Maps
Amazon Location Service Maps is a map API and mapping SDK that provides dynamic and static maps for your applications. Choose from four map styles — Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid, and Satellite — and customize them with real-time traffic, 3D terrain, dark mode, and multi-language support. Built on the open source MapLibre GL JS rendering engine, Amazon Location Service Maps covers 190+ countries with 5 million daily map updates. Add interactive maps to websites and mobile apps, or generate static map images for lightweight and serverless workloads.
Key Features
By the Numbers
- Mapped roads
- 58M+
- Daily map updates
- 5M+
- Mapped countries
- 190+
- Political views
- 10+
Map Integration
How developers add interactive and static maps to web and mobile apps.
Build maps into your applications to create location-based experiences. Visualize business locations, search for points of interest, and help users find specific addresses. Use the Amazon Location Service map API with the open source MapLibre rendering engine to add dynamic, interactive maps to websites and mobile apps. Customize map styles, overlay your own data, and enable gestures like zoom, pan, and rotate.
Visualize calculated routes on interactive or static maps to show customers their delivery paths, driving directions, or transit options. Overlay route polylines on dynamic maps for real-time navigation apps, or render route previews on static map images for order confirmations and trip summaries. Combine Amazon Location Service Maps with the Routes API to display turn-by-turn directions, waypoints, and estimated travel times directly on the map.
Use static map images where a full rendering engine is impractical or unnecessary. The GetStaticMap API generates map images on-demand for IoT dashboards, serverless backends, push notifications, low-bandwidth environments, emails, reports, and embedded displays. Add markers, routes, and polygon overlays without shipping a map SDK to the client. Ideal for applications where rendering cost, bundle size, or bandwidth is constrained.
Visualization & Analysis
How businesses can use maps for navigation, insights, and customer engagement.
Overlay real-time traffic conditions on your maps to help drivers navigate efficient routes and fleet managers monitor operations. Amazon Location Service maps display live traffic data including congestion levels across Standard, Monochrome, and Hybrid map styles. Build transportation apps, enhance supply chain visibility, or add traffic-aware navigation to delivery platforms.
Overlay your geographic data onto high-quality maps to uncover spatial patterns and trends. Use the Monochrome map style as a clean canvas for data visualization, or layer data on Standard maps for full geographic context. Optimize site selection, plan infrastructure, analyze market opportunities, or build custom dashboards with interactive map visualizations.
Display dynamic maps showcasing destinations with detailed street views and key geographical features. Highlight hotels, restaurants, and points of interest for travelers. For real estate, provide prospective buyers with comprehensive location context — neighborhood details, local businesses, parks, and schools. Use Satellite and Hybrid map styles for real-world imagery and 3D terrain for outdoor exploration.
Maps APIs and Features
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Feature
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Description
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Supported Styles
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Dynamic Maps
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Interactive maps with zoom, pan, rotate, pitch. Try Dynamic Maps on the API Playground |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid, Satellite |
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Static Maps
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Pre-rendered map images (JPEG/PNG) with overlays. |
Standard, Satellite |
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Color scheme
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Light and dark mode |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid, Satellite |
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Real-time traffic
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Live traffic conditions and congestion |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid |
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3D terrain
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Hillshade and Terrain3D visualization |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid, Satellite |
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Contour lines
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Topographic elevation lines (low/medium/high density) |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid |
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3D buildings
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Three-dimensional building structures |
Standard, Monochrome |
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Travel modes
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Transit and truck optimized views |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid |
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Multi-language
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BCP47 language codes (e.g., en-US, es-ES, fr-CH) |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid |
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Political views
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Country-specific geopolitical views (16 countries) |
Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a map API?
A map API (application programming interface) is a set of tools that lets developers add interactive maps, static map images, and location-based features to websites and mobile applications. Amazon Location Service provides a map API with dynamic maps rendered via the open source MapLibre engine, static map image generation, and four prebuilt map styles — Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid, and Satellite. The Maps API includes GetTile for map tiles, GetStaticMap for static images, and GetStyleDescriptor for map styles.
How do I embed a map in my website?
To embed an interactive map, use the Amazon Location Service Maps API with MapLibre GL JS. Add the MapLibre JavaScript library to your page, configure it with your AWS credentials, and specify a map style. For static map images that don't require JavaScript, use the GetStaticMap API to generate a map image URL that you can place in an HTML img tag. See the step-by-step tutorial with full code samples to get your first map rendering in minutes. Explore MapLibre tools and libraries.
What map styles are available in Amazon Location Service?
Amazon Location Service offers four prebuilt map styles: Standard (a clean, general-purpose design), Monochrome (a minimalist grayscale canvas for data visualization), Hybrid (road and label overlay on satellite imagery), and Satellite (high-resolution real-world imagery). Standard and Monochrome support both light and dark color schemes. All styles follow the MapLibre GL style specification.
What is the difference between dynamic and static maps?
Dynamic maps are interactive — users can zoom, pan, rotate, and explore the map in real time. They are rendered in the browser or app using a map rendering engine like MapLibre. Static maps are pre-rendered images generated by the server and delivered as JPEG or PNG files. Static maps are useful for embedding in emails, reports, or documents where interactivity is not needed. Amazon Location Service supports both types.
Does Amazon Location Service support dark mode maps?
Yes. Amazon Location Service maps support both light and dark color schemes on Standard, Monochrome, Hybrid, and Satellite map styles. You can set the color scheme when requesting map tiles or static map images, allowing your application to match the user's system theme or your app's design.
What travel modes are supported on Amazon Location Service maps?
Amazon Location Service maps support Transit and Truck travel modes that optimize the map display for specific use cases. Transit mode shows public transportation lines, stations, and route overlays — ideal for commuter apps and urban mobility platforms. Truck mode highlights truck-safe roads, avoids low bridges and weight-restricted areas, and displays commercial vehicle road classifications. Both modes are available on Standard, Monochrome, and Hybrid map styles. Travel modes are set as a parameter when requesting map tiles.