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Title: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: RobiWan on March 07, 2024, 05:55:42 PM
Hi,

Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"?
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By this I mean the following: I have a selection of images and would like to reverse-geocode them automatically

Robert
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: Mario on March 07, 2024, 06:29:47 PM
Look at the aptly named reverseGeoCode function in IMatchLib.js perhaps?
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: Jingo on March 07, 2024, 06:47:55 PM
Also - check out the Super GeoLocator App... It uses the HERE API to retrieve location data for a single image with location data and apply this data to many images.. HERE is a standard option now in IMatch but the APP code might be helpful in building your own automation via scripting?  Enjoy! - Andy.
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: Mario on March 07, 2024, 07:43:26 PM
QuoteHERE is a standard option now in IMatch but the APP code m
This may change in a future release since the usage rate for HERE is less than 1%. Most users use Google or GeoNames. Not sure if it is worth keeping up support for HERE in the future. I probably make a poll for that.
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: Jingo on March 07, 2024, 07:48:55 PM
Quote from: Mario on March 07, 2024, 07:43:26 PM
QuoteHERE is a standard option now in IMatch but the APP code m
This may change in a future release since the usage rate for HERE is less than 1%. Most users use Google or GeoNames. Not sure if it is worth keeping up support for HERE in the future. I probably make a poll for that.
True.. probably not worth the upkeep at all... hopefully Google doesn't increase fees for API hits (or reducing the free hits per month).  If you do remove support for HERE - at least my APP might become useful again!   8)
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: Mario on March 07, 2024, 09:58:59 PM
Any cloud-based service may raise prices at any time. Or reduce free quota to zero.
Google spends hundreds of millions each year on the Google global Maps functionality, servers, bandwidth, data updates. Same for HERE, Microsoft and others I presume.

They need to recoup that money and make a profit. Very understandable. Affordable, though.
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: RobiWan on March 08, 2024, 05:10:10 PM
The idea with reverseGeoCode was OK. Unfortunately, it doesn't directly achieve what I wanted. I still have to click "OK" at the end. But it's not bad at all.
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: Mario on March 08, 2024, 06:24:43 PM
The use the API of whatever cloud-service you use directly. They all offer APIs for various languages, have documentation and samples online and whatnot. IMatch cannot do it all, sorry.
Title: Re: Can the function/APP be accessed "externally"? (reverse geocoding)
Post by: RobiWan on March 08, 2024, 06:36:59 PM
Quote from: Mario on March 08, 2024, 06:24:43 PMIMatch cannot do it all, sorry.
My note was not intended as criticism