Category: Amazon Location

Geospatial applications have become an integral part of our daily lives, from interactive maps to location-based services. With the increasing demand for such applications, developers require powerful and secure tools to build reliable geospatial solutions. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been at the forefront of providing cutting-edge services, and the recent launch of Amazon Location […]

Retail businesses are constantly aiming to increase accessibility and foot traffic at their physical store locations. To achieve this, potential customers must be able to accurately locate the most convenient retail location to visit. Providing information about the most accessible stores to potential customers via a convenient web or mobile application allows retailers to increase […]

Every day, trucks transport millions of tons of goods across the country, and the efficiency of their routing has a significant impact not only on logistics companies’ bottom line but also on the economy as a whole. Efficient truck routing is an essential component of the transportation and logistics industry, involving strategic planning of the […]

Routing optimization for waste bin collection In everyday life, we often use routing services to get directions on how to get from point A (i.e. home) to point B (i.e. work). Behind the scenes of these services, there are algorithms that calculate the best way to reach point B from point A and provide with […]

Amazon Location Service is a fully-managed service that makes it easy for you to add location data and functionality such as maps, search, and routing to your applications. With Amazon Location Service, you can access high-quality data from multiple data providers, giving you the flexibility to choose the provider with the best data for your […]

The development of location-based services is increasing at a rapid rate, supporting use cases such as user engagement and geomarketing, asset track, and delivery services. In this blog post, we will talk about how you can make the use of Amazon Cost Explorer to understand the costs around Amazon Location Service and optimize as per […]

We’re excited to join the global cloud computing community virtually and in Las Vegas for AWS re:Invent, a learning conference for meeting fellow builders, getting inspired, and rethinking what’s possible. The event begins on November 28, 2022 and will feature keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, access to more than 2,000 technical sessions, a partner […]

Introduction When creating a Tracker resource in Amazon Location Service, you are presented with three options for filtering. Each option has some potential design and cost considerations you should be aware of as they filter out certain updates. We have evaluated the cost and usage of a demo application over time to create some recommendations […]

Keeping track of distributed assets across facilities and geographic locations is cumbersome. Businesses use various applications and approaches to maintain and manage asset lifecycles, which can get complex and tedious. This post will teach you a moderation approach using AWS IoT Core and Amazon Location Service (Amazon Location). To build the solution, you’ll utilize an […]

Amazon Location Service offers nine different map styles to fit multiple use cases. How do you pick the right base map style for your application? And how does the base map you pick influence the rest of your application? In this post, we review the different map styles available with Amazon Location maps, as well […]