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For my (Area of Interest) AOI project I collected my 37 points using GLOBE observer, google maps, and a grid creator. These tools made collecting my data points a lot easier. To start I plotted where all my AOI points would be based on a central point. Using CVS and GeoJson files I was able to get all 37 AOI points in that area. When choosing a center point for your grid you should consider things that will affect your ability to take photos before placing your center point. Originally I had placed my AOI points in West Bloomfield but due to the large amount of private ...

The Problem You've got a list of AOI coordinates. Google Maps will show them to you, but it won't tell you the best order to visit them. If you’ve got more than a few points, this becomes a mess—guesswork, wasted time, and unnecessary backtracking.  We need a tool that will plan the most efficient route for us instead of figuring things out ourselves. That’s what this does, here’s how:  The Solution This problem is a textbook example of the classic Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP): How can we find the shortest route that visits each ...