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What is a route planner tool
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A route planning tool is a feature that helps you find the most efficient routes for your travel or deliveries.

So it uses factors like: Distance, travel time, time constraints, and other preferences like, maybe you want to prioritize high potential customers or lock in customer appointment windows. You select your points on the map, you click the create routes, and you will have an optimized route color coded by day.
What is a route planner tool

Quick answer

Need to plan efficient daily routes and multi-stop schedules? eSpatial's Route Planning Tool helps you create optimized routes faster and smarter.

With just a few clicks, you can:

  • Map hundreds of customer visits into efficient daily routes
  • Adapt instantly to cancellations or delays
  • Build service or delivery schedules that maximize on-site time
  • Plan multi-day or territory-wide routes in advance
  • Integrate with other location intelligence tools for smarter field planning

What is a Route Planning Tool?

A route planning tool is software that calculates the most efficient travel routes based on distance, traffic, time windows, and user-defined priorities (like visiting high-value customers first).

It's essential for:

  • Sales teams planning customer visits
  • Field service managers dispatching technicians
  • Logistics coordinators managing deliveries

Route optimization tools reduce fuel costs and improve productivity across industries by reducing drive time and improving efficiency.

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Updated for 2025: Route planning tools now provide real-time data and predictive algorithms to adjust routes as plans change dynamically.

When to Use the Route Planning Tool

You should use a route planner optimizer when:

  • You need to schedule multiple customer visits or service stops

  • Plans change frequently and you want to adjust on the fly

  • You're managing field teams across wide territories

  • Efficiency and coverage are key to your success

Here’s how eSpatial's Route Planning Tool can help:

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Plan Multi-stop Sales Routes

Effortlessly map out efficient routes for dozens (or even hundreds) of customer visits. eSpatial combines geographic locations, appointment priorities, and travel time to generate optimized daily itineraries.

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Build Service or Delivery Schedules

Optimize route planning with reliable, predictable routes for technicians, couriers, or service teams. The tool accounts for time windows and logistical constraints to reduce driving time and increase on-site time.

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React Quickly to Changes

When appointments get canceled or delayed, simply adjust stops, hit re-optimize, and get back on schedule in minutes. No manual rerouting required.

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Plan Routes for a Full Week or Territory

Map out multi-day schedules or territory-wide routes in advance. Color‑coded daily plans let you visualize coverage across days and territories efficiently.

How Do I Use the Route Planning Tool?

Route optimization with eSpatial is as simple as 1-2-3:

Step 1

Add your starting point, destination(s), and additional parameters, such as customer appointment time windows or preferred stops, to "lock-in".

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Step 2

The route planner processes your information and preferences using an optimization algorithm. It calculates the most efficient route after factoring in your preferences.

You are presented with a set of colored daily optimized routes showing a stop-by-stop journey. Easily export your route to Google Maps or Waze for turn-by-turn estimated travel times and any other relevant information.

Optimized route stops

Step 3

You can adjust your routes on the fly based on constraints, such as adding or removing stops, prioritizing specific destinations, or avoiding areas.

What's Next?

eSpatial’s Route Planning Tool becomes even more powerful when paired with other location intelligence features.

  • Territory optimization tool

    Create balanced, data-driven territories by analyzing workload, customer count, and sales potential before building optimized daily routes.

    Learn more about Territory optimization tool
  • Territory center tool

    Pinpoint the best starting locations for each route by calculating the geographic or sales-weighted center of your territories.

    Learn more about Territory center tool
  • Radius analysis tool

    Filter and prioritize which accounts fall within a realistic driving range, helping you build efficient, achievable daily schedules.

    Learn more about Radius analysis tool

Get Started With eSpatial Today

Ready to plan smarter, faster routes? Create a map with eSpatial to get an intuitive platform for mapping, scheduling, and optimizing routes and territories all in one place.

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