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Routing Truck Rest Stops with TomTom Maps

July
27
Truckers must time their rest stops to comply with regulations — and get a good meal at their favorite truck stop. Learn how to easily include TomTom’s reachable range in your routing app using CodePen, helping truckers get a much-needed rest.
Maps Routing tutorial
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How to Migrate from Google Maps to TomTom Maps in 8 Easy Steps

July
23
Using the TomTom SDK for Web as your new mapping solution has never been easier. Learn how to transition different elements of your map from Google Maps to TomTom Maps, from displaying a simple map to adding Traffic, Routing, Search and Map Markers in a matter of minutes.
tutorial migrate
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Adding TomTom Maps to a Django App: Building a Front End with a Map

July
20
In part one of this series, we created a Django project, added a store locator app and a database model for storing locations along with store locations. In part two, we'll add a TomTom map to our locator app.
Django tutorial
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TomTom Mapmakers: Meet Leen D’hondt, Product Manager, TomTom Maps

July
16
For the fifth article in the TomTom Mapmakers series, we took the time to chat with Leen D’hondt, Senior Product Manager for the Maps product unit. Learn more about Leen’s journey working with maps in a variety of industries, and her thoughts on the future of location technology.
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Adding TomTom Maps to a Django App: Building a Django Back End

July
13
Server-side frameworks like Django read and generate pages in milliseconds — perfect for apps accessing a store information database. Learn how to build a simple store locator app’s back end using Django with a location model linked to TomTom Maps APIs.
tutorial Django
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Tracking and Tracing Construction Assets with the Location History API

July
08
TomTom’s Location History API enables us to safely store and retrieve the locations and movements of tracked devices. As developers, there are a plethora of ways we could use the Location History API (primarily the Objects Service and the Position History Service) to build applications that solve real construction industry problems. We'll examine some of the challenges in the construction field and how the Location History API can help solve them.
asset tracking Location History API
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20 Inspiring Mapping & Developer Resources from June 2021

July
05
June was a month where we celebrated the stories of some amazing software developers, from Women in Engineering Day to Pride Month. Take a look at some of our favorite resources this month and discover what our developer advocates and location experts were up to, to help you make the most of location tech in your apps and beyond.
Community tutorials
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How to Easily Add a Map to your Website for CMS Users

June
29
In this article, we’ll explore how easy it is to create a maps plugin that enables users to add maps to their website, with a custom administrative page where businesses can easily add store information.
tutorial Web SDK
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How to Use Isochrones for Food Delivery

June
21
Isochrones depict the location from which someone can travel to another location within a certain amount of time and with a certain cost. In this article, we explore isochrones and how to use them in food delivery applications focusing only on the APIs.
on-demand food delivery
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Summoning Taxis with TomTom Maps APIs

June
16
In this tutorial, we review how to program a taxi summoning service using TomTom APIs and SDKs. You just need to know a little JavaScript to follow this tutorial — but TomTom libraries support other languages too.
on-demand tutorial