What is Amazon Location Service
Amazon Location Service lets you add location data and functionality to applications, which includes capabilities such as maps, points of interest, geocoding, routing, geofences, and tracking. Amazon Location provides location-based services (LBS) using high-quality data from global, trusted providers Esri, Grab, and HERE. With affordable data, tracking and geofencing capabilities, and built-in metrics for health monitoring, you can build sophisticated location-enabled applications.
With Amazon Location, you retain control of your organization’s data. Amazon Location anonymizes all queries sent to data providers by removing customer metadata and account information. Additionally, sensitive tracking and geofencing location information, such as facility, asset, and personnel locations, does not leave your AWS account at all. This helps you protect sensitive information from third parties, protect user privacy, and reduce your application’s security risks. With Amazon Location, Amazon and third parties do not have rights to sell your data or use it for advertising.
Amazon Location is fully integrated with services such as AWS CloudTrail, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon EventBridge, and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM). Amazon Location simplifies your development workflow with data integration, and fast tracks apps to production with built-in monitoring, security, and compliance features.
For highlights, product details, and pricing, see the service page for Amazon Location Service
The following topics can help you get started in the documentation, based on what you are trying to do.
- Get an overview of Amazon Location
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Learn about the concepts in Amazon Location.
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Dive deeper into the functionality in the How to use Amazon Location Service chapter.
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See demo apps in the Amazon Location demo site
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If you already have an AWS account, you can use the Amazon Location Service console
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- Use Amazon Location as a developer
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Build your first app with the Quick start.
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Learn how the various Amazon Location Service features work in the How to use Amazon Location Service chapter.
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See the SDKs and tools available to you in the Develop with Amazon Location chapter.
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See code examples and tutorials that you can use in your own apps. You can also visit the Amazon Location demo site samples page
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Get information about Amazon Location APIs in the API Reference guide.
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