Amazon Location Service
Integrates Amazon Location Service APIs for AWS applications.
Install
npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill amazon-location-service -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- awslabs/agent-plugins933
- Category
- DevOps
- Updated
- 20d ago
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Integrates Amazon Location Service APIs for AWS applications. Use this skill when users want to add maps (interactive MapLibre or static images); geocode addresses to coordinates or reverse geocode coordinates to addresses; calculate routes, travel times, or service areas; find places and businesses through text search, nearby search, or autocomplete suggestions; retrieve detailed place information including hours, contacts, and addresses; monitor geographical boundaries with geofences; or track device locations. Covers authentication, SDK integration, and all Amazon Location Service capabilities.
Overview
Amazon Location Service provides geospatial APIs for maps, geocoding, routing, places search, geofencing, and tracking. Prefer the bundled JavaScript client (@aws/amazon-location-client) for web development and use resourceless API operations to avoid managing AWS resources.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when:
- Building location-aware web or mobile applications
- Working with Amazon Location Service projects
- Implementing maps, geocoding, routing, or places search
- Adding geofencing or device tracking functionality
- Integrating geospatial features into AWS applications
Do NOT use this skill for:
- Google Maps, Mapbox, or Leaflet-with-OSM projects (unless migrating to Amazon Location)
- Generic GIS operations without AWS context
- Non-AWS geospatial services
Amazon Location Service API Overview
Places (SDK: geo-places, JS: @aws-sdk/client-geo-places)
- Geocode (Forward/Reverse): Convert addresses to coordinates and vice versa
- Search (Text/Nearby): Find points of interest with contact and hours info
- Autocomplete: Predict addresses based on user input
- Suggest: Predict places and points of interest based on partial or misspelled user input
- Get Place: Retrieve place details by place ID
Jobs (SDK: location, JS: @aws-sdk/client-location)
- Address Validation: Verify and standardize addresses in bulk with the asynchronous Jobs API (StartJob with Action
ValidateAddress, then GetJob/ListJobs/CancelJob). It adds what Geocode lacks, a postal-authority verdict (ValidationGranularity, Mailable/Locatable, per-component StatusDetail), not just coordinates. Coverage is US, CA, UK, and AU only; for other countries use Geocode.
Maps (SDK: geo-maps, JS: @aws-sdk/client-geo-maps)
- Dynamic Maps: Interactive maps using tiles with MapLibre rendering
- Static Maps: Pre-rendered, non-interactive map images, good for including an image into a web page, or for thumbnail images
