Logistics is often thought of as planes, trains, and freight trucks, but any company or organization that moves things or people from one place to another is involved in logistics. We’ll examine five innovative ways developers can use TomTom mapping APIs and SDKs to provide more effective planning, visualization, insights, and information in the field of logistics.

Geolocation is powering a whole new generation of technologies. Learn how smart cities, augmented reality, location-based marketing, mobile availability in the developing world, and autonomous vehicles and drone delivery are changing how people and machines navigate their environment.

2021 is coming to an end – let’s reflect on the past year and look ahead at what 2022 has in store for TomTom Developers and our developer community.

As the year winds down and we find ourselves in a reflective space, here’s to looking back at what happened this year with TomTom Developers, and looking ahead to plans for 2021.

For the entire world, a lot of things changed in 2020 – including the way we move. Regardless how the world moved in 2020, developers still needed to keep their maps fresh – and we tried our best to provide the resources you need to do so. This year, our readers favored tutorial based blogs to add map data to their applications. Here’s a peek of what they really loved reading this year:

Capturing and displaying complex geographical and statistical information on maps is crucial to many researchers. Once upon a time, you'd have to manually capture location information, and needed specialized software to crunch data and create digital maps. Today, TomTom location APIs and SDKs and a little programming knowledge make sophisticated mapping applications available to anyone. In this article we'll examine five ways mapping can be used to further academic research, highlighting examples in each case that can be made easier with TomTom mapping products.

Give your resume an upgrade – no, we’re not talking about design or the experience, we’re tackling that skills section. One of the best ways to impress an employer? Show that you are continuously learning new skills or tackling personal projects that help you professionally. Here are 10 project ideas and new skills to learn within the next 30-60 days that will up your programming game and impress your next company.

Areas with disputed borders, regions, and other inter- or intra- national conflicts have a difficult time appealing to both worldwide developers and those local to the issues themselves. Some mapping services enforce views based on the user’s location, but with TomTom, you can customize the views displayed on your website’s map to fit your user’s needs best.