Google Maps Platform: Dash provides real-time diagnostics for your car using Google Maps APIs

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Dash provides real-time diagnostics for your car using Google Maps APIs

Monday, March 30, 2015

Posted by Brian Langel, Co-Founder and CTO, DashEditor’s note: Today’s guest blogger is Brian Langel, Co-Founder and CTO of Dash. Read how the connected driving company, Dash, is using the Google Maps APIs in their real-time auto diagnostics app.Dash

Google Maps Roads API

String url = String.format("%s%s&interpolate=true&key=%s", GOOGLE_ROADS_SNAP_URL,
pathEncoded, roadsKey);
ClientResponse response = client.resource(URI.create(url))
.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_TYPE)
.get(ClientResponse.class);
if (!isSuccess(response)) {
return handleFailure(response);
}
SnappedRoute snappedRoute = response.getEntity(SnappedRoute.class);
if (snappedRoute.getSnappedPoints() == null) {
return Optional.absent();
}
List snapped = convert(snappedRoute.getSnappedPoints());