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OS APIs to get location from the device. Other sensors put location in context of ground truth

Building movement-aware applications, part 1: mobile OS considerations

https://hypertrack.com/blog/2018/02/26/movement-part-1-os/

Apple Developer Documentation

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation

Apple Developer Documentation

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sensorkit

Android Developers

https://developer.android.com/training/location

Android Developers

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorManager

Reliable two-way communication between device and server is required to ingest location to the cloud or fetch it on-demand

Add Firebase to your Android project

https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup

Connect Drivers, Riders, and Deliveries for On-Demand Apps

https://www.pubnub.com/industry/rideshare-taxi-and-food-delivery/

Real-Time Geolocation for Tracking and Dispatch | PubNub

https://www.pubnub.com/industry/fleet-tracking-and-dispatch/

GitHub - mapbox/asset-tracking: Mapbox Solution for ingesting, enriching, storing, and retrieving live location data

https://github.com/mapbox/asset-tracking

AWS AppSync | Managed GraphQL APIs | Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/appsync/

Amazon API Gateway | API Management | Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/

Amazon Kinesis - Process & Analyze Streaming Data - Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/

Maps provide powerful navigation and display SDKs that connected apps can use on the device

GitHub - maplibre/maplibre-gl-js: The open-source fork of Mapbox GL JS: Interactive maps in the browser, powered by vector tiles and WebGL

https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js

GitHub - maplibre/maplibre-gl-native: The open-source fork of Mapbox GL Native: Code & SDK for iOS, Android and other platforms

https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-native

Navigation | Mapbox

https://www.mapbox.com/navigation

Location and Maps Programming Guide

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/LocationAwarenessPG/ProvidingDirections/ProvidingDirections.html

Google Maps Intents for Android | Maps URLs | Google Developers

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/android-intents

Custom Maps | Google Maps Platform | Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/maps

The core capability of Maps APIs is places and routes. There are various open source and paid options available in the market

OpenStreetMap on GitHub · GitHub

https://github.com/openstreetmap

GitHub - osm-search/Nominatim: Open Source search based on OpenStreetMap data

https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim

GitHub - mapnik/mapnik: Mapnik is an open source toolkit for developing mapping applications

https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik

GitHub - go-spatial/tegola: Tegola is a Mapbox Vector Tile server written in Go

https://github.com/go-spatial/tegola

Routes & Directions | Google Maps Platform | Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/routes/

Places | Google Maps Platform | Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/places

Amazon Location Service – Maps, Geocoding, Geofences, Tracking – Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/location/

Azure Maps – Geospatial Services APIs | Microsoft Azure

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/azure-maps/

Council Post: Watch Out, Google Maps: With Amazon Location Service, The Location Cloud Is Here

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/02/24/watch-out-google-maps-with-amazon-location-service-the-location-cloud-is-here/

Maps provide web and native applications with beautiful libraries to visualize location data. Tiles, vectors, 3D, AR, big data, etc

Large-scale WebGL-powered Geospatial Data Visualization Tool

https://kepler.gl/

deck.gl

https://deck.gl/

D3.js - Data-Driven Documents

https://d3js.org/

Massively AcceleratedAnalytics and Data Science

https://www.omnisci.com/

Custom Maps | Google Maps Platform | Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/maps

Mapping platform for quick publishing of zoomable maps online – MapTiler

https://www.maptiler.com/

Battery, Accuracy and realtime-ness are the primary considerations for any device to cloud infrastructure to manage location data in the cloud. Top cloud providers have managed services that help build this out

Building movement-aware applications, part 2: accuracy

https://hypertrack.com/blog/2018/03/01/movement-part-2-accuracy/

Building movement-aware applications, part 3: real-time tracking

https://hypertrack.com/blog/2018/03/22/movement-part-3-real-time/

Amazon DynamoDB | NoSQL Key-Value Database | Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/

AWS Lambda – Serverless Compute - Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/

Amazon Kinesis - Process & Analyze Streaming Data - Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/

Cloud Functions | Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/functions

Apache Kafka

https://kafka.apache.org/

Getting location data to web and native apps requires server to front-end infrastructure

