Microsoft Maps Blog

Month: January 2025

How severe weather alerts can transform mapping applications for emergency preparedness

January 19, 2025

The increasing frequency and severity of weather disasters worldwide demand robust systems for emergency preparedness. Integrating advanced weather data like weather alert APIs into mapping applications represents a transformative approach to tackling these challenges. Severe weather alerts powered by APIs provide location-specific, actionable information to users, businesses, and governments enhancing their ability to respond effectively … Continued

Enhancing mapping applications with Azure Maps’ weather forecast features

January 14, 2025

Azure Maps offers a reliable suite of weather services. These are a set of REST APIs that, when integrated thoughtfully, can transform how businesses interact with environmental data. There are many weather forecasts available when using Azure Maps’ weather forecast APIs and this article will explore these features, emphasizing their impact on various sectors and … Continued

Building advanced mapping software with historical weather data in Azure Maps

January 12, 2025

Developing advanced mapping software that integrates historical weather data is crucial for industries like agriculture, logistics, and urban planning. Microsoft’s Azure Maps, a robust platform, offers sophisticated services such as weather APIs for research and visualization. This article explores Azure Map’s historical weather API capabilities, highlighting its potential and providing a guide to each of … Continued

Building Smarter Maps with Azure Maps Real-Time Weather Data

January 11, 2025

Mapping capabilities are a powerful addition to any application. They track the locations of people and equipment, provide precise directions, and deliver geospatial insights businesses can use to inform their strategies. But using static basic map APIs for a geographic region when building an application does not meet the need for the real-time adaptability needed … Continued

How to Build a Shipping Routes Map

January 6, 2025

From a predictive traffic overlay to automated itineraries for hundreds of agents, creating a shipping routes map is easy with Azure Maps APIs–no matter how complex your requirements may be. We will be going through 4 core Azure Maps API features that allow developers to deliver powerful delivery route planning apps: batch geocoding, multi-itinerary optimization, … Continued

Azure Maps Routing API Knows the Shortest Route for All Waypoints

January 4, 2025

Often referred to as ‘the traveling salesman problem’, planning how to most efficiently travel to a number of stops is an age-old problem. It’s difficult enough to optimize the stops for a single driver or delivery person’s day, and the challenge compounds quickly when trying to optimize a map of routes for a fleet of … Continued