Azure Maps

Short description: Azure Maps

Azure Maps is a geospatial mapping platform produced by Microsoft with a collection of geospatial services APIs and SDKs

Azure Maps

Type of site

| Web mapping service
Owner| Microsoft
Website| https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/azure-maps/
Launched| 2018; 6 years ago (2018)

that use fresh mapping data to provide geographic context to web and mobile applications similiar to other web map services[1][2][3][4][5]. It provides REST APIs to render vector and raster maps in multiple styles and satellite imagery. Creator services are also available to create and render maps based on private indoor map data. Search services are available to locate addresses, places, and points of interest around the world. Various routing options; such as point-to-point, multipoint, multipoint optimization, isochrone, electric vehicle, commercial vehicle, traffic influenced, and matrix routing are also available. Traffic flow view and incidents view are available for applications that require real-time traffic information. Time zone and Geolocation services are also available. Geofencing service and mapping data storage, with location information hosted in Azure are also available. Location intelligence through geospatial analytics is also possible through Azure Maps.

Azure Maps is an Azure One API compliant set of REST APIs which offers Maps, Search, Routing, Traffic, Weather, Time Zones, Geolocation, Geofencing, Map Data, Creator, and Spatial Operations.

Developers can learn the APIs from both Microsoft resources and 3rd party tutorials[6][7] and help[8].

## Contents

* 1 Feature Releases
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Feature Releases

Feature Release Date  | Reference

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May 7, 2018  | Azure Maps now Generally Available
July 15, 2018  | Azure Maps unveils satellite imagery, batch services, and advanced geospatial functionality
July 16, 2018  | New in Azure Maps: API, map control modules, imagery, and styling features
September 24, 2018  | Enhancement for Map Control for Azure Maps now available
June 7, 2019  | Spatial Operations for Azure Maps are now generally available
April 12, 2021  | Azure Maps Weather Services are now generally available
May 3, 2021  | General availability: Azure Maps- new Gen2 pricing model available
June 4, 2021  | Azure Maps Creator is now generally available
June 30, 2021  | Azure Maps Android SDK is now generally available
October 4, 2021  | Azure Maps Geolocation Service is now generally available
January 27, 2022  | General availability: New Azure Maps features historical weather, air quality, and tropical storms
March 17, 2022  | Azure Maps Visual for PowerBI Preview
March 20, 2023  | Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant
March 22, 2023  | Public preview: Azure Maps Creator – Improved indoor maps onboarding and new Features API
April 5, 2023  | There is a New Style of maps across Microsoft

## See also

* Bing Maps Platform
* Comparison of web map services
* Google Maps
* Here Technologies
* Microsoft Azure
* TomTom

## References

1. ↑ "G2 side-by-side comaprison of Azure Maps vs Google Maps API". https://www.g2.com/compare/azure-maps-vs-google-maps-api.
2. ↑ "Compare Azure Maps vs Google Maps API 2023 | FinancesOnline" (in en). 2023-07-20. https://comparisons.financesonline.com/azure-maps-vs-google-maps-api.
3. ↑ "A cloud services cheat sheet for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud | TechTarget" (in en). https://www.techtarget.com/searchcloudcomputing/feature/A-cloud-services-cheat-sheet-for-AWS-Azure-and-Google-Cloud.
4. ↑ "Azure Maps vs. Google Places API Comparison". https://sourceforge.net/software/compare/Azure-Maps-vs-Google-Places-API/.
5. ↑ "Bing Maps vs Microsoft Azure Maps: Mapping And GIS Comparison" (in en). https://6sense.com/tech/mapping-and-gis/bingmaps-vs-microsoftazuremaps.
6. ↑ "Getting started with Azure Maps, using Leaflet to display roads and satellite images, and comparing different browser behaviours" (in en). 2018-12-09. https://jeremylindsayni.wordpress.com/2018/12/09/getting-started-with-azure-maps-using-leaflet-to-display-roads-and-satellite-images-and-comparing-different-browser-behaviours/.
7. ↑ "Getting Started with Azure Maps 2" (in en). https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/getting-started-azure-maps.
8. ↑ "Newest 'azure-maps' Questions" (in en). https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure-maps.

## External links

* Azure Maps Product Info
* Azure Maps Documentation
* Azure Maps Demo
* Azure Maps Samples and code
* Grey Matter Developer ISV
* Tutorial - Migrate a web app from Google Maps to Microsoft Azure Maps | Microsoft Learn
* Azure Maps Twitter

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