GoogleMap.psm1
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Set-Alias -Name WhereAmI -Value Get-GeoLocation Set-Alias -Name Direction -Value Get-Direction Set-Alias -Name Distance -Value Get-Distance Set-Alias -Name Geocode -Value Get-GeoCoding Set-Alias -Name rGeocode -Value Get-ReverseGeoCoding Set-Alias -Name gtz -Value Get-TimeZone <# .SYNOPSIS Returns geographic coordinates (Latitide and Longitude) for an Address. .DESCRIPTION This cmdlet utilizes Google Maps GeoCoding API, to convert addresses (like "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA") into geographic coordinates (like latitude 37.423021 and longitude -122.083739) You need to register and get an API key from the below link. Once you've the key setup an Environment variable like $env:GoogleGeocode_API_Key = "YOUR API KEY" before hand to make this function work. You can save this $Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console. API Key Link - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key .PARAMETER Address The street address that you want to geocode, in the format used by the national postal service of the country concerned. Additional address elements such as business names and unit, suite or floor numbers should be avoided. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Get-GeoCoding -Address "eiffel tower" InputAddress : eiffel tower IdentifiedAddress : Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France Country : France State : Île-de-France PostalCode : 75007 Latitude : 48.8583701 Longitude : 2.2944813 Coordinates : 48.8583701,2.2944813 In above example, Function Converts the adress of Eiffel tower into geographical cordinates (Latitude and Longitude) and also identifies Country, State, postal code and exact address. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> (Get-GeoCoding "Eiffel tower").Coordinates | Get-TimeZone TimeZone TimeZoneID LocalTime -------- ---------- --------- Central European Summer Time Europe/Paris 5/13/2016 9:51:22 PM Latitude and Logitude obtained from this function can be passed to other cmdlets like one in the above example to get TimeZone \ Local time on the geographical coordinate. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> "white house","Microsoft redmund" | Get-GeoCoding InputAddress : white house IdentifiedAddress : The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA Country : United States State : District of Columbia PostalCode : 20500 Latitude : 38.8976763 Longitude : -77.0365298 Coordinates : 38.8976763,-77.0365298 InputAddress : Microsoft redmund IdentifiedAddress : Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA Country : United States State : Washington PostalCode : 98052 Latitude : 47.6419587 Longitude : -122.1305878 Coordinates : 47.6419587,-122.1305878 You can also pass multiple Addressed through pipeline to the cmdlet, to get the corresponding Latitudes and longitudes. .NOTES Author: Prateek Singh - @SinghPrateik #> Function Get-GeoCoding { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline=$true)] [String] $Address ) Begin { If(!$env:GoogleGeocode_API_Key) { Throw "You need to register and get an API key and save it as environment variable `$env:GoogleGeocode_API_Key = `"YOUR API KEY`" `nFollow this link and get the API Key - http://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key `n`n " } } Process { Foreach($Item in $Address) { Try { $FormattedAddress = $Item.replace(" ","+") $webpage = Invoke-WebRequest "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=$FormattedAddress&key=$env:GoogleGeocode_API_Key" -UseBasicParsing -ErrorVariable EV $Results = $webpage.Content | ConvertFrom-Json | select Results -ExpandProperty Results $Status = $webpage.Content | ConvertFrom-Json | select Status -ExpandProperty Status If($Status -eq "OK") { ForEach($R in $Results) { $AddressComponents = $R.address_components $R | Select @{n='InputAddress';e={$Item}},` @{n='Address';e={$_.Formatted_address}},` @{n='Country';e={($AddressComponents | ?{$_.types -like "*Country*"}).Long_name}},` @{n='State';e={($AddressComponents | ?{$_.types -like "*administrative_area_level_1*"}).Long_name}},` @{n='PostalCode';e={($AddressComponents | ?