Azure Maps is Microsoft's comprehensive cloud-based geospatial services platform, delivering powerful APIs and SDKs for mapping, geocoding, routing, spatial analytics, weather, traffic, and much more. This repository contains Jupyter notebooks demonstrating hands-on scenarios and best practices with Azure Maps for a variety of location-aware solutions.
- Highly interactive web and mobile maps with customizable styles and layers
- Satellite, road, and hybrid map views
- Overlays, markers, and custom data visualization (heatmaps, clusters, geojson, etc.)
- Real-time traffic information and incident reporting
- Geocoding & reverse geocoding (addresses <-> coordinates)
- Address validation and standardization
- Batch geocoding for large-scale datasets
- Fuzzy search and flexible discovery
- Turn-by-turn navigation with multiple routing options
- Traffic-aware and real-time route optimization
- Multi-modal transportation: driving, walking, cycling, public transit
- Commercial vehicle routing considering road restrictions and regulations
- Geofencing and location-based triggers
- Spatial queries and data processing
- Weather data integration (current, forecast, historical)
- Demographics, points of interest (POI), and environmental analysis
- RESTful APIs and robust SDKs for web, mobile, and desktop apps
- Deep integration with Azure IoT, Azure Synapse, Power BI, and more
- GDPR compliant and enterprise-grade security
- Global coverage with localized, up-to-date datasets
- Flexible, pay-as-you-go pricing
- Fleet management & logistics optimization
- Store finder and proximity search for retail
- Asset tracking and operational monitoring
- Location-based marketing, insights, & analytics
- Emergency services, public safety, & environmental monitoring
- Electric vehicle routing and infrastructure analysis
- Weather impact and air quality spatial studies
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01 Azure Maps Settings
Configure your credentials and environment for Azure Maps usage.
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02 Azure Maps Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding
Address lookup, conversion, and validation workflows.
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03 Azure Maps Search services
Explore POI search, fuzzy address search, and map search capabilities.
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04 Azure Maps Routing and directions
Compute routes, directions, and optimize travel with traffic and restrictions.
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05 Azure Maps Visualization and Rendering
Create insightful custom visualizations: overlays, markers, heatmaps, and more.
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06 Azure Maps Geospatial Analytics
Analyze spatial datasets, geofencing, and run location-based queries.
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07 Azure Maps Timezone
Timezone lookup and management for global datasets.
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08 Azure Maps Weather
Integrate and visualize weather data (current, forecast, and historical).
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09 Analyze Weather Data Use Case with Azure Maps
Example end-to-end scenario: weather analytics on spatial data.
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10 Electric Vehicles Routing
Plan and optimize journeys for electric vehicle scenarios.
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11 Azure Maps Air Quality
Access and analyze air quality environmental data.
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12 Azure Maps Daily Indices
Work with daily environment and health indices datasets.
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13 Azure Maps Traffic Incidents
Analyze, visualize, and act on real-time traffic incident data.
- Azure Maps Official Documentation
- Azure Maps REST APIs Reference
- Azure Maps Samples and Tutorials
- Pricing & Service Coverage
- Azure subscription (Create Free Account)
- An Azure Maps account and authentication key
- Python 3.8+
- Jupyter environment (locally, in VS Code, or via Azure Notebooks)
- Clone this repository.
- Set up your Azure Maps credentials in
01 Azure Maps Settings.ipynb. - Explore the notebooks in order or jump to a topic of interest.
This repository is provided under the MIT License.
Serge Retkowsky
LinkedIn
Last updated: 2025-09-01