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NOW AVAILABLE

Name changes: Azure Maps

Published date: May 15, 2018

Azure Maps (formerly Azure Location Based Services) is a set of geospatial service APIs for developers that bring location context to the Internet of Things (IoT) and other datasets. Easily incorporate maps, search, routing, traffic, and other location information directly into your apps.

Azure Maps is now generally available. General availability pricing began on May 7, 2018. See the following table for name change details.

Resource GUID

Old service name

New service name

Old service type

New service type

Old resource name

New resource name

Region name

Old EA portal name

New EA portal name

098e9fa8-bb99-409c-a60a-2d7e88d7a5b5

Azure Location Based Services

Azure Maps

Location Services API

Standard

Standard

Location Services API

Global

Azure Location Based Services Location Services API Standard - Preview

Azure Maps Standard Location Services API

5bb52c6b-cb42-4960-9de9-1567f99e966b

Azure Location Based Services

Azure Maps

Map Loads API

Standard

Standard

Map Tiles API

Global

Azure Location Based Services Map Loads API Standard - Preview

Azure Maps Standard Map Tiles API