Azure Maps API documentation
Imagine discovering a wealth of knowledge hidden inside your current data sets that transforms the way you perceive the real world. Location analytics makes that possible. About 80% of enterprise data now contains “location data,” which is any data that has a geographic component. Data is generated from a variety of sources, including credit card transactions, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, linked cars, GPS units, and consumer databases. The science of adding and evaluating layers of location data to your current corporate data in order to extract novel insights is known as location analytics.
Many of the experiences you have on a daily basis are made possible by organisations using location analytics. For example, when you book a hotel in another country, the pricing is frequently displayed to you immediately in your currency. Hotel firms use location services in the background to map hotel locations and translate your IP address to your country. This makes it easier for them to give you the information you need without any hassle, improving your online booking experience.
Businesses from various sectors using Azure Maps APIs
Businesses all around the world are using location data to build mobile and online applications and experiences using Microsoft Azure Maps in order to solve important problems, obtain novel insights, and enhance their operations. With the help of Azure Maps’ portfolio of location services, developers and businesses can create scalable, map-based experiences.
Services accessible via Azure Maps APIs open up a multitude of use cases in many industries. Here is a brief summary of some of our services and some examples of their applications:
With data enrichment services, you may augment your existing data with additional information. Reverse geocoding is the process of converting coordinates into addresses and physical addresses into coordinates using the Geocoding service. Users can avoid paying additional fees and reusing the service repeatedly by using the Azure Maps Geocoding API to store the geocoded addresses for as long as they have an active Azure account. Addresses can be transformed and then used for additional analysis by visualising them on a map with the Get Map Tiles API service.
The healthcare sector is one of the most common uses for these location services. Here, organisations utilise the geocoding API to turn patient addresses into coordinates, and then utilise the Map Tiles service to see the locations of patients on a map and identify the closest medical facilities. In order to shorten emergency response times, some ambulance operators are also using location analytics to strategically position ambulances at “hot spot” locations. Because Azure Maps is based on Microsoft Azure and complies fully with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare organisations may feel secure while handling extremely private and sensitive patient data.
The time or distance needed to get from one place to another can be determined using routing services. The logistics sector is one of the most well-known use cases for routing, as companies utilise routing APIs to design the most effective vehicle routes for delivery of goods. Routes that are optimised help firms save money and time by promoting operational efficiency.
Azure and Nvidia recently agreed to leverage Nvidia cuOpt for multi-itinerary optimisation. Large logistics organisations frequently work with hundreds of drivers and drop locations; in order to select the most efficient routes, they must build a matrix of potential routes. It now takes only a few seconds instead of several minutes to generate and analyse the route matrix thanks to Nvidia’s cuOpt, a cutting-edge GPU-accelerated engine.
Temperature, air quality, storm information, and historical, normal, and real data are all provided by weather data services for any latitude and longitude. Additionally, the weather service offers useful information for modelling and prediction based on current and expected data, allowing for the creation of weather-informed applications.
Utilising historical and present weather data to forecast weather conditions is a common use case in the retail sector. They can use this information to organise their inventory and set prices and make educated judgements about sales and operations. Retailers may improve the efficacy of their marketing campaigns overall by using weather data to generate more focused advertisements and promotions.
Here Geocoding & search API
Map with assurance and accuracy
With Azure’s Geocoding API, you can look up and convert any address from a street intersection to a city or state into latitude and longitude and vice versa.
Strong global mapping
With the help of the robust geocoding and reverse geocoding features provided by Azure Maps APIs, you can track property, location, and regional boundaries and give your application a competitive advantage.
Address Reverse
Address Reverse Convert a GPS feed of coordinates into a street address or area boundary that is comprehensible to humans.
Polygon Search
You can also obtain polygon data of an area outline for a certain geographic region, like a city or region, from the Geocoding API.
Fuzzy Search
To find the coordinates of an address, point of interest, or location, do a fuzzy search for iterations of these items.
Batch Geocoding API
Make a single call to the API to send many batches of queries. For lightweight batch queries, this is perfect.
Global Location Intelligence
You can get unparalleled global geographic mapping with Azure Maps. Observe Azure geocoder’s flawless platform integration and outstanding worldwide coverage. Applications ranging from asset tracking, logistics, and mapping to optimised service delivery depend on the Azure Maps Geocoding API.
Reverse Geocoding API
Reverse geocoding is a feature of the API that lets you enter coordinates and have them translated into a street address, city location, or even a border.
Azure Maps Search API
In order to provide user services in your application, you can query the database for addresses, nearby points of interest, and other geographical information by combining geocoding with other Search APIs.
Fuzzy Search
The most ambiguous inputs, such as a mix of addresses or POI tokens, can be handled via the geocoding API. Additionally, a search radius or set of locations can be used to weight or completely confine the API.
Autocomplete
The geocoder is fairly forgiving of mistakes and partially completed addresses. If you misspell something, the API will provide you with the best contextual match for your search, which you may use to get the coordinates of the misspelt word.
Batch Geocoding API
You can use the Geocoding Batch API to batch query the geocoder up to 100 times with a single API call. This facilitates the simultaneous conversion of multiple addresses into geographic coordinates.
