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Adding EV Routing to a TomTom Web Map: Building the Web Application

June
19
Electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly popular, but have specific routing challenges based on range and charging station availability. In a previous article, we discussed what you need to know about TomTom Search and Routing APIs and the new Long Distance EV Routing service to supply routing and charging information to EV owners. Now we’re going to use those APIs and the TomTom Maps SDK for Web to build the app.
Maps Routing Code
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Adding EV Routing to a TomTom Web Map: Understanding the APIs

June
16
By 2040, more than half of all vehicles sold are expected to be electric. But today, Electric vehicle (EV) owners often struggle to plan trips that ensure timely and convenient access to charging facilities. In this article, the first part of a series, we'll explore how developers can use the EV Routing Service to easily create engaging and helpful applications that help EV owners plan travel routes that include charging stops.
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TomTom Supports the European Startup Prize for Mobility

June
12
The European Startup Prize for Mobility (EUSP) is a leading public-private initiative, co-founded by the European Parliament’s Ttransportation and Tourism Committee. It aims to support innovation in order to shape a new landscape for sustainable mobility in Europe and around the world. TomTom has offered 1 million Maps API credits to the top 50 finalists to help build their mobility solutions.
Mobility Maps APIs
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Using TomTom as a Basemap for CARTO Visualization

June
08
CARTO is a popular location intelligence platform which allows users to create map visualizations with an easy setup which doesn’t require background programming or cartographic knowledge. It harnesses data science functionality to let users select from popular data tables, or import their own. If you regularly create projects for web and/or mobile platforms with TomTom, you can use TomTom maps as a basemap within the CARTO platform itself to keep your projects and visualizations consistent.
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Points of Interest with Reviews, Ratings and Photos

May
27
TomTom recently partnered with Foursquare to grow the coverage, quality, and reliability of our POIs. This tutorial will go over the APIs to use that will best allow you to create powerful search offerings in your applications, including POI Details and how to get photos and extended information from POIs.
POI Search API Foursquare
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TomTom brings Foursquare Points of Interest to your application

May
21
We’re excited to announce our newest partner, Foursquare! Together, we are connecting customers with millions of POIs around the world and with the introduction of two new Search APIs, we’ve made it easier for users to discover new locations.
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Understanding Places and POI APIs

May
19
In this article we'll take a closer look at POIs from a developer's perspective, examining the various ways you can use places in your apps, as well as walking through the tools and technologies TomTom offers for finding and displaying places.
Maps POIs
Perspective

TomTom’s Geopolitical Views: Culturally Sensitive Map Development

May
15
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.
Maps borders
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Taking Raster Map Snapshots with Python

May
12
In this tutorial, we’ll make it easy for you to write a brief code project which allows you to specify the size, zoom, and city focus of a map image you wish to generate. Using a simple API call, you can generate a static map image of the location of your choosing straight from the command line, and save the image file for future use.
Maps Code Python
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How SimpliRoute Solves Fleet & Logistics Challenges with TomTom Location Insights

May
07
SimpliRoute, a fleet and logistics solution provider based in South America, provides a powerful last-mile logistics tool tailored to the fleet and logistics industry. Their flexible and dynamic platform allows users to efficiently manage multiple delivery routes with real-time tracking, analyze delivery statistics, and reduce operational costs. SimpliRoute has partnered with location technology specialist TomTom to enhance their services through the TomTom Search API and its precise geocoding features.
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