{$_.types -like "*postal_code*"}).Long_name}},` @{n='Latitude';e={"{0:N7}" -f $_.Geometry.Location.Lat}},` @{n='Longitude';e={"{0:N7}" -f $_.Geometry.Location.Lng}},` @{n='Coordinates';e={"$("{0:N7}" -f $_.Geometry.Location.Lat),$("{0:N7}" -f $_.Geometry.Location.Lng)"}} } } Elseif($Status -eq 'ZERO_RESULTS') { "Zero Results Found : Try changing the parameters" } } Catch { "Something went wrong, please try running again." $ev.message } } } } <# .SYNOPSIS Returns Address for geographic coordinates (Latitide and Longitude). .DESCRIPTION This cmdlet utilizes Google Map Geocoding API's reverse geocoding service to convert geographic coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) into a human-readable address. You need to register and get an API key from the below link. Once you've the key setup an Environment variable like $env:GoogleGeocode_API_Key = "YOUR API KEY" before hand to make this function work. You can save this $Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console. API Key Link - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key .PARAMETER Coordinates The latitude and longitude values specifying the location for which you wish to obtain the closest, human-readable address. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Get-ReverseGeoCoding "26.7799710,82.1863182" Coordinates Address ----------- ------- 26.7799710,82.1863182 Unnamed Road, Ranopali Village, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh 224123, India In above example, Function Converts the geographical cordinates (Latitude and Longitude) into a human readable address. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> "38.8976763,-77.0365298","47.6419587,-122.1305878" | Get-ReverseGeoCoding Coordinates Address ----------- ------- 38.8976763,-77.0365298 The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA 47.6419587,-122.1305878 409 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA You can also pass multiple latitude and longitude values through pipeline to the cmdlet, to get the corresponding addresses. .NOTES Author: Prateek Singh - @SinghPrateik #> Function Get-ReverseGeoCoding { [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline =$True)] [STring] $Coordinates ) Begin { If(!$env:GoogleGeocode_API_Key) { Throw "You need to register and get an API key and save it as environment variable `$env:GoogleGeoCode_API_Key = `"YOUR API KEY`" `nFollow this link and get the API Key - http://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/get-api-key `n`n " } } Process { Foreach($Item in $Coordinates) { Try { $webpage = Invoke-WebRequest "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=$($item.tostring())&key=$env:GoogleGeocode_API_Key" -UseBasicParsing -ErrorVariable EV # Capturing the content from the Webpage as JSON $content = $webpage.Content| ConvertFrom-Json $Results = $content.results $Status = $content.status $MostSpecificAddress = ($Results.Formatted_address)[0] # Condition to Check 'Zero Results' If($status -eq 'OK') { ''|select @{n='Coordinates';e={$Item.tostring()}}, @{n='Address';e={$MostSpecificAddress}} } Elseif($status -eq 'ZERO_RESULTS') { "Zero Results Found : Try changing the parameters" } } Catch { "Something went wrong, please try running again." $ev.message } } } } <# .SYNOPSIS Calculates and display directions from a source to destination. .DESCRIPTION This cmdlet utilizes Google Maps Directions API as a service to calculate directions between locations using an HTTP request. You need to register and get an API key from the below link. Once you've the key setup an Environment variable like $env:GoogleDirection_API_Key = "YOUR API KEY" before hand to make this function work. You can save this $Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console. API Key Link - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/get-api-key .PARAMETER From The address from which you wish to calculate directions. .PARAMETER To The address to which you wish to calculate directions. .PARAMETER Mode Specifies the mode of transport to use when calculating directions. Valid values are Driving, Bicycling, Walking. .PARAMETER InMiles Use 'InMiles' switch to get the distance in Miles, instead of Kilometers .