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  • LocationIQ is an alternative to Google Maps
    Migration Guides

    Switch from Google to LocationIQ: Dynamic Maps

    Dynamic maps are living breathing parts of your deployment. Beautiful, flexible and constantly updated – LocationIQ maps enable you to visualize geolocation data. Using Google Maps API? We’ve put together a quick guide to help you switch over to LocationIQ

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  • Migration Guides

    Looking for a MapFit alternative? LocationIQ has got you covered

    The past Monday, MapFit API users received a message informing them that the mapping platform has decided to shut down its developer APIs and focus on developing the underlying technology. The mail from MapFit indicates a shift in approach saying “We’ve also learned that there are a large number of…

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  • Static maps: Google to LocationIQ
    Migration Guides

    Switch from Google to LocationIQ: Static Maps

    Static Maps are the watered-down version of regular maps – They don’t require JavaScript or any dynamic page loading. They’re mostly used on websites that want to visualize a particular address without needing the interactivity of a regular map.

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  • Google to LocationIQ geocoding
    Migration Guides

    Switch from Google to LocationIQ: Geocoding

    In this guide, we’ll run down the differences/ similarities between Google & LocationIQ APIs. While switching from Google to LocationIQ is straightforward – as the two APIs are fairly similar – there can be certain differences that don’t appear obvious until you’ve spent some time with both the solutions. The…

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  • LocationIQ maps, geocoding and routing
    Migration Guides

    The Google Maps Bill Shock

    A Big (unwelcome) Change Back in May, Google announced a major change in pricing for their Maps platform. This would cause common use-cases to cost anywhere between 10x to 100x of the earlier prices. Their developer community and customers were…wait for it…not pleased! Fast forward 3 months to August; the…

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  • LocationIQ Maps access token
    Tutorials

    Secure your LocationIQ Maps deployment with Access tokens!

    We would like to thank our users for the overwhelmingly positive response for our Maps API launch! We’ve received a ton of appreciation and feedback about our service. The appreciation helps us morally, and the feedback helps us set our goals for the future. 🙂 Thanks to that feedback; today, we’re…

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  • LocationIQ: An alternative to google geolocation maps geocoding API
    Comparisons

    LocationIQ: Geocoding and Maps that won’t burn a hole in your pocket!

    Earlier today, the good folks at Google Maps Platform sent out a captivating mail to all users about the “All New & Exciting” changes – and captivate they did! Google combined over 18 API’s into 3 major products. $200 monthly credit for every account and overhaul of pricing plans. The good…

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  • hater dater locationiq
    Customer Showcase

    The Hater app uses LocationIQ Geocoding to make sense of GPS data

    “At times hate can be more genuine than love” says Brendan Alper, founder of Haterdater. Launched early this year, Haterdater (www.haterdater.com), has quickly scaled up and today has 120,000 active users on the app all over the world. In the highly competitive $2Bn online dating industry, Haterdater stands out by…

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  • geocoding, reverse-geocoding and maps
    Comparisons

    LocationIQ: An alternative to Mapzen and Pelias

    Mapzen, sadly, will now be remembered in the past tense. Early this week, Mapzen announced that it will shut down all it’s services because….well, we’re not entirely sure yet. Balancing resources between commercial and the Open Source community can be extremely complex. Mapzen did a wonderful job in the past…

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