Amazon Location Service

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#5 · Location Platform Software

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How it plugs in

—Public API

NoOpen source

YesFree tier

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Amazon Location Service adds geospatial data and location functionality—including maps, place search, geocoding, route planning, tracking, and geofencing—to applications.

Pricing

Amazon Location Service Free TierMonthly included usage; new AWS customers may choose a free plan at account sign-up. · For 3 months: Maps 500,000 tile requests and 5,000 static map requests · Places 10,000 Label and 20,000 Core requests · Routes 10,000 Core route calculations · Trackers 200,000 positions written · Geofences 200,000 positions evaluatedFree

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Facts

Website: aws.amazon.com
Price: Free tier
Free trial: Yes
Address validation: Address Validation Core standardizes addresses; Advanced adds geocoding, and address validation is supported in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia.
AWS integrations: Integrations include CloudFormation, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, EventBridge, AWS IoT, Service Quotas, Cognito, and IAM.
Capabilities: The service provides Maps, Places, Routes, Trackers, and Geofences.
Data privacy: AWS says provider requests are anonymized to include only necessary parameters, data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and providers may not retain or repurpose content beyond processing.
Geofence events: EventBridge can trigger event-driven responses, such as Lambda functions reacting when a tracked asset enters or exits a geofence.
Intended users: AWS describes the service as a way for developers to add location functionality to their applications.
Monitoring: CloudWatch can monitor usage and health metrics including requests, latency, and faults; CloudTrail logs and monitors account activity.
Platform support: AWS documentation lists web and mobile frontend SDK support, including JavaScript/TypeScript and mobile stacks such as Java, Kotlin, Objective-C, React Native, and Swift.
Pricing model: There is no upfront commitment or minimum fee; charges are based on usage, and API prices can vary by requested feature and parameters.
Quota limits: API usage limits apply; AWS says most quota limits can be increased when needed.
Support limitation: AWS documents Flutter as not yet fully supported; the MapLibre Flutter library is considered experimental.
Trial: AWS describes a three-month Amazon Location free trial, with usage quotas applying.

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