Product introduction of Baidu Map API
Baidu Map claims that all APIs are free and open to the outside world.
Baidu Map JavaScript API is a set of application programming interfaces written in JavaScript language, which can help you build feature-rich and highly interactive map applications on your website. Baidu Map API not only includes basic functional interfaces for building maps, but also provides data services such as local search and route planning. Browser-based development for PC or mobile devices. The JS version also opens open source libraries for users to simplify development.
Baidu Map Web Service API includes Place API, Geocoding API, and Direction API, which can quickly respond to user requests and return xml&Json data. According to the current policy of Baidu Map API, if users use this API, they need to apply for a key first. Among them, the use of Place API is limited, and the others are unlimited and free to use.
Baidu Mobile Map SDK, divided into Android version and Symbian version, provides basic maps, local search, route planning, positioning and other services for mobile device map application development. If users use this set of SDK, they also need to apply for a key first.
Baidu Map Positioning SDK, compared with Baidu Mobile Map SDK, is provided to developers in a smaller size to help developers complete location information acquisition and application development. Baidu Map currently provides Android and Symbian versions, and developers do not need to apply for a key to use it.
Baidu Maps Internet of Vehicles API is a set of APIs customized for the Internet of Vehicles industry launched by Baidu Maps in June 2012. Provides map display, address resolution, location description, local search, surrounding search, driving route planning, information sending, weather, traffic events and other services.
Baidu Map LBS Cloud is newly launched by Baidu Map at the end of August 2012. It is also one of the "seven weapons" provided to developers at the Baidu World Conference 2012. It is Baidu Map's new brand for LBS developers. The launched service uses Baidu cloud services and cloud computing to realize cloud storage of users' massive location data through map API, and at the same time, it can also achieve fast cloud retrieval. LBS·Cloud hosts location data storage, spatial retrieval, map display and other tasks in one stop on Baidu Cloud, reducing development costs for developers and helping developers improve development efficiency.
Baidu Map URI API, users can directly call the web version of Baidu Map or the mobile version (Baidu Map client or web version) in their own applications or web pages to realize map location display, bus transfer, surrounding areas Information display and other functions can also be quickly shared with others through a URL string. URI API supports PC and mobile versions (Android, iOS).