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Hello All,
I'm looking to want to calculate shortest distance or path using the ArcGIS map. Was wondering if anyone had gotten a chance to test this out? Want to know how you did it and what data set was required.
I'm just looking for ideas or what data I need for this to show up. Basically calculating shortest path from destination 1 to destination 2, 3, 4, etc.
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I'm not sure that the ArcGIS map can calculate anything for you - it will only display the Power BI result you give it.
You can calculate travel distance etc. (inc. waypoints) via the Google Map Directions API - see https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/ You feed it source and destination (and waypoint) locations and it will return distances, times etc as a JSON dataset.
But there are limits on how many queries you can make before you have to pay...
I'm not sure that the ArcGIS map can calculate anything for you - it will only display the Power BI result you give it.
You can calculate travel distance etc. (inc. waypoints) via the Google Map Directions API - see https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/ You feed it source and destination (and waypoint) locations and it will return distances, times etc as a JSON dataset.
But there are limits on how many queries you can make before you have to pay...
Thanks for this! I was trying to wrap my head around to see if this can be done via PowerBI. I know it can be done directly in ArcGIS but using Google Maps API might be a better solution.
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