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Mapping Star Wars Filming Locations for May the 4th (be with you)!

May
04
We love Star Wars, you love Star Wars. So, for May the 4th, we had to find a way to make a fun mapping project about it! We used the TomTom Map Styler along with fuzzy search, tilt and rotation, and popups to map Star Wars filming locations. May the 4th be with you!
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17 Blogs & Videos from April That Will Help you Develop your App

April
30
From an updated Map Display to taxi dispatcher apps to all things ETA, April didn’t disappoint. Take a look at our content roundup to stay up to date on the latest from TomTom Developers and get inspired for your next project.
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Celebrating Earth Day with the New Look & Feel of our Map Display API

April
22
The TomTom Map Display API got a little update! The new map style includes changes like, brand-new colors, natural features, organized POIs and improved street labels. Learn more about this update & how it changes your map.
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TomTom Mapmakers:  Meet Maarten Clements, Search API Product Manager

April
20
In the third article in our Mapmakers series, we spoke with Maarten Clements, Search API extraordinaire. Learn more about his journey from childhood map-lover to leading the product vision for all things search at TomTom.
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Adding TomTom Maps to a Modern React App

April
13
It’s simple to add detailed, interactive maps to web apps using the TomTom Maps SDK for JavaScript. As the most-used front-end framework, React seems to be a good choice for mapping-heavy web apps. We’ll explore how to add TomTom web maps to a sample React application using Hooks and function components.
tutorial Web SDK React
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Routing and ETA: Anatomy of a Trip

April
07
Learn how to work with the TomTom Routing API, using a little JavaScript, to deliver ETA. We’ll look at how different options and time of day change how the ETA is calculated, using two simple applications: ride-hailing services and package delivery.
ETA Maps Routing
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March 2021: Explore what our Location Experts were Building in March

April
02
March was filled with tutorials: from ridesharing apps, traffic alert dashboards, and ETA alerts, to live weather maps and delivery service apps. Check out our content roundup to make sure you didn't miss anything from TomTom Developers this month.
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Leverage Routing, Geofencing, and Notifications APIs to Send ETA Alerts

March
30
A good user experience includes timely notifications. Customers want alerts when their ride, food, or groceries are nearby, without having to constantly refresh their phone. This article will explore how you can create these essential tracking and notification functions using TomTom’s Routing, Geofencing, and Notifications APIs.
ETA on-demand
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Build a Traffic Alert Dashboard with the TomTom Traffic API

March
23
TomTom’s powerful Traffic API provides a real-time endpoint for traffic-related incidents and traffic flow anywhere in the world. To illustrate the power and ease-of-use of TomTom’s real-time traffic services, we’ll create a seed project for a radio news service’s traffic dashboard incorporating the TomTom Traffic API and SDK into a single HTML file.
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TomTom Mapmakers: Dominika Spolnik, Product Manager, Map Display & Traffic APIs

March
19
In the second article of our TomTom Mapmakers series, we spoke with Dominika Spolnik, Product Manager for the Map Display API and Traffic API.
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