Updated: January 2, 2024 (January 2, 2024)
RoadmapMaps
Azure Maps provides geospatial data through rendered maps and APIs. The service could be useful for mobile, IoT, and other types of applications with mapping and geospatial data requirements.
Service Overview
Maps helps developers build applications that require geospatial data, such as maps, routes, traffic, and point-of-interest and time zone information. The service could improve performance for Azure-based line-of-business applications by eliminating the use of mapping services external to Azure, such as Bing Maps and Google Maps. Free usage allowances could keep costs low for light- to medium-use applications. However, some mapping features, such as street-side views, are not offered.
Maps offers a JavaScript control for rendering maps and REST APIs for manipulating the maps or consuming geospatial data to be used separately from the maps produced by the service. An Android SDK is also available. Integration with Power BI helps build geographical visualizations. The capabilities of the service include the following:
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