Route Map Visualizer

Visualizes pre-ordered routes and location maps via scripts/map_generator.py. Fully offline Python engine — no outbound HTTP from Python. Road geometry rendered directly when provided by a connector; OSRM used browser-side as a fallback when it is not.

Steps

1. Choose kind

2. Resolve coordinates — per point, in order:

1. lat/lon already present — from user, connector result, Dataverse, CRM, CSV, etc. Never overwrite.
2. Alias match in assets/place_lookup.json
3. Web-search the place's lat/lon, then add to payload

Never call external geocoding APIs from the script. Never invent coordinates.

3. Pass connector route data (when available)

If an upstream connector (Azure Maps, Bing Maps, etc.) returned routing data, pass it directly — the visualizer will use it for accurate distances and the actual road polyline in PNG and HTML:

Without these, the PNG uses straight lines (labeled schematic) and the HTML calls OSRM browser-side for road routing.

4. Point fields

5. Call generate()

import sys; sys.path.insert(0, "scripts")
from map_generator import generate

# Minimal — stops in provided order, schematic PNG, OSRM HTML
result = generate({
    "kind": "route",
    "title": "Delivery run",
    "stops": [
        {"name": "Depot",  "lat": -33.86, "lon": 151.21},
        {"name": "Stop A", "lat": -33.90, "lon": 151.18},
        {"name": "Stop B", "lat": -33.88, "lon": 151.15},
    ],
    # Optional exports (all off by default):
    # "html": True   "csv": True   "geojson": True   "kml": True
    # "map_links": True   "qr_codes": True
})

# With connector road data — produces accurate PNG + no OSRM needed
result = generate({
    "kind": "route",
    "title": "Delivery run — Azure Maps",
    "stops": [...],
    "route_geometry": [              # connector road polyline
        {"lat": -33.860, "lon": 151.210},
        {"lat": -33.865, "lon": 151.208},
        ...
    ],
    "legs": [                        # per-leg breakdown
        {"from": "Depot", "to": "Stop A", "distance_m": 5200,
         "duration_s": 420, "summary": "via Parramatta Rd"},
        {"from": "Stop A", "to": "Stop B", "distance_m": 3100,
         "duration_s": 280, "summary": "via Church St"},
    ],
    "route_source": "azure_maps",
    "total_distance_m": 8300,
    "total_duration_s": 700,
    "html": True,
})
print(result["markdown"])

Key result keys: chart_path (PNG, always), html_path, csv_path, geojson_path, kml_path, map_links_path, qr_sheet_path, google_maps_url, apple_maps_url, bing_maps_url, has_road_geometry, route_source, generated_exports.

6. Reply — paste result["markdown"]. It always ends with an Optional exports hint. Clarify:

• PNG = road route when route_geometry provided, else straight-line schematic
• HTML = connector polyline embedded (no OSRM) when geometry provided, else OSRM browser-side
• schematic_order: true — opt-in offline stop ordering (NN + 2-opt, straight-line estimate); always prefer a connector for real road order

Icons

pin sunny partly-cloudy cloudy rain storm snow fog wind hot cold office home factory hospital school warning check star shop truck

Guardrails

• Never overwrite lat/lon from user or prior tools.
• Never call external geocoding/routing APIs from the Python script.
• Never invent coordinates — ask the user or web-search.
• Never reorder stops unless "schematic_order": true is explicitly set.

Bundled files

• scripts/map_generator.py — engine (generate)
• assets/place_lookup.json — place aliases
• references/cheatsheet.md — full payload reference + CLI flags