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Compare travel times for Slack location options

See how proposed places compare by travel time and distance from the relevant starting points.

Trigger

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

Action

Route Matrix

Tool to compute travel time and distance matrices. Use when you need durations and distances between multiple origin and destination pairs.

Why this helps

Comparing several locations manually makes a simple planning choice harder to finish.

  • Compare multiple origins and destinations in one result.
  • Bring objective travel estimates into the conversation.
  • Avoid checking each proposed trip separately.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Geoapify to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis in plain language for travel comparisons from Slack.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to identify the proposed locations and use Geoapify Route Matrix to return distances and travel times for comparison.
  • 4Select Slack Channel Message Received and choose a channel for Notis run reports.
  • 5Test with a message that names at least two candidate destinations and a clear origin.

Questions about this workflow

Does the matrix choose the best location?

No. It supplies distance and travel-time comparisons so the team can decide.

Can it compare multiple candidate destinations?

Yes, when the Slack discussion provides enough origin and destination information for the request.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Geoapify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slack triggers

Geoapify actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Address Autocomplete

Tool to fetch address suggestions based on partial input. Use when you need to get predictive suggestions from incomplete address text.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Batch Requests

Tool to create or retrieve batch jobs. Use when processing multiple API calls asynchronously in one operation.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Administrative Boundaries

Tool to retrieve administrative boundaries a location is part of. Use when you have either a place ID or coordinates and need GeoJSON boundaries. Returns a FeatureCollection.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Forward Geocoding

Tool to convert an address into geographic coordinates. Use when you need latitude and longitude from an address.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Geometry Operation

Tool to perform geometric operations on stored polygon geometries. Use when combining or intersecting multiple stored geometries.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

IP Geolocation

Tool to determine geographic location of an IP address. Use when you need to lookup location information by IP.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Generate isoline (isochrone/isodistance)

Tool to generate isochrone or isodistance isolines. Use when visualizing reachable areas from a point; use `id` to poll ongoing calculations.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Map Matching

Tool to snap GPS traces to the road network and correct inaccuracies. Use when raw GPS points need alignment to roads.

ActionInstant

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