Map API can integrate a variety of applications and different platforms, to bring high applicability. It has many advantages and is an enterprise's "powerful weapon" when integrated into its business platform. Join IOTLink to learn the importance of the API in general and the outstanding points of the Map4D API in particular.
What is the Map API?
Map API is also known as Mapping API, It is used to provide location information, map features, and retrieve geographically related information. Developers rely on it to create products/services.
For example: A certain website uses a digital map service of a company providing Map API and embeds it on its website. A functional map API must, at a minimum, allow the user to search for places and mark them on the map. Besides, users can drag their mouse on the digital map to search for the location they want.
Why Map API is important
- Standardize the development of mapping platforms or applications
- Is an effective method of accessing information and data
- Use open source tools to optimize costs
- Increase corporate awareness
- Build relationships with business partners.
Map API can make life easier?
Make life easier
A specific example is enterprises in the field of Logictics. Map API will make shipping and receiving easier. Such as: searching for locations, suggesting a route, travel time, cost of the distance, etc. Helps us both save time, money, and choose the most suitable means of transport.
Business expansion
Map API can also help businesses grow and expand their business. With APIs, developers provide a platform to businesses based on available enterprise resources, helping business brands spread more widely, products/services reach more users.
13 types of APIs integrated on Map4D
- Route Direction: Used to indicate the smart way from the starting point to the destination.
- Route Estimated Time Of Arrival: Provides the ability to predict the travel time between 2 points on the route.
- Geocode: Search for a place by coordinates or convert coordinates to the place to be searched.
- Place Search: Search for addresses according to your needs.
- Place Detail: Displays detailed information of the place.
- Place Auto Suggest/Auto Complete: Intelligently suggest the places you need to search.
- Distance Matrix: Provides the fastest route (km) and travel time for distances with multiple destinations.
- Web 2D Maps: Displays 2D digital maps on the website.
- Mobie Native 2D Maps: Display 2D digital maps on smart mobile devices (iOs, Android).
- Web 3D Maps: Display 3D digital maps on the website.
- Mobie Native 3D Maps: Display 3D digital maps on smart mobile devices (iOs, Android).
Advantages Map4D is superior to Google Map
Map4D is a digital map platform of Vietnam, developed by IOTLink Co., Ltd. Bringing superior advantages compared to Google Map:
- More complete and accurate data: Map4D updates the map data regularly, which is highly accurate. Specifically, with niches and alleys.
- Diverse features: location search, route finding, traffic timing information, weather information, visual 3D map images, 4D time dimension, etc.
- User information is completely confidential.
- Designed for Vietnamese users: complete information about objects on Map4D, Map API locates accurately. Vietnamese map, optimized for Vietnamese people to experience the best.
Although Google Maps is still a popular map application by many users. However, the update is usually not regular. For Map4D, the fastest and most accurate update is the top factor to bring the best user experience.
