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What is Geocoding?

June
25
One of the most important mapping concepts you'll need to understand is "geocoding," or converting between user-readable location descriptions and computer-readable coordinates. This article explains the process of geocoding and provides some examples.
Maps Geocoding Search
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WordPress Plugins and TomTom: Setting Up

June
19
Connecting your online presence to your stores, offices, or events in the physical world is easy with TomTom location technologies. Using the WordPress web publishing platform, we’ll start creating a WordPress Plugin that use the TomTom Maps and Search APIs to display a map on the website and for geocoding store addresses as map locations.
Maps Web SDK Consumer App
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Do Taxi Drivers Take the Fastest Route?

June
17
Have you ever wondered if your taxi driver was taking the fastest route? Well, we sure have, and we put it to the test. This blog goes over how to track the fastest route you should take to get to your final destination using TomTom Maps APIS, Kaggle and Folium.
Data Science Traffic Maps Code
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We Are Developers World Congress 2019 Highlights

June
11
Once a year, 10,000+ developers gather in Berlin for the world’s largest developer event, We Are Developers World Congress. The event is comprised of 250 sessions and workshops, startup pitching sessions, expos, & talks from industry experts and tech pioneers. We were excited to talk to developers about building different with our Maps APIs.
Community Events Maps
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Making IoT Apps & Devices Location-Aware with Maps APIs

May
22
We spent the week hanging out IoT World, the world’s largest IoT conference and expo. We met with developers and IT professionals to chat about TomTom’s role in changing the IoT and mobility landscape.
IoT Community Events
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How To Add Traffic APIs to Your Location-Based App

May
20
Maps with traffic APIs are the building blocks for developers to create a better user experience with real-time traffic data. Learn how to add traffic predictions to your app using TomTom APIs. 
Traffic Code
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How To Schedule Routing for Truck Drivers

May
11
TomTom’s APIs provide developers with simple access to powerful mapping and geolocation solutions. This article shows how to use the TomTom Android SDK to build an application for truck drivers. Specifically, we’ll use the SDK to determine the best route to the destination, and we’ll tell the driver when they need to leave to get there on time.
Search Routing Code fleet and logistics
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The Benefits of Geocoding and Structuring Your Address Data

May
09
Street names get misspelled or zip codes get left out – either way, Address Data is one of the most common data inaccuracies. Here’s an easy way to clean up your address data without purchasing complex quality data tools.
Geocoding Search
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Planning Your Route with Electric Charging In Mind 

April
15
With the popularity electric vehicles developers need to start adding electric mobility options to their location-based applications. This how-to goes over building a reach request and understanding the response
Routing Mobility Logistics
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Welcome to The TomTom Developer Blog

April
08
Our blog is live! The TomTom Developer blog is a new resource for anyone using TomTom’s Maps APIs to develop location-based applications. We hope that our blog is a source of inspiration to bring your project to life.
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