JavaScript API See documentation
HERE Maps API for JavaScript includes APIs to cover functionality in 4 core components
Maps
The Maps API offers a canvas on which to create an application with a map at its core. The Maps library, which is a part of the API dedicated to maps and mapping, is available both for browsers that support HTML5 and for older browsers. It takes advantage of the latest technologies to ensure fast map rendering and high responsiveness to the user in every capable environment.
Places
The Places library allows you, as a developer, to enrich Web sites by providing a sophisticated search facility for users and a customizable means to display the results that include such information as place name, address, contact details, location map, rating, reviews, as well as related premium content. The library includes:
- UI library – a set of user interface widgets with methods that support place data search, retrieval and display
- Data library – a set of programming interfaces that support searches for place data and data retrieval, but are not associated with a user interface
The resources available to developers using the Places library include style sheets (CSS) that can be easily attached to a Web page. As a developer, you are free to customize the existing templates or to use your own.
Directions
Route planning and navigation are the most commonly used applications of location-based services. With the Maps API, you can calculate optimal routes that match your own calculation criteria, are based on up-to-date map data, and take into account real-time traffic information.
The API offers global coverage of streets and highways, allowing you to create routes reflecting customizable modes such as fastest, shortest, avoiding toll roads or ferries, etc. There is also support for utilizing historical speed patterns as an optimization for routes depending on the time of day.
Traffic
Millions of sensors in major metropolitan areas around the world monitor traffic flows, providing smart flow data and graphs that are accessible via the Maps API. In addition, the API has the capability to produce routes that take into account real-time traffic data. Time-based routing can be optimized, using historical speed patterns, which allows users to save time and fuel.
Enterprise JavaScript API See documentation
The HERE Maps Enterprise API for JavaScript allows you to integrate enterprise specific features and functionalities into your applications fast, easy and at minimum cost. With the Maps Enterprise API for JavaScript you can now create highly innovative, differentiated and customized experiences with feature rich, global and interactive HERE Maps at their center.
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The Maps Enterprise API for JavaScript exposes the functionality of a collection of RESTful Web Services in the following four core components. Read more ...
Maps
The Maps Enterprise API for JavaScript provides you with the world's highest quality and most up-to-date maps, as a canvas for your location applications. The Maps component fulfills all your query and data requests for raster map tiles or maps rendered as single images, including and map overlays. Furthermore, if you need to make certain data more prominent and easier to use in your applications, the Maps component gives you the flexibility to choose from several mapping options such as basic, mobile, fleet and grayscale.
Geocoder
Geocoding is the process of obtaining geographic coordinates based on input consisting of a text address. In addition to the geographic coordinates, the Geocoder response contains complete and correctly spelled addresses. Note that it may return multiple sets of coordinates and addresses corresponding to them. Address input can be a qualified, structured address or a free-form single search text string with full or partial address information. Geocoder applies localized rules to analyze and identify the input and match it to map data index in order to provide results that make sense and offer value. Optionally, the user's current location or map view can be used to provide additional context. Geocoding results are ranked by relevance.
Reverse geocoding is the process of taking a set of geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) obtained, for example, from the GPS on the user's device or via a click on the map, and providing a textual description of the position in return. Reverse geocoding answers the question, "Where am I?" It is used when tracking and managing mobile assets, for example vehicles, freight, or workforce.
The reverse geocoding results include the closest street addresses or area information, depending on the geographic coordinates, location and the underlying map data. The results are ranked by proximity to the input location or a single area.
Directions
The Directions component delivers best routes based on intelligent routing algorithms while taking into account rich sets of attributes embedded in the map. Through the Enterprise Router srvice you can get precise instructions on how to get to a destination, estimated time of arrival or optimized route tailored for different environments. This component leverages some of the highest quality navigable content available in the HERE Maps such as e.g. real-time traffic, historical traffic and truck data, to deliver the distinguished and well needed enterprise functionality.
Traffic
Millions of sensors in major metropolitan areas around the world monitor traffic flows, providing smart flow data and graphs that are accessible via the HERE Maps Enterprise API for JavaScript. In addition, the service has the capability to produce routes that take into account real-time traffic data. Time-based routing can also be optimized using historical speed patterns.
Mobile HTML5 Framework
HERE Mobile HTML5 Framework is a JavaScript framework designed for quick and lightweight creation of location-based mobile web apps. It allows for easy development of cross platform, native-like applications that benefit from using HERE maps, search, routing, and places services, just like HERE HTML5 Maps. Mobile HTML5 can easily be combined with other JavaScript frameworks like jQuery Mobile or Sencha Touch to allow developer even more flexibility. Contact us for more information on HERE Mobile HTML5 framework.
