Combining hierarchical and goal-directed speed-up techniques for dijkstra's algorithm

@article{Bauer2010CombiningHA,
  title={Combining hierarchical and goal-directed speed-up techniques for dijkstra's algorithm},
  author={Reinhard Bauer and Daniel Delling and Peter Sanders and Dennis Schieferdecker and Dominik Schultes and Dorothea Wagner},
  journal={ACM J. Exp. Algorithmics},
  year={2010},
  volume={15}
}
In recent years, highly effective hierarchical and goal-directed speed-up techniques for routing in large road networks have been developed. This article makes a systematic study of combinations of such techniques. These combinations turn out to give the best results in many scenarios, including graphs for unit disk graphs, grid networks, and time-expanded timetables. Besides these quantitative results, we obtain general insights for successful combinations. 
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