Check travel time from updated issues
A changed destination can affect the day. Refresh the travel estimate when the issue changes so your plan reflects the latest details.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Distance Matrix
Calculates travel distance and time for a matrix of origins and destinations. supports different modes of transportation and options like departure/arrival times. use when needing to determine travel metrics between multiple points.
Why this helps
You may keep an outdated travel estimate after a customer or task location changes.
- Recheck travel after location details change.
- See distance and duration without starting a separate lookup.
- Keep a current estimate alongside the work update.
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.
- 3Write one instruction asking Notis to calculate driving distance and time from your chosen origin when an updated issue contains a destination.
- 4Select the Linear Issue Updated trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real issue update that changes a destination.
Questions about this workflow
Which updates should start a check?
Describe in the prompt that the issue must include a destination address or location before calculating a route metric.
Can the calculation cover more than one origin?
Distance Matrix supports multiple origins and destinations when your prompt supplies them.
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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.
Distance Matrix
Calculates travel distance and time for a matrix of origins and destinations. supports different modes of transportation and options like departure/arrival times. use when needing to determine travel metrics between multiple points.
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.
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