RE: Openroads vs open site

David Trejo-Rodriguez — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:53:05 GMT

The following page also outlines OpenSite capabilities.:

https://blog.virtuosity.com/opensite-siteops-and-opensite-designer-2022

RE: Openroads vs open site

Jan Šlegr — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 06:10:09 GMT

Hi Callan,

I do not know the products in detail, but I will try... :-)

[quote userid="1077516" url="~/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/243359/openroads-vs-open-site"]I cannot find a quick comparison guide. [/quote]

Some documents, describing particular product, exist (like this fact sheet), but I do not recall any in detail comparison table.

[quote userid="1077516" url="~/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/243359/openroads-vs-open-site"]Wanting to know the key differences between the products[/quote]

The key difference is focused area: OpenSite is for "site design" (whatever from survey data processing, DTM creation, geometry, corridor etc.), whereas OpenRoads offers complete set of road design tools. The same technology, the same data model, mostly (I am not sure if complete) the same workflows, so OpenRoads can be treated as "extended version" (similarly as OpenRail extends OpenRoads tools with new ones, specific for rail design).

[quote userid="1077516" url="~/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/243359/openroads-vs-open-site"]Key features im after. [/quote]

I think some feature are a bit vague (it defines general topic, but the same task can be realized in different ways depending on country, project context, requirements etc.), so I recommend to check OpenSite Designer documentation whether the tools exist in the product, E.g. swept path analysis sounds more like requirement AutoTurn or similar software, even when some basic analysis can be probably done in ORD too.

With regards,

Jan