Amazon Location Service is Generally Available on June 1st, 2021.
https://aws.amazon.com/jp/blogs/aws/amazon-location-service-is-now-generally-available-with-new-routing-and-satellite-imagery-capabilities/
So, we can make our own map service which used Amazon Location Service.
This post shows how to make your own map service by AWS Amplify and Amazon Location Service.
We can search the location and display it on the map.
1. Setup
- Vue CLI (+ Vuetify)
- Amplify CLI
1.1. Vue CLI
Install "Vue CLI."
Vue CLI
$ vue -V
@vue/cli 4.5.13
1.2. Amplify CLI
Install "Amplify CLI."
AWS Amplify
$ amplify -v
Scanning for plugins...
Plugin scan successful
4.52.0
1.3. Create Vue project
Create a Vue project by Vue CLI.
vue create amplify-amazon-location
$ vue create amplify-amazon-location
Vue CLI v4.5.13
? Please pick a preset: Manually select features
? Check the features needed for your project: Choose Vue version, Babel, Linter
? Choose a version of Vue.js that you want to start the project with 2.x
? Pick a linter / formatter config: Prettier
? Pick additional lint features: Lint on save
? Where do you prefer placing config for Babel, ESLint, etc.? In dedicated confi
g files
? Save this as a preset for future projects? No
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$ cd amplify-amazon-location/
$ vue add vuetify
$
1.4. Setup Amplify project
Setup Amplify project.
amplify init
$ amplify init
Note: It is recommended to run this command from the root of your app directory
? Enter a name for the project amplifyamazonlocatio
The following configuration will be applied:
Project information
| Name: amplifyamazonlocatio
| Environment: dev
| Default editor: Visual Studio Code
| App type: javascript
| Javascript framework: vue
| Source Directory Path: src
| Distribution Directory Path: dist
| Build Command: npm run-script build
| Start Command: npm run-script serve
? Initialize the project with the above configuration? No
? Enter a name for the environment dev
? Choose your default editor: Visual Studio Code
? Choose the type of app that you're building javascript
Please tell us about your project
? What javascript framework are you using vue
? Source Directory Path: src
? Distribution Directory Path: dist
? Build Command: yarn build
? Start Command: yarn serve
Using default provider awscloudformation
? Select the authentication method you want to use: AWS profile
For more information on AWS Profiles, see:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html
? Please choose the profile you want to use amplify-dev
Adding backend environment dev to AWS Amplify Console app: d2qfsvhqbazu5s
⠦ Initializing project in the cloud...
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$
And don't forget to add UI Components.
$ yarn add aws-amplify @aws-amplify/ui-vue
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1.5. Add other packages
This time we use "MapLibre GL JS," so we need to add these packages.
See the official document for the detail.
$ yarn add aws-sdk @benchmark-urbanism/vue-mapbox-map maplibre-gl
1.6. Edit main.js
Then, we edit src/main.js like below.
import Vue from 'vue'
import App from './App.vue'
import vuetify from './plugins/vuetify'
import '@aws-amplify/ui-vue'
import Amplify from 'aws-amplify'
import awsconfig from './aws-exports'
Amplify.configure(awsconfig)
import 'maplibre-gl/dist/maplibre-gl.css'
Vue.config.productionTip = false
new Vue({
vuetify,
render: (h) => h(App),
}).$mount('#app')
2. Add Auth
Add Authentication.
amplify add auth
$ amplify add auth
Using service: Cognito, provided by: awscloudformation
The current configured provider is Amazon Cognito.
Do you want to use the default authentication and security configuration? Defau
lt configuration
Warning: you will not be able to edit these selections.
How do you want users to be able to sign in? Username
Do you want to configure advanced settings? No, I am done.
Successfully added auth resource amplifyamazonlocatio3e211eea locally
Some next steps:
"amplify push" will build all your local backend resources and provision it in the cloud
"amplify publish" will build all your local backend and frontend resources (if you have hosting category added) and provision it in the cloud
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Then, Push project.
amplify push
$ amplify push
✔ Successfully pulled backend environment dev from the cloud.