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Get-Direction -From "U block, Dlf Phase 3" -To "Royal bank of scotland, gurgaon"| ft -AutoSize Instructions Duration Distance Mode Maneuver ------------ -------- -------- ---- -------- Head northwest 1 min 58 m Driving Turn left toward U-42 Rd 1 min 69 m Driving Turn-Left Turn right onto U-42 Rd 1 min 0.1 km Driving Turn-Right Turn left toward Gali Number 1 2 mins 0.3 km Driving Turn-Left Turn right onto Gali Number 1Pass by DLF Cyber Terraces (on the left) 1 min 0.3 km Driving Turn-Right Turn left after Royal Bank of Scotland (on the right) 2 mins 0.9 km Driving Turn-Left Continue straight 1 min 0.2 km Driving Straight Turn left toward NH8 1 min 0.3 km Driving Turn-Left Take the ramp on the right onto NH8Pass by IBM India Silokhera (on the left in 4.8km) 6 mins 6.0 km Driving Take the exit 1 min 0.3 km Driving Ramp-Left Continue straight 1 min 73 m Driving Straight Turn right at Jharsa Chowk onto Jharsa RdPass by Spencer's (on the left in 750m) 5 mins 1.3 km Driving Turn-Right At Mor Chowk, continue straight onto Jail Rd 2 mins 0.4 km Driving Roundabout-Left Turn right onto Jail Rd/Railway Rd 2 mins 0.4 km Driving Turn-Right Turn right onto Basai Rd 1 min 33 m Driving Turn-Right In above example, Function calculates the direction from Origin to Destination and provides informations like- duration, distance, maneuvers and instructions .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Get-Direction -From "U block, Dlf Phase 3" -To "Royal bank of scotland, gurgaon" -InMiles| ft -AutoSize Instructions Duration Distance Mode Maneuver ------------ -------- -------- ---- -------- Head northwest 1 min 190 ft Driving Turn left toward U-42 Rd 1 min 226 ft Driving Turn-Left Turn right onto U-42 Rd 1 min 469 ft Driving Turn-Right Turn left toward Gali Number 1 2 mins 0.2 mi Driving Turn-Left Turn right onto Gali Number 1Pass by DLF Cyber Terraces (on the left) 1 min 0.2 mi Driving Turn-Right Turn left after Royal Bank of Scotland (on the right) 2 mins 0.6 mi Driving Turn-Left Continue straight 1 min 0.1 mi Driving Straight Turn left toward NH8 1 min 0.2 mi Driving Turn-Left Take the ramp on the right onto NH8Pass by IBM India Silokhera (on the left in 3.0mi) 6 mins 3.8 mi Driving Take the exit 1 min 0.2 mi Driving Ramp-Left Continue straight 1 min 240 ft Driving Straight Turn right at Jharsa Chowk onto Jharsa RdPass by Spencer's (on the left in 0.5mi) 5 mins 0.8 mi Driving Turn-Right At Mor Chowk, continue straight onto Jail Rd 2 mins 0.3 mi Driving Roundabout-Left Turn right onto Jail Rd/Railway Rd 2 mins 0.2 mi Driving Turn-Right Turn right onto Basai Rd 1 min 108 ft Driving Turn-Right Use 'InMiles' switch to convert Distance into Feets and Miles, instead of Meters and Kilometers. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Direction -From "U block, Dlf Phase 3" -To "dlf phase 3 metro" -Mode walking | ft -Auto Instructions Duration Distance Mode Maneuver ------------ -------- -------- ---- -------- Head northwest 1 min 58 m Walking Turn left toward U-44 Rd 1 min 0.1 km Walking Turn-Left Turn right onto U-44 Rd 2 mins 0.1 km Walking Turn-Right Turn left toward Gali Number 1 3 mins 0.2 km Walking Turn-Left Turn right onto Gali Number 1Pass by DLF Cyber Terraces (on the left in 51m) 3 mins 0.3 km Walking Turn-Right Turn right after Royal Bank of Scotland (on the right) 1 min 46 m Walking Turn-Right Turn right toward Phase III Metro Path 4 mins 0.3 km Walking Turn-Right Turn right onto Phase III Metro Path 1 min 88 m Walking Turn-Right You can also change Mode of travel using the 'Mode' parameter, like in above example function returned directions using the 'waliking' mode. .NOTES Author: Prateek Singh - @SinghPrateik #> Function Get-Direction { [cmdletbinding()] Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0)] [String] $From, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)] [String] $To, [Parameter(Position=2)] [ValidateSet('driving','bicycling','walking')] [String] $Mode ="driving", [Switch] $InMiles ) $Units='metric' # Default set to Kilometers # If Switch is selected, use 'Miles' as the Unit If($InMiles){$Units = 'imperial'} If(!$env:GoogleDirection_API_Key) { Throw "You need to register and get an API key from below link and have to setup an Environment variable like `$env:GoogleDirection_API_Key = `"YOUR API KEY`" to make this function work. You can save this `$Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console.