Azure Location Based Services Resource Provider
Azure Location Based Services Resource Provider
Azure Maps API (formerly Location Based Services) provides Microsoft's own maps, routing, geocoding, traffic, tile rendering services.
Deep Azure integration (AAD auth)
Convenient only from Azure customer perspective; non-Azure users have no incentive to switch
Create an Azure Maps account in Azure Portal for a key or configure AAD. GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/map/tile?subscription-key=...
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About this API
Azure Maps is Microsoft's own map service for Azure customers. Underlying data is partnered with TomTom (Europe's veteran navigation data company), combined with Microsoft's own algorithms and AAD auth. Functionally covers typical map services: tile rendering, geocoding, routing, POI search, real-time traffic, weather overlay, isochrones, etc. Differentiation mainly in Azure integration — AAD SSO auth, direct usage visibility in Azure metrics, enterprise compliance (HIPAA, PCI), seamless integration with Power BI and Microsoft ecosystem. vs. Google Maps, Mapbox, direct TomTom API: Azure Maps wins for Azure customers; non-Azure users have no incentive to switch. Free tier 250k transactions/month is enough for most small apps.
What you can build
- 1Azure-internal apps integrating maps (within Azure ecosystem)
- 2Enterprise geospatial applications
- 3Fleet / logistics route planning
- 4Real-time logistics tracking
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- Deep Azure integration (AAD auth)
- Free tier covers most small projects
- Backed by TomTom data with smoother Azure integration
Limitations
- Convenient only from Azure customer perspective; non-Azure users have no incentive to switch
- Some features less than direct TomTom API
Getting started
Create an Azure Maps account in Azure Portal for a key or configure AAD. GET https://atlas.microsoft.com/map/tile?subscription-key=...
FAQ
Is Azure Maps data the same as TomTom?+
Underlying data comes from TomTom partnership, but Azure also integrates Bing Maps historical assets and Microsoft's own enhancements.
Technical details
- Auth type
- unknown
- Pricing
- unknown
- Protocols
- REST
- SDKs
- javascript, csharp, python, java
- Response time
- 40 ms
- Last health check
- 6/26/2026, 6:22:34 AM
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