Azure Maps Creator
Note
Azure Maps Creator retirement
The Azure Maps Creator indoor map service is now deprecated and will be retired on 9/30/25. For more information, see End of Life Announcement of Azure Maps Creator.
Indoor mapping is a technology that enables the creation of digital maps of the interior of buildings. It helps visitors navigate through buildings and locate points of interest such as restrooms, conference rooms, and offices. Indoor mapping can be used to create a more convenient and enjoyable visitor experience. Visitors can spend less time searching for building directories and more time discovering new points of interest. With Azure Maps Creator, you can create indoor maps that enable customers to zoom in and out of a building to see each floor and navigate to any desired location using Creator's wayfinding service. In addition to common mapping functionality, Azure Maps Creator offers an array of useful services that enable you to implement functionality such as asset tracking, facility management, workspace optimization, hybrid work models to support a blend of in-office, remote, and on-the-go working, and much more.
The following table is a high-level overview of the services that Azure Maps Creator offers:
| API | Description |
|---|---|
| Alias | This API allows the caller to assign an alias to reference a resource. |
| Conversion | The Conversion API lets the caller import a set of DWG design files as a zipped Drawing Package into Azure Maps. |
| Dataset | A collection containing the indoor map features of a facility. This API allows the caller to create a dataset from previously uploaded data. |
| Feature State | The Feature stateset can be used to dynamically render features in a facility according to their current state and respective map style. |
| Map Configuration | Map Configuration in indoor mapping refers to the default settings of a map that are applied when the map is loaded. It includes the default zoom level, center point, and other map settings. |
| Style | Use the Style API to customize your facility's look and feel. Everything is configurable from the color of a feature, the icon that renders, or the zoom level when a feature should appear or disappear. |
| Tileset | A tileset is a collection of vector tiles that render on the map, created from an existing dataset. |
| Wayfinding | Wayfinding is a technology that helps people navigate through complex indoor environments such as malls, offices, stadiums, airports and office buildings. |
| WFS | Use the Web Feature Service (WFS) API to query for all feature collections or a specific collection within a dataset. For example, you can use WFS to find all mid-size meeting rooms in a specific building and floor level. |
For more information on Azure Maps Creator, see What is Azure Maps Creator?
For Azure Maps pricing information, see Azure Maps pricing and Understanding Azure Maps Transactions.