User location history data accessible via Google Takeout, though primarily a user feature.
API Access
Est. Price
~$2,400/yr est.
Update Frequency
Real-time
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
81%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Geospatial Intelligence and Location Services$
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
52
quality per $
Price Position
P29
below avg
Coverage
75
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
15
ease of trial
Market concentration: 18% (moderate)
Product Details
Use Cases
Foot traffic analysissite selectionurban planningcompetitive intelligenceconsumer behavior modeling
Categories
Geospatial DataMapping and NavigationPoints of InterestMobility Data
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST API
Data Sources
geolocation mobileiot sensors
Detected Use Cases
competitive intelligence
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$2,400/yr est.
$200 estimated
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Web Authority
High Authority20 mentions·4 platforms
Academic Papers
10 × 8 pts+80
Reddit
6 × 3 pts+18
Blogs & Newsletters
3 × 2 pts+6
Twitter / X
1 × 2 pts+2
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers
A Simulated Human Mobility Dataset with Injected Anomalies
The trajectory dataset captures the location history of each agent at 5-minute intervals, offering detailed insights into their movement ...
Academic Papers
The effectiveness of using Google Maps Location History ...
by G Parady · 2022 · Cited by 2 — This study evaluates the effectiveness of using Google Maps Location History data to identify joint activities in social networks.
Academic Papers
Large-Scale Simulated Trajectory Datasets Calibrated to ...
Mining user similarity based on location history. In Proceedings of the 16th ACM SIGSPATIAL international conference on Advances in ...
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About Location History
Location History is a geospatial data data product offered by Google Maps, available on discovery. Data is updated real-time. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $2,400/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
User location history data accessible via Google Takeout, though primarily a user feature.
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 NavigationPoints of InterestMobility Data