The main functions in this package are drive_time
(used for calculating distances between physical addresses or coordinates) and
geocode_url (used for estimating the lat/long coordinates
of a physical address). Optionally, it generates the cryptographic signatures necessary
for making API calls with a Google for Work/Premium account within the geocoding process.
These accounts have larger quota limits than the "standard_api" and, thus, this package
may be useful for individuals seeking to submit large batch jobs within R to the Google Maps API.
Placement also provides methods for accessing the standard API using a (free) Google API key
(see: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key#get-an-api-key).
This package is available on Cran and can be installed within R:
install.packages("placement")
To install the development version of this package:
library(devtools)
install_github("DerekYves/placement")