Azure Maps
Bring intelligent location-enabled experiences to life for applications and solutions.
OVERVIEW
Discover Azure Maps
Unlock the potential of your data with Azure Maps' advanced geospatial services and seamless integration.
- Azure Maps is a suite of geospatial mapping services that enable developers and enterprise organizations to build intelligent location-enabled and map-based experiences. Build compelling functionality including asset tracking, vehicle routing, map creation, geolocation, and more into your mobile- and web-based apps.
- Create new business opportunities with location-aware web and mobile applications using a comprehensive set of geospatial services, mapping APIs, and SDKs. Find new ways to collect and analyze data, enable business agility, increase ROI, and drive improved operational efficiency and security with the Microsoft Cloud platform.
- Easily build location-aware apps or transition your existing solutions to Azure using familiar APIs and patterns. Choose Azure Maps APIs and SDKs for web and mobile or third-party SDKs like Leaflet.
- Implement other Azure tools and services for the highest level of scalability and security. Pay only for what you use and easily integrate your Azure Maps service into an existing Azure subscription or Enterprise Agreement.
- Try the Azure Maps demo, browse more than 250 code samples, and then get started creating location-aware solutions using geospatial data, animations, map layers, spatial operations, and more.
- Implement maps with detailed road coverage, building footprints, and points of interest. Get directions for cars, bicycles, pedestrians, and trucks. Calculate distance matrices, traveltime polygons, and optimized routes.
- Get to your destination on time with real-time and predictive traffic data.
- Get current, historic, and forecasted weather and air-quality info as well as severe-weather alerts.
- Explore the world through high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery.
- Use different map styles and overlays to make your data shine and help with decision making.
SERVICES
Azure Maps services
Explore the comprehensive suite of geospatial mapping services offered by Azure Maps.
Security
Embedded security and compliance
34,000
Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
15,000
Partners with specialized security expertise.
>100
Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
PRICING
Explore customized pricing options
| Flexibly manage your Azure Maps costs and deployments by choosing from multiple account configuration options. Pay only for what you need, with no upfront cost and no termination fees. |
RESOURCES
Azure Maps resources and documentation
Explore quickstarts, how-to-guides, tutorials, and API reference documentation.
Frequently asked questions
- Azure Maps is built in collaboration with world-class location technology partners who provide the underlying location intelligence for maps, points of interest, traffic, and road data.
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Yes, you need a license to use Azure Maps. See licensing use rights for usage restrictions. Azure Maps has consumption-based pricing and requires no upfront cost. Pay only for what you consume, and easily add your Azure Maps consumption to your existing Azure subscription or Enterprise Agreement. - Gen2, the latest pricing tier, provides access to all map features and volume-based discounts. There's no throttling, and you pay only for the services you use. The legacy Gen1 pricing categories are still available for new customers, and the Standard S0 pricing tier may be right for you if the core geospatial APIs meet your service requirements. For more advanced requirements, consider Gen2.
- Geocoding coverage varies by region and depends on the road data coverage and the precision of the geocoding service.
- Azure Maps supports several languages, but language support varies by feature.
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