Loine – Location Intelligence Engine
Professional location analytics directly within your PostgreSQL database.
- Sovereign On-Premises Operation: Loine integrates fully into your own IT infrastructure. This ensures maximum data security and independence from external interfaces or cloud availability. Your business-critical analyses remain exactly where they belong: in-house.
- Deep Data Integration: The unique selling point of Loine is the native linking of routing networks with INSPIRE-compliant grid structures (100m grid). Sociodemographic data and market information are married to the routing logic directly at the grid level, enabling analyses of unprecedented depth.
- Strategic Analytical Capacity: The architecture of Loine is optimized to process large datasets – such as entire branch networks or customer locations – directly within the existing PostgreSQL structure. Instead of time-consuming data exports for analysis, Loine leverages existing database resources to perform batch calculations (e.g., for location sets or matrix models) directly on the tables. This ensures a stable, administratively simple workflow and clean integration into daily analytical processes without the need to operate additional complex infrastructure.
- Maximum Flexibility: Loine adapts to your growth and requirements. Thanks to its modular design, you can expand the geographic focus at any time with additional country components. Furthermore, the Enterprise version offers extensive customization options – from individual vehicle profiles to bespoke adjustments of the routing logic for your specific use cases.
Advantages
OPEN SOURCE EXCELLENCE & INVESTMENT PROTECTION
Loine is strictly built on PostgreSQL and pgRouting. You benefit from global technology standards instead of proprietary "black box" solutions. For you, this means: full transparency, maximum interoperability, and the security of a future-proof open-source foundation – professionally optimized and supported by casaGeo.
PREMIUM ROUTING DATABASE (HERE)
The engine is optimized for high-precision HERE street networks. Through the deep integration of this world-class data source, Loine achieves maximum accuracy regarding turn restrictions, speed profiles, and road attributes – the essential foundation for reliable strategic decisions.
SEAMLESS ECOSYSTEM INTEGRATION
Loine is designed as an open architecture that integrates seamlessly into your existing data landscape. At the heart of this flexibility is the connection to INSPIRE-compliant grid structures: these serve as a universal interface to link not only in-house data but also any external market and sociodemographic data directly with the routing logic.
Target Groups & Applications
Loine is the solution for organizations that view geo-analytics as a core component of their strategic planning and demand the highest standards of data sovereignty.
Retail Strategists & Brick-and-Mortar Business
For companies with a physical presence, precise knowledge of catchment areas is critical. Loine enables the consistent evaluation of entire branch networks directly on a grid basis (INSPIRE Grid). This allows for the reliable analysis of location potential and competitive scenarios, incorporating travel times and socioeconomic data into the process.
Public Sector, Utilities & Infrastructure
When planning public services – whether school routes, public transport accessibility, or healthcare – algorithmic transparency is mandatory. As an SQL-based on-premises solution, Loine provides the necessary audit trail and compliance. Analyses remain within the protected government network and utilize the precision of the HERE road network for reliable infrastructure scenarios.
Strategic Logistics & Service Management
Loine is designed for planners who optimize service areas and response times strategically rather than just operationally. By integrating individual routing logics (e.g., specific turn restrictions), complex distance matrices for network planning can be generated – without dependence on fluctuating cloud costs.
System Integrators & Software Architects
For providers of specialized applications, Loine is the robust routing component that fits seamlessly into existing IT stacks. Since the SQL code is transparent and the engine can be operated entirely on-premises, compliance hurdles and vendor lock-ins are eliminated. The architecture allows for deep integration into client-specific analytical platforms.
Editions and Terms
| Feature | Standard | Professional | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Cost (excl. VAT) | 5,000 EUR | 7,500 EUR | 10,000 EUR |
| Technology | Loine Core (SQL-native) | Loine Core (SQL-native) | Loine Core (SQL-native) |
| Included Data | 1 Region (1) | 1 Region (1) | 1 Region (1) |
| Additional Region (excl. VAT) (1) | Not available | + 3,500 EUR | + 2,500 EUR |
| Data Updates | Annual (1x) | Annual (1x) | Annual (1x) |
| Customization | No | No | Exclusive adjustments by casaGeo (2) |
| Service Level Agreement | No | No | Guaranteed SLA & response times |
| Support Model | Self-Service | Email Support (Best Effort) | Dedicated Key Account Manager |
| Onboarding | Documentation | Documentation | Personalized Strategic Onboarding |
| Legal / Contractual | Standard EULA | Standard EULA | Individual Contracts / Compliance Check |
| Loine Ownership Option | No | No | Yes |
(1) A region generally corresponds to a European nation-state or a US state. Additional regions are billed based on the selected service level. For worldwide data packages or custom geographic boundaries, we are happy to provide a bespoke quote.
(2) Additional costs for customization (e.g., specific algorithm adjustments or data integrations) are billed separately based on actual effort.
FAQ
Whenever maximum performance, strict data privacy, or deep individual customization is critical. With Loine, sensitive corporate data and routing logics remain entirely within your own infrastructure – without dependence on external cloud availability.
Seamlessly. We provide prepared routing tables, optimized SQL functions, and automated import scripts. Loine utilizes the standardized pgRouting data model but enhances it with high-performance indices and structures.
Updates are generally provided once a year. The deployment timing is coordinated individually with you to guarantee smooth and uninterrupted operation.
Loine aligns with the requirements of a typical PostgreSQL/pgRouting environment. For maximum stability and performance, we recommend dedicated Linux server environments. Hardware scaling depends on the size of the loaded regions (e.g., RAM requirements for large matrix calculations).
Yes, that is one of its core strengths. You can modify the network down to the level of individual attributes, temporary closures, or specific weightings to match your business logic.
Any system that supports a PostgreSQL connection. This includes BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI), GIS software (QGIS, ArcGIS), web applications, or your internal microservices.
Certainly. Depending on the chosen edition, we support you with installation, data import, performance optimization, and the long-term maintenance of your system.
Due to the foundation on the INSPIRE grid (100m grid), population data, purchasing power indices, or industry-specific information can be precisely intersected with the routing engine to create highly accurate catchment area analyses.
While pgRouting provides only the basic algorithmic functions, Loine offers a turnkey comprehensive system. We deliver the optimized data model, extensively processed HERE road networks, and pre-configured functions that are ready for immediate use and performance-optimized for large-scale networks.