Snap to Roads is now available for Azure Maps
We’re thrilled to introduce the Snap to Roads API in Azure Maps, a powerful API designed to transform raw GPS data into precise road-aligned coordinates. This new capability is a game-changer for businesses managing fleets and mobile assets, delivering the accuracy and context needed for efficient operations. Whether your GPS data is impacted by weak signals or environmental obstructions, the Snap to Roads API ensures your tracking is precise. By aligning GPS points with real-world roads and enriching them with additional data like speed limits and street names, it provides the clarity and insights you need for informed decision-making. Why Snap to Roads Matters If you’ve ever struggled with analyzing GPS traces that zigzag across the map or deviate from the road, you know how frustrating it can be. The Snap to Roads API addresses these issues head-on. It not only maps your GPS points to the nearest roads but also interpolates missing data to create a smooth, accurate path. This has significant implications for fleet management. For instance, you can verify speed limit compliance, detect route deviations, and better estimate travel times. These insights lead to improved resource management, heightened driver safety, and, ultimately, happier customers. How It Works The Snap to Roads API processes GPS data to return road-aligned coordinates along with enriched information. Here’s a simple example to illustrate its capabilities: Sample API Call: POST https://atlas.microsoft.com/route/snapToRoads?api-version=2024-07-01-preview { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "coordinates": [ -122.336729, 47.590868 ], "type": "Point" }, "properties": {} }, { "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "coordinates": [ -122.336042, 47.601604 ], "type": "Point" }, "properties": {} } ], "includeSpeedLimit": true, "travelMode": "driving" } Response: { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "coordinates": [ -122.336769, 47.590885 ], "type": "Point" }, "properties": { "inputIndex": 0, "name": "WA-99 N", "speedLimitInKilometersPerHour": 80 } }, { "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "coordinates": [ -122.336008, 47.601609 ], "type": "Point" }, "properties": { "inputIndex": 1, "name": "WA-99 N", "speedLimitInKilometersPerHour": 80 } } ] } In this example, the Snap to Roads API aligns the GPS points to the nearest road, providing interpolated points to fill in gaps and speed limit data for each segment. Consider a delivery company managing a large fleet. Drivers report delays due to unclear routing, and GPS traces often show vehicles cutting across buildings or parks. By integrating the Snap to Roads API, the company can ensure all GPS data aligns with actual roadways, providing a clear picture of each vehicle’s journey. This helps in multiple ways: Monitoring Driver Compliance: Ensuring drivers adhere to speed limits and follow designated routes. Optimizing Delivery Routes: Identifying bottlenecks and optimizing routes for faster deliveries. Improving Customer Experience: Providing accurate ETAs and real-time location updates to customers. Going Beyond: The Power of Azure Maps Snap to Roads is just one piece of the puzzle. Azure Maps offers a comprehensive suite of APIs for managing complex logistics operations. From Truck Routing that considers vehicle dimensions and restrictions to the Distance Matrix API for calculating optimal routes between multiple locations, Azure Maps equips you with everything you need for intelligent fleet management. Try It Today Experience the Snap to Roads API and see how it can transform your fleet operations. Get started by checking out the tutorial and dive into the full API documentation. With Azure Maps, you’re not just tracking vehicles—you’re unlocking insights and driving efficiency like never before.Mystery of the Exchange Room accounts in Teams
Hi, Anybody have better understanding why the calendar(mailbox) with following details: ResourceType : Room RecipientTypeDetails : RoomMailbox does not appear into Teams meeting booking under the location? There was also an article from Ali about this:Creating Room List to add Location in Teams Calendarand he is saying: "Sometimes when we create a Room Mailbox in Exchange Online it does not appear under the “Add location” section of the MS Team". Is it really the Room list only option to get rooms visible on Teams? When scheduling meeting on Outlook/OWA the rooms are available just normally. Even Outlook and Teams are different products, I still wish to see that basic features should be working equally.
Hybrid Teams Meeting Location Not Updating/ Displaying both locations
Sometimes when I schedule hybrid meetings in Outlook (Attendees can join through MsTeams or onsite in a meeting room) using the room finder tool, even when I get confirmation that the resource/meeting room is accepted as reserved, I run into these issues: 1. The onsite meeting room added shows as invited under "required", but is not listed under "location" and I have no drop down options to add it. 2. The location field updates to including both MsTeams and the booked meeting room and both can be seen when you open the invitation: but in calendar/week view only the MsTeams option shows as location: Instead of like this: It happens randomly and only on occasion, but it prevents invitees from knowing there is a room booked they can join if onsite so I'm hoping to find a solution to make sure both locations show from now on.
