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Life & fun · October 4, 2016

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Dijkstra’s algorithm in the web browser with OpenStreetMap

Dijkstra’s algorithm in the web browser with OpenStreetMap launched on October 4, 2016 with 158 votes, #188 of 3,690 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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This web application demonstrates Dijkstra's algorithm by finding the shortest route between two points on an interactive OpenStreetMap. Users can click locations on the map to set start and end points, then watch the algorithm calculate and display the optimal path. It serves as an educational tool for computer science students and anyone interested in understanding how pathfinding algorithms work in real-world mapping contexts.

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