Current Environment: dev
| Category | Resource name | Operation | Provider plugin |
| -------- | ---------------------------- | --------- | ----------------- |
| Auth | amplifyamazonlocatio3e211eea | Create | awscloudformation |
? Are you sure you want to continue? Yes
⠧ Updating resources in the cloud. This may take a few minutes...
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3. Create a Map and a Search index
3.1. Create a Map
Next, we open the AWS console by the browser and move to "Amazon Location Service."
- Click the "Maps" menu on the left panel.
- And click "Create map" in the My maps area.
- Input the map name "SampleMap" in the Name field.
- Select the map in the Maps area. In this case, we select "Esri Light."
- Select "Pricing plan use-case." In this case, we select "Yes" to the first question.
- Push "Create map" at the bottom of the page.
3.2. Create a Search index
Continuously, we create a Place index.
- Click the "Search indexes" menu on the left panel.
- And click "Create place index" in the My maps area.
- Input the map name "SamplePlaceIndex" in the Name field.
- Select the data provider in the Data provider area. In this case, we select "Esri."
- Select the data storage option in the Data storage options area. In this case, we select "No, single use only."
- Select "Pricing plan use-case." In this case, we select "Yes" to the first question.
- Push "Create place index" at the bottom of the page.
4. Set IAM Role
We have already added the authentication function by Amplify.
However, the IAM role is incomplete. Unable to access previously created location services resources.
Let's add it.
- Go to IAM Services and click the Roles menu on the left panel.
- Input "amplify-amplifyamazonlocatio" in the search field.
- Click the role that name ends with "-authRole".
- Click "Add inline policy".
- Select the JSON tab and input below JSON data. (Set your ARN in [MAP_ARN] and [PLACE_INDEX_ARN].)
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "VisualEditor0",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"geo:GetMapGlyphs",
"geo:GetMapSprites",
"geo:GetMapStyleDescriptor",
"geo:GetMapTile"
],
"Resource": [MAP_ARN]
},
{
"Sid": "VisualEditor1",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": "geo:SearchPlaceIndexForText",
"Resource": [PLACE_INDEX_ARN]
}
]
}
5. Implement
OK, we can implement a search place and show it on the map.
Please see the repository for code details.
tacck
/
amplify-amazon-location
Sample code for AWS Amplify, Amazon Location service, and Vue.js.
5.1. Search the location
"Search the location" implementation is like below.
Only use searchPlaceIndexForText, we can get the place information.
search: function () {
if (!this.place || this.place.length === 0) {
return
}
const params = {
IndexName: 'SamplePlaceIndex',
Text: this.place,
}
this.client.searchPlaceIndexForText(params, (err, data) => {
if (err) {
console.error(err)
return
}
if (data) {
console.log(data)
if (data.Results && data.Results.length > 0) {
this.lng = data.Results[0].Place.Geometry.Point[0]
this.lat = data.Results[0].Place.Geometry.Point[1]
}
}
})
},
5.2. Display the location on the map
"Display the location on the map" implementation is like below.
mapInstance is the object rendering the map.
transformRequest make a Signed URL for access to the Map resource previously created.
mounted: async function () {
this.credentials = await Auth.currentCredentials()
this.mapInstance = new maplibregl.Map({
container: 'map',
style: this.mapName,
center: [this.scene.lng, this.scene.lat],
zoom: this.scene.zoom,
transformRequest: this.transformRequest,
})
this.mapInstance.addControl(new maplibregl.NavigationControl(), 'top-left')
this.mapInstance.on('load', function () {
this.resize()
})
},
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transformRequest: function (url, resourceType) {
if (resourceType === 'Style' && !url.includes('://')) {
url = `https://maps.geo.${awsconfig.aws_project_region}.amazonaws.com/maps/v0/maps/${url}/style-descriptor`
}
if (url.includes('amazonaws.com')) {
return {
url: Signer.signUrl(url, {
access_key: this.credentials.accessKeyId,
secret_key: this.credentials.secretAccessKey,
session_token: this.credentials.sessionToken,
}),
}
}
return { url }
},
6. Take a journey
We arrive at the final section.
Let's get to the journey!
Top comments (4)
This is very cool, thanks for showing this!
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Nice post.
Thanks!