What is Azure Maps? - Welcome to the Tech Blog
Almost every application needs location capabilities. Whether you want to look up or validate an address, visualize a map control, calculate a route or even more complex scenarios like integrating with Internet of Things (IoT) for indoor mapping in a Smart Building solution. Azure Maps is here for you to fulfill:
Azure Maps lets you pay for only what you use, a key benefit for companies adopting Cloud technologies. Just last month (April 2021) we introduced a new dynamic pricing model providing “pay per API”, and you can get more details about the new “Gen 2” pricing and the different tiers available here.
In less than a minute you can create Azure Maps to your Azure Subscription, adding a scalable and reliable GIS solution with a 99.9% SLA.
In this Tech Blog you will get frequent tips and tricks about Azure Maps, but here you can find some of the resources we have available for you:
- https://aka.ms/AzureMapsSamples
- https://aka.ms/AzureMapsGettingStarted
- https://aka.ms/AzureMapsDocs
- https://aka.ms/AzureMapsBlog
- https://aka.ms/AzureMapsVideos
- https://aka.ms/AzureMapsCaseStudies
Thank you for your interest in Azure Maps. If you have any questions feel free to post them in our Q&A section, we are here to help!
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