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Radar

Get coordinates, auto-complete addresses, and determine distances.

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.
Adding the Radar Integration
Adding the Radar Integration

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.

Configuring the Address to Coordinates Action
Configuring the Address to Coordinates Action
AddressRequired

The full, complete address you’re getting coordinates for

Example: 2972 Westheimer Rd. Santa Ana, Illinois 85486

Latitude

Result from Radar containing the latitude

Example: 40.265028

Longitude

Result from Radar containing the longitude

Example: -89.191575

Latitude, Longitude

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.

Configuring the Complete Address Action
Configuring the Complete Address Action
AddressRequired

The name of a specific place or an incomplete address

Example: Globe Life Field

Address

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.

Configuring the Coordinates to Address Action
Configuring the Coordinates to Address Action
LatitudeRequired

The latitude of a specific place

Example: 32.747757

LongitudeRequired

The longitude of a specific place

Example: -97.082098

Address

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.

Configuring the Distance between locations Action
Configuring the Distance between locations Action
OriginRequired

The complete address or coordinates of the place to begin at.

Example: 32.729638,-97.112934

DestinationRequired

The complete address or coordinates of the place to end at.

Example: 32.7498,-97.0973

UnitsRequired

Select which units to display: Metric (yd,km) or Imperial (ft,mi)

Example: Imperial

Travel ModeRequired

Select which travel mode to compute duration: Car, Bike, Foot

Example: Car

Distance (yards or feet)

The result from Radar containing the distance in either feet or yards depending on Units selected above.

Example: 14429.1

Duration (minutes)

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.

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