Maps API configuration

[alexbk66]

I may support different Map APIs as required.

Please let me know which API you require, i.e if you find free Maps API

Note: The location reported by Traccar server can be noisy - even if device is not moving - it still reports changes. Which causes unnecessary Maps API request (can cause unnecessary charges, especially from Google).

In ver 4.0.0.33 I added a lot of functionality to help avoid this, please read about adjusting the plugin settings:

https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/hs...ange-detection

[alexbk66]

Configure Google Maps API

Instructions from Get the API key, but with more detailed explanation.

1. Create Google account if you don't have one.

2. Go to the Google Cloud Console

3. Create a new project - name is not important (or select existing project)



4. Once project is created - on "Maps APIs and Services" page select "Maps Static API", on next page click "Enable" button



Note: if reverse geocoding is required (for getting street address from coordinates) - also enable Geocoding API
Note: if Street View is required - also enable StreetView API



5. Select "Credentials" and click "Credentials in APIs & Services" link:



6. Click "CREATE CREDENTIALS", select "API key" - then copy and save the generated key



7. You need to create billing account (if you don't have one) and link it to the created project. For help see https://cloud.google.com/billing/doc...illing-account

a. Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/billing
b. Click Create account
c. Follow the screens (i.e. Set up your billing profile, click Submit and enable billing)
d. Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/pro...billing/enable and enable billing for this project (select the created billing account)

[alexbk66]

Configure Bing Maps

1. https://www.bingmapsportal.com/Account/Register
2. https://www.bingmapsportal.com/Application
Application type: Windows Application


Configure Geoapify Maps

1. https://www.geoapify.com/pricing
2. Create a project and generate an API key


Configure LocationIQ Maps

1. Pricing - LocationIQ - Free & Fast Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding service - select Free Trial
2. https://my.locationiq.com/dashboard API Key is available at "API Access Tokens" menu

[gearyt]

think I got too many and haven't figured out how to remove unwanted...

[gearyt]

[gearyt]

here is my current output, Problem may ( probably ) be with cfg file that I had previously set up for Google
Let me know if you need to see a copy and I will e-mail to you for corrections

Geary

[alexbk66]

I'm not sure exactly what you did? Please post maps config screenshot.

[gearyt]

I see this error in the log
is the text supposed to be "URL, url" or URI ??

[gearyt]

I'm not sure exactly what you did? Please post maps config screenshot.

key cut off on purpose....

[alexbk66]

Uri is C# class

Your Google Maps key seems to be wrong

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=color:yellow|36.044205,-115.027481666|&zoom=14&size=400x400&key=AIzaSyCyygBzi6iRW10ns-02NRY2sGy-gQ7GdEQ

The Google Maps Platform server rejected your request. The provided API key is invalid.

[alexbk66]

You can make sure it works just by using the url in browser as above

[alexbk66]

Uri

[gearyt]

here is what I previously had in traccar to use google ( never worked )
now removed...

[gearyt]

You can make sure it works just by using the url in browser as above

yep, says key is bad, will contact Google Support

case #34261385 .. will see what is probably a typo in key or the mess of API's

[alexbk66]

May be just try to generate new API key