Distance Matrix API
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The Distance Matrix API is a Google Maps web service that calculates travel distance and time between multiple origins and destinations for use in routing, logistics, and location-based applications.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Distance Matrix API canonical | 2 |
| Google Distance Matrix API | 1 |
| Google Maps Directions API | 1 |
| Google Maps Distance Matrix API | 1 |
| Maps Platform Distance Matrix Services | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T576887 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distance Matrix API Context triple: [Google Maps, supportsAPI, Distance Matrix API]
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A.
MapQuest
MapQuest is an early online mapping and driving directions service that became one of the first widely used web-based navigation tools.
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B.
Waze
Waze is a community-driven GPS navigation app that provides real-time traffic updates, route guidance, and incident reports from its users.
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C.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
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D.
Transport Focus
Transport Focus is an independent watchdog organization in Great Britain that represents the interests of transport users, particularly rail, bus, and road passengers, by monitoring services and advocating for improvements.
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E.
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web-based mapping and navigation service by Google that provides detailed maps, real-time GPS navigation, traffic conditions, and location search worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distance Matrix API Target entity description: The Distance Matrix API is a Google Maps web service that calculates travel distance and time between multiple origins and destinations for use in routing, logistics, and location-based applications.
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A.
MapQuest
MapQuest is an early online mapping and driving directions service that became one of the first widely used web-based navigation tools.
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B.
Waze
Waze is a community-driven GPS navigation app that provides real-time traffic updates, route guidance, and incident reports from its users.
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C.
Bing Maps
Bing Maps is Microsoft's web-based mapping and navigation service offering road maps, aerial imagery, directions, and location-based search.
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D.
Transport Focus
Transport Focus is an independent watchdog organization in Great Britain that represents the interests of transport users, particularly rail, bus, and road passengers, by monitoring services and advocating for improvements.
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E.
Google Maps
Google Maps is a web-based mapping and navigation service by Google that provides detailed maps, real-time GPS navigation, traffic conditions, and location search worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Google Maps Platform API
ⓘ
web service ⓘ |
| accessedBy | HTTP request ⓘ |
| billingModel | pay-as-you-go ⓘ |
| brand | Google Maps ⓘ |
| computes |
travel distance
ⓘ
travel time ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix ⓘ |
| hasParameter |
arrival_time
ⓘ
avoid ⓘ departure_time ⓘ destinations ⓘ language ⓘ mode ⓘ origins ⓘ region ⓘ traffic_model ⓘ units ⓘ |
| hasQuota | usage limits per project ⓘ |
| inputType |
addresses
ⓘ
latitude/longitude coordinates ⓘ place IDs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Google Maps Platform
ⓘ
linked to:
Google Maps
|
| requires | API key ⓘ |
| returns |
distance matrix
ⓘ
duration in traffic ⓘ duration values ⓘ |
| securedBy | HTTPS ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
asynchronous server-side integration
ⓘ
ferry avoidance ⓘ highway avoidance ⓘ multiple destinations ⓘ multiple origins ⓘ optimized routing inputs ⓘ toll avoidance ⓘ traffic-aware travel times ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
JSON
ⓘ
XML ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
bicycling
ⓘ
driving ⓘ transit ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| usedFor |
location-based applications
ⓘ
logistics applications ⓘ routing applications ⓘ |
| usedIn |
delivery optimization
ⓘ
fleet management ⓘ ride-sharing services ⓘ store locator applications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Distance Matrix API Description of subject: The Distance Matrix API is a Google Maps web service that calculates travel distance and time between multiple origins and destinations for use in routing, logistics, and location-based applications.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Distance Matrix API
linked to: Distance Matrix API
linked to: Distance Matrix API
linked to: Distance Matrix API