Returns elevation data for locations, part of Google Maps Platform.
API Access
Est. Price
~$200/yr est.
Update Frequency
On-demand
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
81%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Geospatial Intelligence and Location Services$
Offering: A comprehensive suite of APIs and SDKs providing global mapping, real-time navigation, geocoding, and location-based business intelligence.
Best for: Developers and logistics managers building real-time fleet tracking, route optimization, and location-aware consumer applications.
Benefits
- Unmatched global coverage and data accuracy
- Extensive library of specialized APIs for routing and geocoding
- Highly scalable infrastructure with low latency
- Seamless integration with mobile and web development environments
Drawbacks
⚠ Complex tiered pricing model can become expensive at high scale · ⚠ Limited customization of underlying map data compared to open-source alternatives · ⚠ Vendor lock-in within the Google Cloud ecosystemProduct Intelligence
Value Score
56
quality per $
Price Position
P10
below avg
Coverage
55
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
35
ease of trial
Market concentration: 18% (moderate)
Product Details
Use Cases
Terrain modelingroute planning for logisticsurban planningreal estate developmentoutdoor activity trackingenvironmental analysis
Categories
Geospatial DataMapping and NavigationLocation Intelligence
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST API
Data Sources
satellite imagery
Detected Use Cases
esg sustainabilitygeospatial analyticsreal estatesupply chain
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$200/yr est.
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Web Authority
High Authority19 mentions·2 platforms
Academic Papers
9 × 8 pts+72
Reddit
10 × 3 pts+30
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers
Extended vehicle energy dataset (eVED)
by S Zhang · 2022 · Cited by 20 — The elevation is associated with the records in the VED dataset using the. Elevation API 3 from Google Maps platform. We also identify ...
Academic Papers
Geode: A Zero-shot Geospatial Question-Answering Agent ...
For elevation data, we leveraged OpenMeteo elevation API. Many data modalities such as air quality and elevation are sparsely available globally, due to ...
Academic Papers
Estimating Link Level Traffic Emissions
The Open-Elevation API [18] is used to obtain the altitude at both nodes. The grade is computed as the ratio of the elevation difference to the ...
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About Elevation API
Elevation API is a geospatial data data product offered by Google Maps, available on discovery. Data is updated on-demand. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $200/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
Returns elevation data for locations, part of Google Maps Platform.
About Google Maps
Google Maps is a platform vendor based in Mountain View, US. Apple Maps is a web-based and mobile mapping service developed by Apple Inc., providing detailed geographic information, turn-by-turn navigation, transit directions, and immersive 3D views of urban en...
Related Data Categories
Geospatial DataMapping and NavigationLocation Intelligence