Cloud-Plattformen · 20.08.2026, 18:16 UTC
Amazon Location Service now supports POI category and density filtering in map styles
| Schweregrad | info |
|---|---|
| Kategorie | Cloud-Plattformen |
| Quelle | AWS What's New ↗ |
| Veröffentlicht | 20.08.2026 UTC |
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Today, Amazon Location Service adds per-category and density-based Point of Interest (POI) filtering to its maps. Developers gain server-side control over the density of POIs and which categories of places appear on a map. Developers control this behavior through the GetStyleDescriptor API. Amazon Location Service is a fully managed service that helps developers add maps, places, routing, and tracking to applications using high-quality geospatial data. Previously, every map style rendered all POI categories, and developers who wanted to tailor POIs to their use case relied on a client-side workaround tied to internal style layer identifiers. With this launch, the developer provides new poi-categories and poi-density query parameters. The poi-categories parameter takes an allowlist of categories - such as Food & Drink, Transit, or Accommodations—and the poi-density parameter tunes how many POIs appear on the map. Amazon Location Service returns a style descriptor that renders only the requested categories at the chosen density. Filtering is configured server-side, so maps display correctly with no additional code required on the client side, on web, mobile, and headless server-side renderers alike. A property-listing site can surface only accommodations, a logistics fleet app can show only transit and fuel, and a tourist map can highlight sights and dining. Amazon Location Service is available in the following AWS Regions: US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), Europe …