Amazon Location Service Plugin

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This plugin uses the functionality of Amazon Location Service v2 in QGIS.

• QGIS
• Amazon Location Service

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Amazon Location Service Plugin

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Usage

Building an Amazon Location Service API Key

Building an Amazon Location Service v2 API Key

Install QGIS Plugin

1. Select "Plugins" → "Manage and Install Plugins..."
2. Search for "Amazon Location Service"

Plugins can also be installed by loading a zip file.

Menu

• Config: Set each region name and API key
• Maps: Map display function
• Places: Geocoding function
• Routes: Routing function
• Terms: Display Terms of Use page

Config Function

1. Click the “Config” menu
2. Set each region name and API key
   • Region: ap-xxxxx
   • API Key: v1.public.xxxxx
3. Click “Save“

Maps Function

1. Click the “Maps” menu
2. Select “Map Name“
3. Click “Add“
4. The map is displayed as a layer

Places Function

1. Click the “Places” menu
2. Select “Select Function“
3. Enter text in “QueryText“
4. Click “Get Location“
5. Click on the location you wish to search
6. Click “Search”
7. Search results are displayed in layers

※ As of January 2025, only ”SearchText” is available.

Routes Function

1. Click the “Routes” menu
2. Select “Select Function“
3. Click “Get Location(Starting Point)“
4. Click the starting point
5. Click “Get Location(End Point)“
6. Click on the endpoint
7. Click “Search”
8. Search results are displayed in layers

※ As of January 2025, only ”CalculateRoute” is available.

Terms Function

1. Click the “Terms” menu
2. The Terms of Use page will be displayed in your browser.

Terms

AWS Service Terms

Amazon Location Service has terms of use for data usage. Please check the section “82. Amazon Location Service” and use the service at your own risk. The developer is not responsible for any damages that may occur in connection with the use of this service.

When using HERE as a provider, in addition to the basic terms and conditions, you may not.

a. Store or cache any Location Data for Japan, including any geocoding or reverse-geocoding results.
b. Layer routes from HERE on top of a map from another third-party provider, or layer routes from another third-party provider on top of maps from HERE.

Development

Requirements

• uv
• QGIS 3.x

Setup

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Lint
uv run ruff check .

# Format
uv run ruff format .

Local Development

Create a symbolic link to the QGIS plugins directory:

macOS:

ln -s /path/to/location_service ~/Library/Application\ Support/QGIS/QGIS3/profiles/default/python/plugins/location_service

Windows:

mklink /D "%APPDATA%\QGIS\QGIS3\profiles\default\python\plugins\location_service" "C:\path\to\location_service"

Linux:

ln -s /path/to/location_service ~/.local/share/QGIS/QGIS3/profiles/default/python/plugins/location_service

After editing the code, reload the plugin in QGIS to see the changes.

License

Python modules are released under the GNU General Public License v2.0

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