System having automated route generation and optimization

A method for managing waste services by a service vehicle, the method comprising:

• generating a location signal indicative of a location of the service vehicle;
• generating a service signal indicative of a waste service being performed by the service vehicle;
• making a determination that the service vehicle has made a plurality of service stops based on the location and service signals;
• automatically generating at least one service route including the plurality of service stops;
• displaying the at least one service route and the plurality of service stops on a map in at least one graphical user interface, wherein displaying the at least one service route includes displaying the at least one service route as a geometric shape encompassing, touching, or passing through electronic representations of the plurality of service stops;
• receiving drag & drop input from a user in association with the geometric shape;
• responsively organizing the plurality of service stops into a custom route;
• receiving a selection from the user regarding a desired type of service vehicle to complete the custom route;
• and
• selectively adjusting at least one of a size and a shape of the geometric shape based on the selection.

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer-executable programming instructions for performing a method for managing waste services by a plurality of service vehicles, the method comprising:

• generating location signals indicative of locations of the plurality of service vehicles;
• generating service signals indicative of waste services being performed by the plurality of service vehicles;
• making determinations that the plurality of service vehicles have made a plurality of service stops based on the location and service signals;
• automatically generating a plurality of service routes including the plurality of service stops;
• displaying the plurality of service routes as geometric shapes encompassing, touching, or passing through electronic representations of the plurality of service stops on a map in at least one graphical user interface, wherein the geometric shapes have one of a size and a shape corresponding with a type of each of the plurality of service vehicles;
• receiving drag & drop input from a user in association with the geometric shapes;
• and
• responsively organizing the plurality of service stops into at least one custom route;
• receiving a selection from the user regarding a desired type of service vehicle to complete the custom route;
• and
• selectively adjusting at least one of a size and a shape of the geometric shape based on the selection.