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Identify the nearest technician from an asset using Power automate
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
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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
Rob_Elliott ok thanks, i thought you are saying that it will not be possible to do it in Power automate... as based on my info, Bing Map connector for Power automate and for Power Apps provides the same features
john john because I wasn't asked to do it in Power Automate but to have an app that staff could use visually. It was just an example of Bing Maps being used in an app in a real world environment.