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Month: September 2024

From Zero to Hero: Building Your First Location-Based App Using Azure Maps APIs

September 15, 2024

Azure Maps is a powerful, comprehensive, and cloud-based mapping platform that makes developing location-based solutions easier than ever. Whether you’re a new developer or someone who’s worked with spatial data before, you’ll find everything you need to know about location-based app development right here. Getting Started You’ll need to first create an Azure account if … Continued

Effective Data Visualization With Map Polygons and Polylines

September 11, 2024

It can’t be understated how important Polygons and Polylines are when creating data-rich and informational map visuals. They do sound similar, polylines and polygons, and they are very similar in their construction but they do serve different purposes. In this post, you’ll learn about polygons and polylines. We’ll also cover when to use them and … Continued

From Data to Insights: Demystifying Azure Maps Traffic Flow

September 9, 2024

  A traffic flow map in Azure Maps contains information such as the speed of traffic, road closures, and traffic incidents relating to a specific area. This geospatial data information is both location and time dependent and exists to provide useful intelligence to companies where time and locations matter, such as operational efficiencies for logistics … Continued

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