Geolocation wrong (really wrong) in Edge but correct in Chrome
This is probably a Windows 10 API problem not an Edge issue, but geolocation is wrong - usually really, really wrong - in Edge... while Chrome gets my location dead-on. On the same computer. At the same time. Before we get into any 101 fixes - I deal with location tech in my job, and I know W10 well enough to know how to correctly configure my country, and clear my location. This is a problem that exists on fresh installs of W10 and Edge. I can send some screenshots to engineers who may be lurking. The distance off is around 500 miles or so. It is locating me in a place that I've never visited. This has been a problem for years and a few (Google) searches shows that it pops up in the Feedback Hub, the user forums and other places every now and then, with no fix. I really want to use Edge. But correct geolocation is so fundamental to everything associated with search-based services today, and it gets old getting recommendations to walk down the street to a store that is 500 miles away.
Locate Android fully managed
Hello, I read that is now possible to locate Android Entreprise Fully managed in Intune :https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/remote-actions/device-locate#supported-platforms I activate the Locate device in the device restrictions for my phone test. But every time I try to locate the device in Intune, I have the notification on the phone but I have an error on Intune : The locate device action failed. Try refreshing. Did you try? Is it working?
Bookings location - Service is provided at Client's Location
Hello, This same question was asked in 2020 (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/microsoft-bookings-service-location-entry/6ebac185-a41d-4bcb-998e-9add0432177b). It is now 2023, is there an update on this? This would be a great feature to add! Is there a way a client can book a service and provide their location where the service is going to be at? This info is provided upon their booking but I would like the booking to capture their address in their appointment location. We are not a designated location, we go out to multiple locations where are clients are and provide our services in their location. (just like a service technician goes out to different homes to provide their services). Is there a default where we can select "At Client's Location" and this would copy from the information the client provided? Please reach out if this does not make sense. ThanksWindows device location wrong after moving
We moved a year ago to new state 600 miles away, but all our Windows 10 and 11 devices continue to report our old house as our location. We have a new ISP and a wildly different public IP, so Windows is not pulling it from that. We have a new cable modem with the new ISP, but kept our mesh system, so the router is the same. All services that use location are affected, including maps, weather, and Find My Device. Third party services are also affected: if I go to maps.google.com it will also show my old house and says that location is "from your device." I'm convinced this is because somewhere that location is tied to my router's MAC address (or possibly my SSID). I've read that Windows always uses your public IP for location (which is obviously not true) and that it uses adjacent WiFi SSIDs for location (which must also not be true, since my whole neighborhood didn't move with me and buy houses in the same relative locations). I've set default location to my new house in the maps app, but it still goes straight to my old house, 600 miles away. I've seen other people with this issue who moved across town and kept their ISP, and they haven't found resolution, either. I've reported this as a bug through the Feedback tool. I haven't heard anything back. Someone in another forum for Chromebook devices said they had the same issue, but hoped it would eventually resolve because the Google street view cars also log WiFi networks (Google goes around wardriving?) and eventually they'd be found. I don't know if that's true or not, but it's pretty nonsensical. Do we really have to wait months or years after moving house for this to update? There's a ten year old subdivision not far from me that street view hasn't made it to yet. In the meantime, all location-based services on our Windows devices, including Find My Device, are beyond useless. God forbid I did lose my laptop; if a neighbor had it, it would still see my WiFi and report it was 600 miles away.
Datenschutz Serverstandorte Privacy Shield Education special?
Hallo, ich versuche die Anforderungen des Datenschutzes zu erfüllen. Ich administriere Schulen. Gibt es für Schulen besondere Schutzrichtlinien? Auf der Seite https://msit.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYzEyZTc5OTgtNTdlZS00ZTVkLWExN2ItOTM0OWU4NjljOGVjIiwidCI6IjcyZjk4OGJmLTg2ZjEtNDFhZi05MWFiLTJkN2NkMDExZGI0NyIsImMiOjV9 sehe ich wo Cloud-Dienste gespeichert werden. Bei B2B und MFA werden sie auch in den USA gespeichert. Bedeutet das, dass Daten in den USA gesepeichert werden, wenn ich MFA benutze? Bedeutet B2B der Gastzugriff?
