Radar is a location-based platform that provides developers with tools to add location tracking, auto-complete partial addresses, and location-based analytics to their projects. Integrating Radar with Glide can provide a powerful toolset for building location-aware projects and provide a more personalized experience.
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Adding and Configuring the Integration
To start using the Radar integration, you first need to add it to your Glide project.
- In Glide, click the Settings icon in the upper-right corner.
- Navigate to the Integrations tab and then select Radar.
- Click the View button, and then select Add to app.
- Next, log into your Radar Dashboard and obtain your Live publishable (client) API key.
- In Glide, you’ll enter this key into the Live publishable (client) API Key field under your Radar Integration settings.
Features
The Radar integration has five features that can be used in the Action Editor or as Computed Columns.
- Track once
- Get coordinates for address
- Get address from coordinates
- Complete address
- Calculate distance
Get Coordinates for Address
The Get coordinates for address feature generates the latitude and longitude for a given address. The table below describes the different settings.
The full, complete address you’re getting coordinates for
Example: 2972 Westheimer Rd. Santa Ana, Illinois 85486
Result from Radar containing the latitude
Example: 40.265028
Result from Radar containing the longitude
Example: -89.191575
Result from Radar containing the latitude and longitude as a string
Example: 40.265028,-89.191575
Complete Address
The Complete address feature generates a full address based on a partial address. The table below describes the different settings.
The name of a specific place or an incomplete address
Example: Globe Life Field
The result from Radar containing the full, complete address
Example: 734 Stadium Dr, Arlington, TX 76011 USA
Get address from coordinates
The Get address from coordinates feature generates a full address based on latitude and longitude. The table below describes the different settings.
The latitude of a specific place
Example: 32.747757
The longitude of a specific place
Example: -97.082098
The result from Radar containing the full, complete address.
Example: 734 Stadium Dr, Arlington, TX 76011 USA
Calculate distance
The Calculate distance feature determines the distance and duration between two given locations. The table below describes the different settings.
The complete address or coordinates of the place to begin at.
Example: 32.729638,-97.112934
The complete address or coordinates of the place to end at.
Example: 32.7498,-97.0973
Select which units to display: Metric (yd,km) or Imperial (ft,mi)
Example: Imperial
Select which travel mode to compute duration: Car, Bike, Foot
Example: Car
The result from Radar containing the distance in either feet or yards depending on Units selected above.
Example: 14429.1
The result from Radar containing the duration in minutes.
Example: 5.8
To learn more generally about Integrations in Glide, including how they affect your app’s usage, check out our Introduction to Integrations.