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Amazon Location code examples for the SDK for Kotlin

Overview

Shows how to use the AWS SDK for Kotlin to work with Amazon Location Service.

Amazon Location lets you easily and securely add maps, places, routes, geofences, and trackers, to your applications.

⚠ Important

  • Running this code might result in charges to your AWS account. For more details, see AWS Pricing and Free Tier.
  • Running the tests might result in charges to your AWS account.
  • We recommend that you grant your code least privilege. At most, grant only the minimum permissions required to perform the task. For more information, see Grant least privilege.
  • This code is not tested in every AWS Region. For more information, see AWS Regional Services.

Code examples

Prerequisites

For prerequisites, see the README in the kotlin folder.

Get started

Basics

Code examples that show you how to perform the essential operations within a service.

Single actions

Code excerpts that show you how to call individual service functions.

Run the examples

Instructions

Hello Amazon Location

This example shows you how to get started using Amazon Location.

Learn the basics

This example shows you how to do the following:

  • Create an Amazon Location map.
  • Create an Amazon Location API key.
  • Display Map URL.
  • Create a geofence collection.
  • Store a geofence geometry.
  • Create a tracker resource.
  • Update the position of a device.
  • Retrieve the most recent position update for a specified device.
  • Create a route calculator.
  • Determine the distance between Seattle and Vancouver.
  • Use Amazon Location higher level APIs.
  • Delete the Amazon Location Assets.

Tests

⚠ Running tests might result in charges to your AWS account.

To find instructions for running these tests, see the README in the kotlin folder.

Additional resources


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