`n`nAPI Key Link - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/get-api-key`n" } #Requesting Web Page Try { $WebPage = Invoke-WebRequest "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=$From&destination=$To&mode=$($mode.toLower())&units=$Units&key=$env:GoogleDirection_API_Key" -UseBasicParsing -ErrorVariable EV $Content=$WebPage.Content|ConvertFrom-Json $status = $Content.Status #Status of API response $Routes = $Content.Routes.Legs.Steps #Routes from API response #To Clear unwanted data from the String Function Remove-UnwantedString($Str) { $str = $Str.replace('<div style="font-size:0.9em">','') $str = $str.replace('</div>','') $str = $str.replace('<b>','') $str = $str.replace('</b>','') $str = $str.replace(' ','') Return $str } If($status -eq 'OK') { $Routes| Select @{n='Instructions';e={Remove-UnwantedString($_.html_instructions)}},` #@{n='Duration(In Sec)';e={$_.duration.value}},` @{n='Duration';e={$_.duration.text}},` #@{n='Distance(Meters/Feets)';e={$_.distance.value}},` @{n='Distance';e={$_.distance.text}},` @{n='Mode';e={((Get-Culture).TextInfo).totitlecase($_.Travel_mode.tolower())}}, ` @{n='Maneuver';e={((Get-Culture).TextInfo).totitlecase($_.maneuver)}}` } elseif($Status -eq 'ZERO_RESULTS') { # In case the no data is recived due to incorrect parameters "Zero Results Found : Try changing the parameters" } } Catch { "Something went wrong, please try running again." $EV.message } } <# .SYNOPSIS Returns Duration, Distance and Fare for a Origin and destination pair. .DESCRIPTION This Cmdlet employs Google Maps Distance Matrix API to provide travel distance and time for a origins and destinations pair. The information returned is based on the recommended route between start and end points. You need to register and get an API key from the below link. Once you've the key setup an Environment variable like $env:GoogleDistance_API_Key = "YOUR API KEY" before hand to make this function work. You can save this $Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console. API Key Link - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/get-api-key .PARAMETER From The starting point for calculating travel distance and time. .PARAMETER To Finishing point for calculating travel distance and time. .PARAMETER Mode For the calculation of distances, you may specify the transportation mode to use. By default, distances are calculated for driving mode. The following travel modes are supported: 1. driving : Indicates distance calculation using the road network (default) . 2. walking : Requests distance calculation for walking via pedestrian paths & sidewalks (where available). 3. bicycling : Requests distance calculation for bicycling via bicycle paths & preferred streets (where available). 4. transit : Requests distance calculation via public transit routes (where available). Function also provides total Fares during travel using public transports. .PARAMETER InMiles Use 'InMiles' switch to convert distance in Feets and Miles instead of Meters and Kilometers. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Get-Distance -From "Dlf phase 3" -To "akshardham temple, delhi" -Mode transit From : DLF Phase 3, Sector 24, Gurgaon, Haryana 122002, India To : Akshardham, Noida Link Rd, Ganesh Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110092, India Time : 1 hour 17 mins Distance : 34.2 km Mode : Transit Fare : 47 INR Function calulates and returns the distance, duration and fares from source to destination. .NOTES Author : Prateek Singh - @SinghPrateik Blog : geekeefy.wordpress.com #> Function Get-Distance { Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0)] [String] $From, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=1)] [String] $To, [Parameter(Position=2)] [ValidateSet('driving','bicycling','walking','transit')] [string] $Mode = 'driving', [Switch] $InMiles ) $Units='metric' # Default set to Kilometers If($InMiles) { $Units = 'imperial' # If Switch is selected, use 'Miles' as the Unit } If(!