18 Top Google Places API Alternatives for Points of Interest Data in 2022

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Google Places API

Ultimately, the best alternative to the Google Places API comes down to the specific needs of your application.

#Maps & Navigation #Online Services #Tool 9 social mentions

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Foursquare

We use Foursquare's API on our TravelTime app. This app filters which points of interest fall within a travel time area, for example 'which hotels are within 30 minutes from the airport?'. ‍

#Travel #Restaurant Discovery #Travel & Location 1 social mentions

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Geocode Earth

Geocode Earth offers location data, geocoding and content localisation features. You can use these to Add geographic search features to your website or app. Since its service uses open data, you can store search results within your own database.

#Geocoding #Maps #Address Verification API 5 social mentions

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ArcGIS

If you’re an ArcGIS user, you can use its geocoding service to search for a location and return complete addresses. You can also use it to search for name of a business within a specific distance from a location or find places by category name.

#Maps #Mapping And GIS #Web Mapping

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Sygic

Targeted at travel businesses, the Sygic Places API offers point of interest data for locations worldwide. Its Travel SDK provides access to the Sygic Places database, allowing you to add trip planning functionality to your app.

#Maps #Web Mapping #Driving Navigation

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HERE WeGo

The HERE Geocoding and Search API allows you to build applications where users can search for addresses and points of interest from the HERE map.

#Maps #Web Mapping #Driving Navigation 30 social mentions

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OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap offers a free, open-source map of the world with which you can access information about businesses, transport and points of interest. Planet OSM is a feature of OpenStreetMap that lets you extract millions of points of interest for free.

#Maps #Web Mapping #Collaborative Maps 129 social mentions

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LocationIQ

You can use LocationIQ’s geocoding API to return specific points of interest, such as ATMs and restaurants.

#Maps #Web Mapping #Geocoding 1 social mentions

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MapKit JS

With Apple’s MapKit JS, you can embed interactive Apple maps on your website as well as annotate points of interest or user destinations.

#Maps #Web Mapping #Geocoding 3 social mentions

With the Tripadvisor Content API you can access information about travel destinations to use on your website or application. Data is returned in JSON format

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SafeGraph

SafeGraph’s Places offers a dataset of points of interest worldwide. The data is available through its Places API.

#Point-of-Interest #Geofences #Business Listings

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OsmAnd

OsmAnd offers offline maps for any region globally. You can use this to display points of interest around you, as well as display where you are on a map. It’s an open-source software that uses OpenStreetMap data.

#Maps #Web Mapping #Driving Navigation 120 social mentions

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Loqate

Using Loqate’s location software, you can allow your users to find the nearest retail store, hotel, restaurant or other venue near them.

#Delivery Management System #Address Verification API #OS & Utilities

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Amazon Location Service

The Amazon Location Service allows you to integrate geospatial data into your applications from a variety of data providers.

#Developer Tools #Developer APIs #Geolocation 1 social mentions

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Yelp

Through the Yelp Fusion API, you can access location information about businesses to integrate into your applications.

#Restaurant Discovery #Travel #Travel & Location

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Amadeus Points of Interest

For travel companies, the Amadeus Points of Interest API lets users search for the best attractions in a city or area.

#Developer Tools #Developer APIs #Travel

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TomTom Maps APIs

#Maps #Web Mapping #Geocoding 1 social mentions

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Travel Time Search API

With the TravelTime API, you can let users search for locations by travel time for any transport mode. To learn more about what you can do with the TravelTime API, check out our documentation or sign up for a free API key.

#Maps #Web Mapping #Live Traffic