Update: August, 04/2021 - 08:52 | Khánh Dương HCM CITY Two young technicians in HCM City have put the locations of 3,000 shops along with their phone numbers, and opening and closing times on an online map so that shoppers can find nearby stores more easily. The map is built based on a database provided by the city s Department of Industry and Trade of 3,000 venues providing essential goods while the city is under social distancing restrictions. Trần Thanh Tuấn, 28, and Nguyễn Hữu Đạt, 31, created the map together after meeting online. Trần Thanh Tuấn, one of the map s creators. Photo courtesy of Tuấn
AWS launches Amazon Location, a new mapping service for developers
AWS today announced the preview of Amazon Location, a new service for developers who want to add location-based features to their web-based and mobile applications.
Based on mapping data from Esri and HERE Technologies, the service provides all of the basic mapping and point-of-interest data you would expect from a mapping service, including built-in tracking and geofencing features. It does not offer a routing feature, though.
“We want to make it easier and more cost-effective for you to add maps, location awareness, and other location-based features to your web and mobile applications,” AWS’s Jeff Barr writes in today’s announcement. “Until now, doing this has been somewhat complex and expensive, and also tied you to the business and programming models of a single provider.”