Map APIs from Azure
Powerful map APIs that transform your business operations with location data.
See why these corporations choose Map APIs from Azure Maps
Gain access to a robust suite of tools and services that empower you to make smarter decisions, optimize operations, and deliver exceptional user experiences.
Bring your ideas to life with Map APIs from Azure
Location is becoming a key attribute of the data that is used by businesses and individuals, but location data usually comes in a range of types and formats that make it hard to work with or take action on. Azure Maps APIs make location data usable and actionable on a platform that is scalable, secure and power innovation.
Innovate with Azure
Innovate on Azure with Azure Maps by combining additional services from Azure and the Azure Marketplace to create custom solutions to address your unique needs. All with minimal integration and complexity.
Scale with confidence
Scale up or down your applications to meet your business needs. With industry-leading global infrastructure. You can scale with confidence while abiding by data and privacy regulations.
Secure from the Start
Azure Maps comes with security built in allowing you to get started quickly thanks to Azure’s industry-leading security policies and standards. Supporting over 100 compliance standards for any use case.
Azure Map APIs power innovation to transform your business
Unlock the full potential of your business operations, optimize strategic decisions, and support your customers with Azure Maps APIs.
Optimize your business
Location intelligence helps businesses determine optimal locations for new stores, offices, or facilities based on demographic data, competitor presence, and market trends. It also aids in route optimization for deliveries and logistics to reduce costs and improve service times.
Revolutionize urban planning
Urban planners use location intelligence to analyze population growth, transportation needs, and infrastructure development. It helps in designing more efficient public transport systems, optimizing road networks, and planning utilities and services to meet the needs of growing urban areas.
Empower environmental stewardship
By analyzing geographic data powered by Azure Maps APIs, environmental scientists can monitor changes in landscapes, track wildlife movements, and manage natural resources more effectively. Location intelligence is crucial for assessing disaster risks and planning for emergency responses.
Target your market effectively
Companies utilize location intelligence to target marketing campaigns based on geographic and demographic factors. It allows for more personalized marketing strategies that can lead to higher engagement and conversion rates.
Get started with Azure Maps
Developer Incentive Program
Get $200 in free credits and premium tech support to kickstart your project.
Need Help Getting Started?
Azure Maps APIs help customers innovate. Do you need help getting started with Azure Maps APIs? Speak to our experts to help you get started.
Migrating to Azure Maps
Migrating from another mapping product? Migrating to Azure Maps is easy and we have made a host of resources available to help you do it quickly.
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“We can speed up processes tremendously with Cognitive Search, Azure Maps, and Power BI embedded in Insights. That means better quality power at lower costs because we don’t have to spend half of our time trying to locate the asset information.”
— Johannes Manser: Head of BI and Analytics
Use Cases for Azure Maps
Efficient Fleet Management
Azure Maps ensures your fleet management is accurate, efficient, and always on the move. Utilize advanced mapping, optimizing traffic solutions to route and delivery routes, reduce transit times, and enhance logistical performance.
Interactive Experiences
Incorporate Azure Maps into your customer-facing platforms to deliver interactive and immersive mapping experiences. Enable users to locate stores, utilize dynamic route planning, and explore services based on geographical locations.
IoT Mapping and Management
Use powerful map APIs to visualize the real-time location of your IoT devices, optimize their paths, and monitor them for insights and analytics to manage, locate, and operate your IoT devices effectively and leverage spatial analytics for optimized resource utilization.
Asset Tracking and Management
Get instant visibility on asset locations, monitor movements, and ensure optimal utilization of resources. Gain insights into assets' status, automate alerts, and keep track of your inventory with precise mapping and analytical capabilities.
A World of Possibilities
Precision
Advanced AI and comprehensive datasets to offer precise location data and routing.
Insights
Optimizing operations, our platform delivers actionable insights tailored to your specific needs.
Integration
Easy-to-use APIs and SDKs, integrate Azure Maps platform across platforms and devices.
Frequently asked questions
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Azure Maps is a suite of geospatial services and tools designed to provide location intelligence for businesses. It includes high-quality maps, location search capabilities, routing options, traffic data, and more. These features can be integrated into your applications, websites, or services using Azure map APIs and SDKs.
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Any Industry that needs to know where things are and visualize them can benefit from extending their solution with APIs from Azure Maps. Some samples are:
- Engineering and Manufacturing – Know where your resources are for critical project management and order fulfillment.
- Healthcare – Offer HIPAA-compliant appointment scheduling with routing to those appointments, including travel time.
- Banking, Finance & Insurance – Visually evaluate the risk for flood or other hazards for loan considerations, and more.
- Government – Improve resource planning for road maintenance, smart cities, or other projects.
- Retail & E-Commerce – Elevate customer service and sales by locating current and future retail stores and optimizing deliveries.
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If you already have an Azure subscription, you just need to add an Azure Maps resource to your project and use that instance to call Azure Maps APIs. You can find more information and check out samples to see working code.
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Azure Maps benefits from the security of the Azure platform. Get built-in compliance and the support of over 3,500 security experts, dedicated to data security and privacy. Microsoft runs on Trust and spends over $1 billion annually on cybersecurity research and development to support that trust.
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Azure Maps users enjoy the same support available for all Azure resources.
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Unlock Innovation
Integrate high-quality maps, generate actionable insights, and transform your operations with our powerful location intelligence tools. Discover a world of possibilities with the Azure Maps platform, where every journey leads to innovation.