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APIs Overview

MapTP Routing Service | MapTP Web Services | Location Based Advertising
Traffic | Location Content

MapTP Client APIs

Desktop

MapTP Component Interface	Use this lightweight programming interface for integrating mapping functionality into your Windows application.
MapTP API for the Java Platform	Use this powerful toolkit for building highly-customized Java-based mapping applications.
MapTP C++ API	Use this powerful toolkit to build highly-customized C++-based mapping applications.

Web

MapTP AJAX API	Use this powerful JavaScript API to incorporate mapping functionality into your Web application.
MapTP Applet	Use this ready-to-use Java applet to integrate interactive mapping into your Web site.
MapTP API for the Java Platform	Use this powerful toolkit for building highly-customized Java-based mapping applications.

Mobile

MapTP Component Interface	Use this lightweight programming interface for integrating mapping functionality into your mobile application (Microsoft Windows CE / Symbian S60).
MapTP C++ API	Use this powerful toolkit for building highly-customized C++-based mapping applications.

MapTP Web Services

Routing

MapTP Routing Service	Calculate routes from a given start and destination and optionally via additional stops.
MapTP MatrixRouting Service	Calculate a route matrix used commonly for tour optimization.

Geocoding / Reverse Geocoding

MapTP Geocoder 5.1 Service	Match addresses to the correct location (latitude and longitude) on the map.
MapTP ReverseGeocoder Service	Search for base map data and custom map data in the proximity of a given set of coordinates.

Static Map / Bitmaps

MapTP MGI Service	Render raster maps (bitmaps) from vector data on the fly.
MapTP Web Map Service	OGC-compliant interface for creating rendered raster maps.

Custom Data & Mash Up

MapTP MapletRemoteControl Service	Remote control MapTP mapping clients (e.g. Change map view, add custom map objects, etc.).
MapTP Map Service	Upload complete custom maps to the server.
GeoRSS Service	Add geographically encoded news feeds to your Web mapping solution.

Proximity Search

MapTP ProximitySearch Service

Search for base map POIs and custom POIs.

Traffic

MapTP TrafficInfo Service

Retrieve traffic Information from a traffic information provider.

Location Based Advertising

NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising APIs

Enable location-based advertising and create a continuous revenue stream for your LBS application.

Traffic

NAVTEQ Traffic	Provides continuously streamed information about traffic conditions (flow and incident data).
NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns	Database derived from historical information that provides the typical traffic flow velocity for specific sections of roadways.