With BigQuery's new remote user defined functions (in preview) it is now possible to bring the power of Google Maps to your analytic data warehouse. Using Google Maps API endpoints in Cloud Functions called by BigQuery you can:
- Geocode Addresses
- Determine drive time distance between locations
- Supplementing address or location data with Google Map's data such as elevation or place descriptions
By enriching location datasets in BigQuery you can accomplish advanced spatial analysis including: