# Amazon Location Service

Integrates Amazon Location Service APIs for AWS applications.

- Repository: https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins (933 stars)
- Category: DevOps
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-10-15
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill amazon-location-service -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill amazon-location-service -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill amazon-location-service -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add awslabs/agent-plugins --skill amazon-location-service -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add awslabs/agent-plugins`

## Description

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.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

## 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](https://maplibre.org/) rendering
- Static Maps: Pre-rendered, non-interactive map images, good for including an image into a web page, or for thumbnail images

The rest: https://github.com/awslabs/agent-plugins/blob/HEAD/plugins/amazon-location-service/skills/amazon-location-service/SKILL.md