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WordPress Plugins and TomTom: Adding Stores to the Map

July
08
In the third installment of our WordPress Plugin series we'll build the Plugin admin components that take store addresses, convert them to coordinates with the Search API, and save the location data to a database.
Maps Web SDK Consumer App
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WordPress Plugins and TomTom: The Admin Panel 

July
03
In the second installment of our WordPress Plugin series we'll walk through creating the administrator-facing interface of the Plugin, saving our TomTom developer API key as a Plugin setting, and displaying a map in the Plugin admin panel.
Maps Web SDK Consumer App
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TomTom Maps APIs Kickoff Meetup in Amsterdam

June
28
On June 20th, we kicked off our first developer meetup in Amsterdam! There was good food, drinks, people and of course, great discussions around maps. Attendees came to learn more about our APIs and how adding location to your project is a simple solution. Learn more about our first meetup and when you can attend the next one!
Community Event
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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