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a_mixed_life
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9 years ago
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Calculate shortest path using ArcGIS

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...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    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...

     

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Anonymous
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9 years ago

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...

 

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    a_mixed_life
    Resolver I
    9 years ago

    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.