GraphQL | A query language for your API

https://graphql.org/

Apollo GraphQL | Apollo Data Graph Platform— unify APIs, microservices, and databases into a data graph that you can query with GraphQL

https://www.apollographql.com/

App users' location data is sensitive. Businesses need to implement requisite privacy, security and compliance policies to manage the risk of misuse. The cost of mistakes is high and can put the business at risk

AWS AppSync | Managed GraphQL APIs | Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/appsync/

Amazon DynamoDB | NoSQL Key-Value Database | Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/

Amazon RDS | Cloud Relational Database | Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/

Amazon SQS | Message Queuing Service | AWS

https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/

AWS Lambda – Serverless Compute - Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/

Amazon Kinesis - Process & Analyze Streaming Data - Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/

Cloud Functions | Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/functions

PostGIS — Spatial and Geographic Objects for PostgreSQL

https://postgis.net/

Apache Kafka

https://kafka.apache.org/

3rd party SDKs that combine location with application context, user privacy, and other sensor data for apps to directly consume

Install SDK | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/install-sdk

Build your app | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/build-your-app-with-quickstarts

Building movement-aware applications, part 1: mobile OS considerations

https://hypertrack.com/blog/2018/02/26/movement-part-1-os/

Have questions about your data? Metabase has answers.

https://www.metabase.com/

Cloud services and 3rd party APIs that help ingest, process and store ground truth data for applications to consume

Automate distance-based payouts | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/automate-distance-based-payouts

Track App Users | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/track-app-users

Dispatch work to Nearby users | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/dispatch-work-to-nearby-users

Cloud services and 3rd party APIs & SDKs to receive processed context and power application workflows, web and native views, business analytics, data models and other services

Build custom views with data | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/build-custom-views-with-data

Stream locations and markers via webhooks | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/stream-locations-and-markers-via-webhooks

Export insights | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/export-insights

API Reference | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/references

PostGIS — Spatial and Geographic Objects for PostgreSQL

http://postgis.net/

Amazon Athena - Serverless Interactive Query Service - Amazon Web Services

https://aws.amazon.com/athena/

Have questions about your data? Metabase has answers.

https://www.metabase.com/

Native or hybrid apps for users on the move. These may be built from scratch, bought as packaged applications, or implemented with API-first products

Best Delivery Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/delivery-management-software/

Best Field Service Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/field-service-management-software/

Best Public Transportation Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/public-transportation-software/

Best Transportation Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/transportation-management-software/

The control center that manages business applications & workflows to orchestrate the location solution. These may be built from scratch, bought as packaged applications, or implemented with API-first products

Track Orders with Trips | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/track-orders-live-route-eta-delays-with-trips

Track Visits with Geofences | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/track-arrival-exit-route-to-geofences

Track Work with Geotags | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/track-work-day-with-geotags

Best Delivery Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/delivery-management-software/

Best Field Service Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/field-service-management-software/

Best Public Transportation Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/public-transportation-software/

Best Transportation Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/transportation-management-software/

Operations dashboards and customer apps that consume app user data. These may be built from scratch, bought as packaged applications, or implemented with API-first products

Embed views into ops dashboard | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/embed-views-into-ops-dashboard

Best Delivery Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/delivery-management-software/

Best Field Service Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/field-service-management-software/

Best Public Transportation Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/public-transportation-software/

Best Transportation Management Software 2021 | Reviews of the Most Popular Tools & Systems

https://www.capterra.com/transportation-management-software/

Apps, underlying SDKs and OS use machine learnt variables to improve battery, accuracy and real-time considerations

The core business application can model learnings of expected v actual, and loop them back to improve workflows and make them smarter

Council Post: Delivery Technology In Retail: Are We There Yet?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/04/16/delivery-technology-in-retail-are-we-there-yet/

How Trip Inferences and Machine Learning Optimize Delivery Times on Uber Eats | Uber Engineering Blog

https://eng.uber.com/uber-eats-trip-optimization/

Location-based insights with queries, charts, reports and data visualizations to power business intelligence. Often called location intelligence

Track progress with Scoreboard | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/scoreboard

Get Insights from tracked data | HyperTrack | Docs

https://hypertrack.com/docs/guides/get-insights-from-tracked-data

The definitive list of resources to build location infrastructure for business automation