gmapsdistance (version 1.0)

gmapsdistance: gmapsdistance

Description

gmapsdistance uses the Google Maps Distance Matrix API in order to compute the distance and travel time between two points. In order to be able to use the function, you will need an API key and you must enable the Distance Matrix API in the Google Developers Console. For more information about how to get a key, go to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/get-api-key#key . For more information about the Google Maps Distance Matrix API, go to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/intro?hl=en

Usage

gmapsdistance(origin,destination,mode,key)

Arguments

origin

A string containing the description of the starting point. Should be inside of quoutes (""). If more than one word is used, they should be separated by a plus sign e.g. "Bogota+Colombia". Coordinates in LAT-LONG format are also a valid input as long as they can be identified by Google Maps

destination

A string containing the description of the end point. Should be the same format as the variable "origin".

mode

A string containing the mode of transportation desired. Should be inside of double quotes (",") and one of the following: "bicycling", "walking", "transit" or "driving".

key

In order to use the Google Maps Distance Matrix API it is necessary to have an API key. The key should be inside of quotes. Example: "THISISMYKEY".

Examples

library("gmapsdistance")
## Not run: 
# 
# #In order to run the following examples
# #you will need an API key. 
# 
# #Find the distance and the travel time
# #if driving between Washington, DC and
# #New York City
# results=gmapsdistance("Washington+DC","New+York+City+NY","driving","INSERT-KEY-HERE")
# 
# #Find the walking distance and travel
# #time if walking between the Greek
# #cities of Marathon and Athens. 
# #This example shows that the function can support LAT-LONG coordinates
# 
# results=gmapsdistance("38.1621328+24.0029257","37.9908372+23.7383394","walking","INSERT-KEY-HERE")
# 
# ## End(Not run)