LocationIQ

About LocationIQ

LocationIQ provides geocoding, mapping, and routing APIs, offering forward and reverse geocoding to convert between coordinates and addresses, customizable static and dynamic map tiles, and routing and distance matrix services for planning routes between points. Location data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, and other providers, with coverage worldwide and infrastructure in US and EU datacenters.

The service is positioned as an alternative to Google Maps, Mapbox, and Mapquest APIs, aimed at developers and companies building websites, apps, or asset-tracking systems that need address lookup, map visualization, store locators, address autofill, or fleet routing. Plans scale from 10,000 calls per day up to 10 billion, with custom rate limits, payment options, and SLAs available on request.

LocationIQ has operated since 2013 under Unwired Labs and states it serves over 100,000 developers.

Key features

• Geocoding API to convert addresses to coordinates and back
• Static and dynamic customizable map tiles
• Routing, distance matrix, and route optimization API
• Worldwide coverage powered by OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses and other sources
• Scalable plans from 10,000 calls per day up to 10 billion
• Custom rate-limits, payment options, and SLA available on demand

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