diff --git a/features/nearest/pick.feature b/features/nearest/pick.feature
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+++ b/features/nearest/pick.feature
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+@nearest
+Feature: Locating Nearest node on a Way - pick closest way
+
+	Background:
+		Given the profile "testbot"
+	
+	@todo
+	Scenario: Nearest - two ways crossing
+		Given the node map
+		 |   | 0 | c | 1 |   |
+		 | 7 |   | n |   | 2 |
+		 | a | k | x | m | b |
+		 | 6 |   | l |   | 3 |
+		 |   | 5 | d | 4 |   |
+
+		And the ways
+		 | nodes |
+		 | axc   |
+		 | cxd   |
+
+		When I request nearest I should get
+		 | in | out |
+		 | 0  | c   |
+		 | 1  | c   |
+		 | 2  | b   |
+		 | 3  | b   |
+		 | 4  | d   |
+		 | 5  | d   |
+		 | 6  | a   |
+		 | 7  | a   |
+		 | k  | k   |
+		 | l  | l   |
+		 | m  | m   |
+		 | n  | n   |
diff --git a/features/nearest/projection.feature b/features/nearest/projection.feature
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+++ b/features/nearest/projection.feature
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+@nearest
+Feature: Locating Nearest node on a Way - basic projection onto way
+
+	Background:
+		Given the profile "testbot"
+	
+	Scenario: Nearest - easy-west way
+		Given the node map
+		 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
+		 |   | a | x | b |   |
+		 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
+
+		And the ways
+		 | nodes |
+		 | ab    |
+
+		When I request nearest I should get
+		 | in | out |
+		 | 0  | a   |
+		 | 1  | a   |
+		 | 2  | x   |
+		 | 3  | b   |
+		 | 4  | b   |
+		 | 5  | a   |
+		 | 6  | a   |
+		 | 7  | x   |
+		 | 8  | b   |
+		 | 9  | b   |
+
+ 	Scenario: Nearest - north-south way
+ 		Given the node map
+ 		 | 0 |   | 5 |
+ 		 | 1 | a | 6 |
+ 		 | 2 | x | 7 |
+ 		 | 3 | b | 8 |
+ 		 | 4 |   | 9 |
+         
+ 		And the ways
+ 		 | nodes |
+ 		 | ab    |
+
+ 		When I request nearest I should get
+ 		 | in | out |
+ 		 | 0  | a   |
+ 		 | 1  | a   |
+ 		 | 2  | x   |
+ 		 | 3  | b   |
+ 		 | 4  | b   |
+ 		 | 5  | a   |
+ 		 | 6  | a   |
+ 		 | 7  | x   |
+ 		 | 8  | b   |
+ 		 | 9  | b   |
+
+  	Scenario: Nearest - diagonal 1
+  		Given the node map
+ 		 | 8 |   | 4 |   |   |   |
+ 		 |   | a |   | 5 |   |   |
+ 		 | 0 |   | x |   | 6 |   |
+ 		 |   | 1 |   | y |   | 7 |
+ 		 |   |   | 2 |   | b |   |
+ 		 |   |   |   | 3 |   | 9 |
+
+  		And the ways
+  		 | nodes |
+  		 | ab    |
+
+  		When I request nearest I should get
+  		 | in | out |
+  		 | 0  | a   |
+  		 | 1  | x   |
+  		 | 2  | y   |
+  		 | 3  | b   |
+  		 | 4  | a   |
+  		 | 5  | x   |
+  		 | 6  | y   |
+  		 | 7  | b   |
+  		 | 8  | a   |
+  		 | 9  | b   |
+
+   	Scenario: Nearest - diagonal 2
+   		Given the node map
+  		 |   |   |   | 3 |   | 9 |
+  		 |   |   | 2 |   | b |   |
+  		 |   | 1 |   | y |   | 7 |
+  		 | 0 |   | x |   | 6 |   |
+  		 |   | a |   | 5 |   |   |
+  		 | 8 |   | 4 |   |   |   |
+
+   		And the ways
+   		 | nodes |
+   		 | ab    |
+
+   		When I request nearest I should get
+   		 | in | out |
+   		 | 0  | a   |
+   		 | 1  | x   |
+   		 | 2  | y   |
+   		 | 3  | b   |
+   		 | 4  | a   |
+   		 | 5  | x   |
+   		 | 6  | y   |
+   		 | 7  | b   |
+   		 | 8  | a   |
+   		 | 9  | b   |
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/nearest.rb b/features/step_definitions/nearest.rb
