Since I posted an example Google geocoding engine, many changes have occurred and some of those include:
- Google moved the geocoding API to a new URL
- Google dropped the API key requirement when V3 was released
- Salesforce has added geolocation fields to the platform.
To accommodate these changes, I have updated the engine and placed it inside of a managed package.
The managed package will automatically add the classes, fields, remote site, and schedule the updater to run at the top of each hour.
This updated engine also includes a trigger so that individual records can be geocoded upon insert or update.
Geocoding is now performed on both the Billing and Shipping addresses and the resulting data is placed in corresponding geolocation fields.
Hi Anthony, this is a great package. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI have just installed this an have a few questions
1. if the googlemap api is already calling out... is there any additional benefit with getting a Bing or MapQuest api key? Does this increase the limit placed by google?
2. How do i know if the request is successful? Does this write into the GeoCodeData (Lat) + Long field?
Many thanks!