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Sreesudha_OC
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5 years ago
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Insights needed - Approved web scrappers and distance map API -

  Hi All,   Can someone please share some insights about the IT approved web scrappers which we can use to scrape data from various links to pbi. Which one is more widely used.  Something to scra...
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    collinq
    5 years ago

    HI Sreesudha_OC ,

     

    Please mark this as a solution if this meets your needs.  Two companies I have personally dealt with and have had good experiences with are Cdata and Panoply.

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Sreesudha_OC
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5 years ago

Thanks Collinq

My idea is little dim in this. You are correct from the perspective of approval part of it.  I can check that.

To the second point, i would like to understand more about 3rd party commenly  or widely used API and Web connectors that are available.  If you can share few names, that would be helpful

For the third,  my requirement was to identify pincodes for India with hospitals in that area. Heard in common forum that Distance map API would be a better option.  Thought of understanding the same better. If ArcGSI has capability, then this is something that can be looked at. 

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collinq
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5 years ago

Hi Sreesudha_OC ,

 

To try and clarify, each datasource has it's own potential API or web connector - meaning that I am now aware of any sort of generic API that can just be used.  The way it normally works is that if you want data from a certain data source, you use the API that was made by that company and/or by an external company specifically to access that data source.  For example, the organization cdata builds api's and other connectors for use with certain data sources.

As for the third point, I would look at the ArcGIS map for your needs.

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    Sreesudha_OC
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    5 years ago

    Thankyou so much.

     

    Just one more query. Can you name some 3rd party web scrappers. I can check back in my org if something similar in those lines has been approved.

     

    Thanks

    Sudha

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      collinq
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      5 years ago

      HI Sreesudha_OC ,

       

      Please mark this as a solution if this meets your needs.  Two companies I have personally dealt with and have had good experiences with are Cdata and Panoply.