Ideas},
  author = {Peter Sanders},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.3947},
  year   = {2008}
}
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