5 Cool Ways to Use Maps APIs

APIs are designed to help developers build applications easier and faster, and SDKs help speed up the process by turning some of the most complex APIs into even easier-to-use functions. We’ll take a look at some of the most interesting ideas we see the TomTom Maps SDK for Web being used for and how to implement them.
Apr 12, 2023 · 9 min read
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Add TomTom Maps to a Website in 30 Seconds

Adding a map to a website has never been easier. With TomTom’s Maps SDK for Web, you can quickly add a map element to your project with access to all of the TomTom location, routing, and traffic APIs. All that’s required is a basic HTML document, the Maps SDK, and a few simple lines of JavaScript code. In this article, we’ll show you how to get a map running in a few easy steps.
Apr 20, 2020·6 mins read
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Android Project Setup for the TomTom Maps SDK

The TomTom Maps SDK for Android is a great way to add TomTom API services to your Android app. In this article, we'll walk you through the project setup process, and we'll create a basic app that displays a map with the user’s current position marked. This example Android application provides a jumping off point for many potential location-aware apps using TomTom location services.
Apr 14, 2020·9 mins read
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Thrills and Hills Tutorial: Understanding Route Parameters in the Routing API

The Routing API contains a few unique parameters which allow developers to create unique journeys for their users, so that drivers have the freedom to explore new terrains and scenic routes by car while navigating safely to their destination. In this article, I’ll explain how to implement these features, what they do, and how they affect the driver’s experience.
Feb 03, 2020·5 mins read
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Autocomplete and Suggestions with the Search API

TomTom's Search API with autocomplete enables you to provide more meaningful results to your application's users. Take a look on how you can improve your search results within your app.
Dec 06, 2019·8 mins read
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Using GeoJSON Geometry Data to Draw Borders with TomTom Maps

Geographic Information System (GIS) data can come in a lot of forms, which can lead to confusion in how to represent data. One popular solution is GeoJSON, a data standard that was created by the Internet Engineering Task Force and defines a way to organize GIS data in the JSON format natively supported by the majority of web development languages, libraries, and frameworks. In this article we’ll look at the GeoJSON format, then use a GeoJSON data set to draw regional borders on a map with TomTom JavaScript Maps SDK for Web.
Nov 16, 2019·9 mins read
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Displaying Density Heatmap Layers with the TomTom Web SDK

The TomTom Maps SDK for Web offers the easiest way to access the TomTom APIs for displaying maps along with other data sources. In this article, we'll build a map that displays the population density of the USA in the form of a heatmap. You'll see that it's remarkably easy to grab an external data source and use it to display custom layers on a map.
Nov 16, 2019·7 mins read
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Halloween Fun with TomTom's Map Styler

Most mapping apps use default map styling. The Map Styler tool for the new TomTom JavaScript Maps SDK for Web makes it easy to create totally custom style templates that you can apply to your maps. What better way to demonstrate than to walk you through the process of creating a custom Halloween theme.
Oct 31, 2019·7 mins read
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Building Embedded TomTom Maps with HTML Web Components and JavaScript

Web Components are an HTML standard that provide a great way to create reusable components that will work nicely with any web framework — or no framework at all. With Web Components, you can create a map component that’s easy to plug into any web page. This article will show how to embed a map in a Web Component using
Oct 11, 2019·11 mins read
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