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Identify the nearest technician from an asset using Power automate
LeonPavesic and is this BingMap connector which allow us to calculate the routes offered as a standard connector or premium connector
again i am asking very specific question i do not need all the steps you are providing,, your replies are similar to the ones i got using some AI tools.. i actually got a very similar reply when i used a popular AI tool !!
Hi john john,
Bing Maps connector for Power Automate is a standard connector for Power Automate (the exception is China Cloud). You can check Microsoft Learn Documentation for more information.
Bing Maps - Connectors | Microsoft Learn
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LeonPavesic and per your knowledge, does it allow us to calculate the nearest route between 2 coordinations ?
Hi john john,
thanks for your Update.As far as I know, the Bing Maps connector in Power Automate primarily focuses on providing geo data and route calculation services, but it does not directly provide functionality to calculate the nearest route between two coordinates in the way you are looking for.
You can take a look to this discussion regarding your question and GetRoute:
Solved: Re: BingMaps.GetRoute() - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)
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(LinkedIn)LeonPavesic thanks for the reply, i only want Power automate to calculate the route distance between 2 points at a time.. and then i will display this value inside a list inside Power Apps...
the list will show the technician name >> and the distance between the technician and the asset.. something as follow:-
Technican1 1km
Technicnai2 10 km
TechncianX X km
so i think Bing Map power automate will be sufficient for me,, am i correct?
john john rather than the answers suggested previously I would do this in Power Apps as the Bing Maps connector works well with it. In Power Apps there is a BingMaps.GetRoute() function which will show you the route between 2 points. Note, it can't handle multiple points just a start and end. I built an app for my company using Bing Maps which doesn't in fact get the route but does calculate the distance between 2 points. The user manually enters the startand end locations but they could equally be selected from a SharePoint list using dropdowns.
Come back with questions if you need more info about how I did any of this.
Rob
Los Gallardos
Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User.
Principal Consultant, SharePoint and Power Platform WSP UK (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)Rob_Elliott Thanks a lot for the reply... but why not to do the same inside Power automate ? as the Bing Map connector inside power automate provides the same features as in power apps? am I correct? I prefer to do the calculation inside Power Automate and have Power Apps display the results only which will be stored inside a SharePoint list