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+++ b/features/step_definitions/nearest.rb
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+When /^I request nearest I should get$/ do |table|
+  reprocess
+  actual = []
+  OSRMLauncher.new do
+    table.hashes.each_with_index do |row,ri|
+      in_node = @name_node_hash[ row['in'] ]
+      raise "*** unknown in-node '#{row['in']}" unless in_node
+
+      out_node = @name_node_hash[ row['out'] ]
+      raise "*** unknown out-node '#{row['out']}" unless out_node
+
+      response = request_nearest("#{in_node.lat},#{in_node.lon}")
+      if response.code == "200" && response.body.empty? == false
+        json = JSON.parse response.body
+        if json['status'] == 0
+          coord =  json['mapped_coordinate']
+        end
+      end
+      
+      got = {'in' => row['in'], 'out' => coord }
+      
+      ok = true
+      row.keys.each do |key|
+        if key=='out'
+          if FuzzyMatch.match_location coord, out_node
+            got[key] = row[key]
+          else
+            row[key] = "#{row[key]} [#{out_node.lat},#{out_node.lon}]"
+            ok = false
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      
+      unless ok
+        failed = { :attempt => 'nearest', :query => @query, :response => response }
+        log_fail row,got,[failed]
+      end
+      
+      actual << got
+    end
+  end
+  table.routing_diff! actual
+end
+
+When /^I route (\d+) times I should get$/ do |n,table|
+  ok = true
+  n.to_i.times do
+    ok = false unless step "I route I should get", table
+  end
+  ok
+end
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diff --git a/features/support/fuzzy.rb b/features/support/fuzzy.rb
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+++ b/features/support/fuzzy.rb
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+
+class FuzzyMatch
+
+  def self.match got, want
+    if got == want
+      return true
+    elsif want.match /(.*)\s+~(.+)%$/       #percentage range: 100 ~5%
+      margin = 1 - $2.to_f*0.01
+      from = $1.to_f*margin
+      to = $1.to_f/margin
+      return got.to_f >= from && got.to_f <= to
+    elsif want.match /(.*)\s+\+\-(.+)$/    #absolute range: 100 +-5
+      margin = $2.to_f
+      from = $1.to_f-margin
+      to = $1.to_f+margin
+      return got.to_f >= from && got.to_f <= to
+    elsif want =~ /^\/(.*)\/$/             #regex: /a,b,.*/
+      return got =~ /#{$1}/
+    else
+      return false
+    end      
+  end
+  
+  def self.match_location got, want
+    match( got[0], "#{want.lat} ~0.002%" ) &&
+    match( got[1], "#{want.lon} ~0.002%" )
+  end
+  
+end
+
+
+
diff --git a/features/support/nearest.rb b/features/support/nearest.rb
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index 000000000..e37130735
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+++ b/features/support/nearest.rb
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+require 'net/http'
+
+def request_nearest_url path
+  @query = path
+  uri = URI.parse "#{HOST}/#{path}"
+  Timeout.timeout(REQUEST_TIMEOUT) do
+    Net::HTTP.get_response uri
+  end
+rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED => e
+  raise "*** osrm-routed is not running."
+rescue Timeout::Error
+  raise "*** osrm-routed did not respond."
+end
+
+def request_nearest a
+  request_nearest_url "nearest?loc=#{a}"
+end