Create map references from project updates
Give site-related project updates a visual anchor that makes the location easier to discuss and revisit.
Trigger
Project Update Posted
Fires when a project status update is posted on the Linear project's Updates tab. Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token.
Action
Embed Google Map
Tool to generate an embeddable google map url and html iframe code. use when you need to display a map (place, view, directions, street view, search) on a webpage without javascript.
Why this helps
Project updates can mention a site without giving everyone an easy way to see where it is.
- Turn a site reference into a map embed.
- Make project location context easier to share.
- Skip manual map-link creation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Maps to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis in plain language.
- 3Ask Notis in one instruction to generate an embeddable map for a site or client location named in a project update.
- 4Select the Linear Project Update Posted trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real project update that names a site.
Questions about this workflow
Can this handle a named place rather than an address?
Yes, if Google Maps can resolve the place name.
What does Notis return?
The embed action provides a map URL and iframe code.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Google Maps. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Google Maps actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Geocoding, Reverse Geocoding, and Place ID Lookup
Deprecated: tool to convert addresses into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) and vice versa (reverse geocoding), or get an address for a place id. use for finding coordinates for an address, finding an address for coordinates, or looking up an address by its place id.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Get directions
Fetches detailed directions between an origin and a destination, supporting intermediate waypoints and various travel modes.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Get Route
Calculates one or more routes between two specified locations using various travel modes and preferences; addresses must be resolvable by google maps.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Embed Google Map
Tool to generate an embeddable google map url and html iframe code. use when you need to display a map (place, view, directions, street view, search) on a webpage without javascript.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Nearby search
Searches for places (e.g., restaurants, parks) within a specified circular area, with options to filter by place types and customize the returned fields and number of results.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Text Search
Searches for places on google maps using a textual query (e.g., "restaurants in london", "eiffel tower").
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Google Maps, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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