Package software.amazon.awssdk.services.geoplaces

package software.amazon.awssdk.services.geoplaces

The Places API enables powerful location search and geocoding capabilities for your applications, offering global coverage with rich, detailed information. Key features include:

  • Forward and reverse geocoding for addresses and coordinates. See Geocode and ReverseGeocode.

  • Comprehensive place searches with detailed information. See SearchText, SearchNearby, and GetPlace. Place information you can find include:

    • Business names and addresses

    • Contact information

    • Hours of operation

    • Points of Interest (POI) categories

    • Food types for restaurants

    • Chain affiliation for relevant businesses

  • Address and place completion as users type, enhancing input efficiency by completing partial queries with valid addresses. See Autocomplete.

  • Intelligent place and query recommendation based on user's input or context, returning relevant places, points of interest, query terms, or search categories. See Suggest.

  • Global data coverage with a wide range of POI categories.

  • Regular data updates to ensure accuracy and relevance.

  • Bulk address validation for verifying and standardizing large volumes of addresses in a single operation using Amazon Location Service Jobs.

Code Examples

For code examples demonstrating how to use this service with the AWS SDK for Java v2, see:

API Actions