How to get a geocode given an address

[Willie]

Is there a way in thingworx to get a geocode with an address?  I see that the widgets take geocode as an input but not the address.  I'd like to use those widgets but I need to convert the addresses to geocode first.

[MarekP.Nowaczyk]

You may want to look at different maps provider services like Google or Bing.

Google has REST API available to documented here https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/intro

Similar REST APIs are available from Bing Maps https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/

Hope this helps.

[Willie]

I found a youtube video tutorial on how to use the Google Geocode API.  I need to figure out how to apply this in thingworx.  Hope this helps everyone else

Google Geocode API & Javascript Tutotrial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRiQeo17u6c

[MarekP.Nowaczyk · Accepted solution]

Create ThingWorx service using ContentLoaderFunctions like GetJSON to call the Google Geocode API.

You can find many articles in PTC knowledgebase with examples on how to use it like

https://community.ptc.com/t5/IoT-Tech-Tips/ContentLoaderFunctions-in-ThingWorx/m-p/535195

or in JavaDoc at http://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx_hc/javadoc/com/thingworx/resources/content/ContentLoader.html.

[slangley]

Hi @Willie.

If one of the previous responses provided by @MarekP.Nowaczyk answered your question, please mark it as the Accepted Solution for the benefit of others with the same question.

Regards.

--Sharon