$env:GoogleDistance_API_Key) { Throw "You need to register and get an API key and save it as environment variable `$env:GoogleDistance_API_Key = `"YOU API KEY`" `nFollow this link and get the API Key - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/get-api-key `n`n " } Try { #Invoking the web URL and fetching the page content $webpage = Invoke-WebRequest "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/distancematrix/json?origins=$From&destinations=$To&mode=$($Mode.toLower())&units=$Units&key=$env:GoogleDistance_API_Key" -UseBasicParsing -ErrorVariable EV # Capturing the content from the Webpage $content = $webpage.Content | ConvertFrom-Json $Results = $content.rows $Status = $content.status $OriginAddress = $content.origin_addresses $DestinationAddress = $content.destination_addresses If($status -eq 'OK') { If(!$Results.elements.fare.value) { $Results| select @{n='From';e={$OriginAddress}},` @{n='To';e={$DestinationAddress}},` @{n='Time';e={$Results.elements.duration.text}},` @{n='Distance';e={$Results.elements.distance.text}},` @{n='Mode';e={(Get-Culture).TextInfo.ToTitleCase($mode)}} } Else { $Results| select @{n='From';e={$OriginAddress}},` @{n='To';e={$DestinationAddress}},` @{n='Time';e={$Results.elements.duration.text}},` @{n='Distance';e={$Results.elements.distance.text}},` @{n='Mode';e={(Get-Culture).TextInfo.ToTitleCase($mode)}},` @{n='Fare';e={"$($Results.elements.fare.value) $($Results.elements.fare.currency)"}} } } Elseif($status -eq 'ZERO_RESULTS') { "Zero Results Found : Try changing the parameters" } } Catch { "Something went wrong, please try running again." $ev.message } } <# .SYNOPSIS Returns TimeZone information for geographic coordinates (Latitide and Longitude). .DESCRIPTION This cmdlet utilizes Requesting the time zone information for a specific Latitude/Longitude pair and will return the name of that time zone, ID and Local time of the place. You need to register and get an API key from the below link. Once you've the key setup an Environment variable like $env:GoogleTimezone_API_Key = "YOUR API KEY" before hand to make this function work. You can save this $Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console. API Key Link - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/timezone/get-api-key .PARAMETER Coordinates The latitude and longitude values specifying the location for which you wish to obtain the Timezone information .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Get-TimeZone -Coordinates "38.8976763,-77.0365298" TimeZone TimeZoneID LocalTime -------- ---------- --------- Eastern Daylight Time America/New_York 5/13/2016 5:14:42 PM PS D:\> "white house","Microsoft redmund" | Get-GeoCoding | select Coordinates -ExpandProperty Coordinates | Get-TimeZone TimeZone TimeZoneID LocalTime -------- ---------- --------- Eastern Daylight Time America/New_York 5/13/2016 5:15:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time America/Los_Angeles 5/13/2016 2:15:14 PM In above example, Function returns Timezone information like TimeZone Name and Local time for the geographical cordinates (Latitude and Longitude). You can also pass multiple latitude and longitude values through pipeline to the cmdlet, to get the corresponding Timezones\Local Times. .EXAMPLES PS D:\> "new delhi","white house","microsoft redmund"| gtz TimeZone TimeZoneID LocalTime DSTOffsetHours -------- ---------- --------- -------------- India Standard Time Asia/Calcutta 5/25/2016 3:32:25 PM 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time America/New_York 5/25/2016 6:02:25 AM 01:00:00 Pacific Daylight Time America/Los_A... 5/25/2016 3:02:25 AM 01:00:00 Like in the above example you can also pass the places instead of coordinates. .NOTES Author: Prateek Singh - @SinghPrateik #> Function Get-TimeZone { [cmdletbinding()] Param( [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$True, HelpMessage="Enter Latitude and Longitude")] [String[]] $Coordinates, [Parameter(ValueFromPipeline=$True, HelpMessage="Enter Name of the place")] [String[]] $Place ) Begin { If(!