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Re: Google Maps Platform

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Post by dsp1234 »

gowld wrote: post #17
jefe_ wrote: post #11

Does anyone know why Amazon doesn't have a maps offering on AWS? I've heard their internal logistics GIS services are pretty advanced and it surprises me they don't have a GIS category on AWS to the point I'm convinced there must some very specific reason they've chosen not to implement. Companies like MapBox and Carto seem to be doing well, Microsoft and Google have map services, demand seems to exist. Additionally…

https://developer.amazon.com/docs/maps/get-started.html

This is limited to Fire OS.

"The Amazon Maps API is a programming interface that enables you to add mapping capabilities to your app on Fire phone and most Fire tablets."

"The Amazon Maps API v2 is compatible with Fire OS 4.5.1 and higher, which is available on 3rd and 4th generation Fire tablets, and Fire phone. The Amazon Maps API v1 is compatible with the Fire phone and all Fire tablets except Kindle Fire (1st Generation)."

https://developer.amazon.com/docs/maps/faq.html

Re: Google Maps Platform

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Post by MetricMike »

jefe_ wrote: post #11

Does anyone know why Amazon doesn't have a maps offering on AWS? I've heard their internal logistics GIS services are pretty advanced and it surprises me they don't have a GIS category on AWS to the point I'm convinced there must some very specific reason they've chosen not to implement. Companies like MapBox and Carto seem to be doing well, Microsoft and Google have map services, demand seems to exist. Additionally…

They have several GIS repos at https://aws.amazon.com/earth/ but their Google Maps equivalent is behind the Appstore (https://developer.amazon.com/docs/maps/get-started.html) although as noted below, it's only for Fire apps.

Definitely curious since they (obviously) have the technical ability to offer this service over the web but choose not to.

Re: Google Maps Platform

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Post by jpdus »

> If you are currently using an API key, please read the email we sent you on May 1st, which provides a high-level estimate of whether your future bill will change.

Did anyone actually get this mail? I am using a key and even got a receipt yesterday but did not get this mail about pricing changes (user from Germany).

Edit: Wow. I am currently using Places Radarsearch for a side project which currently has a (generous) free limit of 150.000 calls per day. If I read the pricing table correctly, I am now getting 5000 calls per month on the free tier (which also has to suffice for all other maps API calls). That's a 900-fold reduction..

Re: Google Maps Platform

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Post by jefe_ »

gowld wrote: post #17
jefe_ wrote: post #11

Does anyone know why Amazon doesn't have a maps offering on AWS? I've heard their internal logistics GIS services are pretty advanced and it surprises me they don't have a GIS category on AWS to the point I'm convinced there must some very specific reason they've chosen not to implement. Companies like MapBox and Carto seem to be doing well, Microsoft and Google have map services, demand seems to exist. Additionally…

https://developer.amazon.com/docs/maps/get-started.html

Did not know about this, thanks for sharing. It almost increases the mystery in my mind. It appears this API is only available for use in Amazon Android apps, it's certainly marketed that way. It's as if they went 99% of the way of having a full map offering, but decided that Maps were somehow going to drive Kindle Fire adoption. Very interesting.

Re: Google Maps Platform

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Post by theduro »

jpdus wrote: post #24

> If you are currently using an API key, please read the email we sent you on May 1st, which provides a high-level estimate of whether your future bill will change. Did anyone actually get this mail? I am using a key and even got a receipt yesterday but did not get this mail about pricing changes (user from Germany). Edit: Wow. I am currently using Places Radarsearch for a side project which currently has a (generous…

I got one

Re: Google Maps Platform

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Post by sjm-lbm »

jpdus wrote: post #24

> If you are currently using an API key, please read the email we sent you on May 1st, which provides a high-level estimate of whether your future bill will change. Did anyone actually get this mail? I am using a key and even got a receipt yesterday but did not get this mail about pricing changes (user from Germany). Edit: Wow. I am currently using Places Radarsearch for a side project which currently has a (generous…

Just a data point, but I got one about a minute ago - as I was reading this thread.

So, I suppose you still might get one - it seems clear that they didn't all go out on May 1st.

Re: Google Maps Platform

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Post by nik736 »

jpdus wrote: post #24

> If you are currently using an API key, please read the email we sent you on May 1st, which provides a high-level estimate of whether your future bill will change. Did anyone actually get this mail? I am using a key and even got a receipt yesterday but did not get this mail about pricing changes (user from Germany). Edit: Wow. I am currently using Places Radarsearch for a side project which currently has a (generous…

Just got one.

Re: Google Maps Platform

#30

Post by puzzle »

dmortin wrote: post #23
dumbfounder wrote: post #4

Wow, 10x price increase or more for just about everything.

Previously, there were 25000 daily free map loads, now 28000 monthly? I have 10K loads daily...

Are all those loads needed? In other words, how often do people interact with them? (Figuring how often they look at them is even more effort.) This kind of changes usually are made to discourage inefficient use of the API, which could be delayed until specific events happen: scrolling, mouseover, timer, etc. I'm not saying that's necessarily your case.
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