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Azure Maps Web SDK Map Control version 2.0.x and Azure Maps Service Module will be retired on 30 September 2026
Target retirement date: September 30, 2026
Azure Maps Web SDK Map Control version 2.0.x and Azure Maps Service Module will be retired on 30 September 2026
Azure Maps Native SDK for Android and iOS will be retired on 31 March 2025 – transition to use Azure Maps Web SDK in a web view
Target retirement date: March 31, 2025
Azure Maps Native SDK for Android and iOS will be retired on 31 March 2025
September 2023
Azure Maps Data V1 / V2 APIs will be retired on 16 September 2024 – transition to Azure Maps Data Registry APIs
Target retirement date: September 16, 2024
Azure Maps Data V1 / V2 APIs will be retired on 16 September 2024
Azure Maps Render V1 APIs will be retired on 17 September 2026 – transition to Azure Maps Render V2 APIs
Target retirement date: September 17, 2026
Azure Maps Render V1 APIs will be retired on 17 September 2026
Azure Maps Gen1 Price Tier will be retired on 15 September 2026 -- transition to Azure Maps Gen2 Price Tier
Target retirement date: September 15, 2026
Azure Maps Gen1 Price Tier will be retired on 15 September 2026
March 2023
Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant
Azure Maps ensures HIPAA compliance is achieved for protected health information (PHI), such as geocoding patient home addresses.
Azure Maps Elevation APIs and Render V2 DEM tiles will be retired on 5 May 2023
To avoid service disruption in your applications, please review the following migration options and transition before 5 May 2023.
Public preview: Azure Maps Creator – Improved indoor maps onboarding and new Features API
Target availability: Q1 2023
An updated Conversion service now allows you to easily onboard indoor maps and a new Features API to read and edit your map features!
Azure Maps is now HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant
Azure Maps ensures HIPAA compliance is achieved for protected health information (PHI), like when calculating travel time and distance from a patient’s location to the nearest healthcare facility.
September 2022
Public preview: New Azure Maps Creator feature - custom styling
Fully customise the look and feel of your private indoor maps.
January 2022
General availability: New Azure Maps features historical weather, air quality, and tropical storms
Develop weather and climatology enabled solutions using the historical weather, air quality and tropical storms features from Azure Maps Weather Services.
October 2021
Azure Maps iOS SDK is now in public preview
Develop integrated immersive mapping solutions for mobile applications with Azure Maps iOS SDK
Azure Maps Geolocation Service is now generally available
Develop customized geolocation-based content and services with Azure Maps Geolocation.
July 2021
Azure Maps Creator v1 preview will be retired on 6th September 2021
Target retirement date: September 06, 2021
Transition to Azure Maps Creator v2 by 6th September 2021
June 2021
Azure Maps Android SDK is now generally available
Get started with Android map control using vector map libraries, now generally available with Azure Maps Android SDK.
Azure Maps Mobility Services Preview will be retired on 5th October 2021
Target retirement date: October 05, 2021
Transition to Bing Maps Routes API and/or Moovit Public Transit API’s by 5th October 2021
Azure Maps Elevation API is now in general availability
For any given point on the Earth surface, the Elevation API returns its elevation measured from mean sea level.
Azure Maps Creator is now generally available
Azure Maps Creator provides an end-to-end solution for private indoor maps.
May 2021
General availability: Azure Maps- new Gen2 pricing model available
Get new Azure Maps features and potential cost savings with Gen2 pricing.
April 2021
Azure Maps Weather Services are now generally available
Weather Services empower developers to integrate highly dynamic, real-time weather data and visualisations into solutions that span a multitude of use cases and industries.
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