$env:GoogleTimezone_API_Key) { Throw "You need to register and get an API key and save it as environment variable `$env:GoogleTimezone_API_Key = `"YOUR API KEY`" `nFollow this link and get the API Key - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/timezone/get-api-key `n`n " } $SourceDateTime = Get-Date "January 1, 1970" $CurrentDateTime = Get-Date $TimeStamp = [int]($CurrentDateTime - $SourceDateTime).totalseconds } Process { If($Place) { $Coordinates = $Place | Foreach{(Get-GeoCoding -Address $_)[0].coordinates} } ForEach($Item in $Coordinates) { Try { $Webpage = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/timezone/json?location=$Item×tamp=$TimeStamp&key=$env:GoogleTimezone_API_Key" -UseBasicParsing -ErrorVariable EV $Webpage.Content | ConvertFrom-Json|` Select-Object @{n='TimeZone';e={$_.timezonename}}, @{n='TimeZoneID';e={$_.timezoneID}}, @{n='LocalTime';e={($SourceDateTime.ToUniversalTime()).AddSeconds($_.dstOffset+$_.rawoffset+$TimeStamp)}}, @{n='DSTOffsetHours';e={([timespan]::FromSeconds($_.dstoffset)).tostring("hh\:mm\:ss")}} } Catch { "Something went wrong, please try running again." $ev.message } } } } <# .SYNOPSIS Returns Nearby places depending upon a keyword for a geographic coordinates (Latitide and Longitude). .DESCRIPTION This Cmdlet employs Google Places API to query nearby places on a variety of categories, such as: establishments, prominent points of interest, geographic locations, and more for a coordinate. You need to register and get an API key from the below link. Once you've the key setup an Environment variable like $env:GooglePlaces_API_Key = "YOUR API KEY" before hand to make this function work. You can save this $Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console. API Key Link - https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key .PARAMETER LatLng The latitude/longitude around which to retrieve place information. This must be specified as latitude,longitude .PARAMETER Radius Defines the distance (in meters) within which to bias place results. The maximum allowed radius is 50 000 meters. Results inside of this region will be ranked higher than results outside of the search circle; however, prominent results from outside of the search radius may be included. .PARAMETER Type Restricts the results to places matching the specified types, like - Restaurant, Store, Scool or Establishment .PARAMETER Keyword Keywords are one or more terms to be matched against the names of places. Results will be restricted to those containing the passed keyword values. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> Get-GeoCoding "eiffel tower"| select latlng -ExpandProperty latlng -OutVariable latlng 48.8583701,2.2944813 PS D:\> Get-NearbyPlace -LatLng $latlng -Radius 500 -Type dance -Keyword music | ft -AutoSize Name Address TypeOfPlace Coordinates OpenNow ---- ------- ----------- ----------- ------- Eiffel Tower Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, Paris Premise 48.8583701,2.2944813 True Bateaux Parisiens Port de la Bourdonnais, Paris Travel Agency 48.8603850,2.2935650 True International School of Paris 6 Rue Beethoven, Paris School 48.8585750,2.2873589 Info not available In above example, First we calculated the Latitude and Logitude of "Eiffel Tower" then we passed this info to Get-Nearbyplace function to search for places within radius of 500 meter, with "dance" type and keyword "Music" .EXAMPLE PS D:\> "eiffel tower","white house"|Get-GeoCoding| select latlng -ExpandProperty latlng | Get-NearbyPlace -Radius 500 -Type food -Keyword indian | ft -AutoSize Name Address TypeOfPlace Coordinates OpenNow ---- ------- ----------- ----------- ------- New Jawad 12 Avenue Rapp, Paris Restaurant 48.8602626,2.3007111 False Restaurant Goa 19 Rue Augereau, Paris Restaurant 48.8569876,2.3024105 False Yogis Bar 63 Avenue de la Bourdonnais, Paris Store 48.8571656,2.3014317 False The Bombay Club 815 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington Restaurant 38.9009502,-77.0379728 False Heritage India 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington Restaurant 38.9006366,-77.0437235 Info not available You can also pass multiple latitude and longitude values through pipeline to the cmdlet, to find the nearby places as the function accepts Latitude and Longitude from pipeline .NOTES Author : Prateek Singh - @SinghPrateik Blog : geekeefy.wordpress.com #> Function Get-NearbyPlace { [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=0, ValueFromPipeline =$True)] [String] $Coordinates, [Parameter()] [String]$Radius=500, [Parameter()] [String] $TypeOfPlace='Food', [Parameter()] [String[]] $Keyword ) Begin { If(!