> **Experimental**
>
> `@aws-cdk/aws-location-alpha` is an [**experimental**](/stability) (alpha) package: its API may change in any release, without a major version bump.
# DataSource

Data source for a place index.

- Stability: [Experimental](/cdk/api/stability.html)
- Source: [`lib/util.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0-alpha.0/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-location-alpha/lib/util.ts#L15)

## Example

```ts
new location.PlaceIndex(this, 'PlaceIndex', {
  placeIndexName: 'MyPlaceIndex', // optional, defaults to a generated name
  dataSource: location.DataSource.HERE, // optional, defaults to Esri
});
```

## Members

| Member | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `ESRI` | Esri. |
| `GRAB` | Grab provides routing functionality for Southeast Asia. |
| `HERE` | HERE. |

## Referenced by

- [`PlaceIndexProps`](/v2/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-location-alpha.PlaceIndexProps).dataSource
- [`RouteCalculatorProps`](/v2/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-location-alpha.RouteCalculatorProps).dataSource