I’ve been testing out some ideas around the Travelling Salesman Problem using TSP and ggmap. For illustration I’ll find the optimal route between the following addresses:

ADDRESSES <span>=</span> <span>c</span><span>(</span>
  <span>"115 St Andrew's Drive, Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"1 Evans Road, Glenwood, Berea, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"7 Radar Drive, Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"25 Gainsborough Drive, Durban North, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"77 Armstrong Avenue, Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"255 Musgrave Road, Berea, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"11 Cassia Road, Reservoir Hills, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"98 Shepstone Road, Berkshire Downs, New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span><span>,</span>
  <span>"12 Finchley Road, Berea West, Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa"</span>
<span>)</span>

Load up some packages.

<span>library</span><span>(</span>dplyr<span>)</span>
<span>library</span><span>(</span>ggmap<span>)</span>
<span>library</span><span>(</span>gmapsdistance<span>)</span>
<span>library</span><span>(</span>TSP<span>)</span>

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