$env:GooglePlaces_API_Key) { Throw "You need to register and get an API key and save it as environment variable `$env:GooglePlaces_API_Key = `"YOUR API KEY`" `nFollow this link and get the API Key - https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key `n`n " } } Process { Foreach($Item in $Coordinates) { Try { $webpage = Invoke-WebRequest "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/nearbysearch/json?location=$($Item.tostring())&radius=$Radius&types=$Type&name=$(([string]$Keyword).replace(' ','|'))&key=$env:GooglePlaces_API_Key" -UseBasicParsing -ErrorVariable ev # Capturing the content from the Webpage as XML $content = $webpage.Content|ConvertFrom-Json $Results = $content.results $Status = $content.status # Condition to Check 'Zero Results' If($status -eq 'OK') { $Results| select @{n='Name';e={$_.name}},` @{n='Address';e={$_.Vicinity}},` @{n='TypeOfPlace';e={(Get-Culture).TextInfo.ToTitleCase((($_.Types)[0]).replace('_',' '))}},` @{n='Coordinates';e={"$("{0:N7}" -f $_.geometry.location.lat),$("{0:N7}" -f $_.geometry.location.lng)"}},` @{n='OpenNow';e={if($_.opening_hours){($_.opening_hours).open_now}else{"Info not available"}}} } Elseif($status -eq 'ZERO_RESULTS') { "Zero Results Found : Try changing the parameters" } } Catch { "Something went wrong, please try running again." $ev.message } } } } <# .SYNOPSIS This Cmdlet returns location based on information using nearby WiFi access points. .DESCRIPTION The Cmdlet captures information of nearby WiFi nodes and send it to Google Maps Geolocation API to return location and Geographical coordinates. NOTE : Incase there are no Wireless acceses point (WiFi) available, API won't be able to return the location information. You need to register and get an API key from the below link. Once you've the key setup an Environment variable like $env:GoogleGeoloc_API_Key = "YOUR API KEY" before hand to make this function work. You can save this $Env variable in your profile, so that it automatically loads when you open powershell console. API Key Link - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geolocation/get-api-key .PARAMETER WithCoordinates To return the geographical coordinates with the human readable address. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> WhereAmI U-15 Road, U Block, DLF Phase 3, Sector 24, Gurgaon, Haryana 122010, India Run the cmdlet and it will return your Location address using your Wifi Nodes. .EXAMPLE PS D:\> WhereAmI -WithCoordinates | fl Address : U-15 Road, U Block, DLF Phase 3, Sector 24, Gurgaon, Haryana 122010, India Coordinates : 28.494853,77.095529 Use '-WithCoordinates' switch to return the geographical coordinates with the address. .NOTES Author: Prateek Singh - @SinghPrateik #> Function Get-GeoLocation { Param( [Switch] $WithCoordinates ) $WiFiAccessPointMACAdddress = netsh wlan show networks mode=Bssid | Where-Object{$_ -like "*BSSID*"} | %{($_.split(" ")[-1]).toupper()} If(!$env:GooglePlaces_API_Key) { Throw "You need to register and get an API key and save it as environment variable `$env:GoogleGeoloc_API_Key = `"YOUR API KEY`" `nFollow this link and get the API Key - https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geolocation/get-api-key `n`n " } If(!$WiFiAccessPointMACAdddress) { "No Wifi Access point found! Please make sure your WiFi is ON." } Else { $body = @{wifiAccessPoints = @{macAddress = $($WiFiAccessPointMACAdddress[0])},@{macAddress = $($WiFiAccessPointMACAdddress[1])}}|ConvertTo-Json Try { $webpage = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://www.googleapis.com/geolocation/v1/geolocate?key=$env:GoogleGeoloc_API_Key" ` -ContentType "application/json" ` -Body $Body ` -UseBasicParsing ` -Method Post ` -ErrorVariable EV } Catch { "Something went wrong, please try running again." $ev.message } $YourCoordinates = ($webpage.Content | ConvertFrom-Json).location #Converting your corridnates to "Latitude,Longitude" string in order to reverse geocode it to obtain your address $LatLang = ($YourCoordinates | Select @{n='LatLng';e={"$("{0:N7}" -f $_.lat),$("{0:N7}" -f $_.lng)"}}).LatLng #Your address $Address = ($LatLang| Get-ReverseGeoCoding).Address If($WithCoordinates) { ''|Select @{n='Address';e={$Address}}, @{n='Coordinates';e={$LatLang}} } else { $Address } } } |