Yandex’s API that provides mapping, geolocation and navigation solutions to businesses: Yandex Maps API

Yandex introduced its mapping, geographical location and navigation solutions for businesses in Turkey under the Yandex Maps API brand at a meeting held yesterday. At the meeting Yandex Maps API CCO Alina Silenko, Yandex Maps API Turkey Country Manager Yasin Yılmaz, Business Development Manager Alihan Yılmaz ve Business Development Manager Şerza Saka made a speech.

Yandex’s services help companies manage the challenges they face with address routing and navigation. Among the companies that benefit from Yandex Maps API, we can count e-commerce platforms, retail chains, logistics companies, fintech companies, manufacturing businesses and all organizations that use maps for route planning and freight transportation.

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According to the shared information, Yandex Maps API is available worldwide. More than 50 thousand companies It is used by. Companies via Yandex Maps API more than 1.5 billion route plans every year It carries out. Websites using Yandex Maps API More than 300 million unique visitors is pulling.

Yandex Maps API, which has more than 20 years of experience in developing maps, geospatial technology and routing services, offers businesses three main solutions. These titles route planning and navigation, Determining coordinates and searching for a place by address, API solutions for integrating maps into websites and applications appears as. All these topics form the basis of Turkey’s popular Yandex Navigator application, which has an average of 4 million monthly active users.

Route planning and navigation

Within the scope of the routes and navigation products in the first category Distance Matrix ve Transportation Route Details There are solutions such as. These solutions are used to create optimal routes and estimate travel times for all modes of transportation: car, truck, public transport or walking. Travel time estimates can be made based on traffic forecasts, transfers, stairs and even weather forecasts.

Moreover NaviKit SDK It allows filters such as free roads, speed limits or permanent travel time restrictions to be selected. This enables the development of custom navigation applications to meet specific business needs. In short, the NaviKit SDK allows companies to save years of development time required to build a custom navigator from scratch.

Determining coordinates and searching for a place by address

Products in the address entry and location search area in the second category Geocoder, Search Tips ve Institution Search Contains solutions. These tools make address-related tasks easier. In addition, the mentioned tools increase the accuracy of the order form and minimize errors by specifying cities, streets and names. It also simplifies calculating delivery costs and facilitates quick searches by address, phone number and service type.

JS API ve MapKit SDK

In the third category, interactive maps are integrated seamlessly into websites and applications. JS API ve MapKit SDK is available. JS API and MapKit SDK as well as providing options for customers and employees to mark delivery zones or hide competitors’ locations; It allows you to highlight offices, stores and pickup points.

Yandex Maps API Türkiye Country Manager Yasin Yılmaz He made the following statements on the subject at the meeting:

“Türkiye is advancing rapidly in the fields of technology, e-commerce, mobility and logistics. We are excited to support local businesses on this journey. “Yandex Maps API solutions enable Turkish companies to optimize logistics and improve the quality of customer service by automating processes and reducing the workload on in-house staff and order processing specialists.”

It should be noted that Yandex Maps API licenses are offered annually in Turkey. Pricing of the solutions is flexible and is determined by daily demand volumes or monthly active users. Additionally, a free usage option is offered under certain conditions.

Finally, it is worth noting that Pack Mutfak, under the umbrella of Yandex for Startups, benefits from Yandex Maps API. According to the information shared; Package Kitchen saved 13.9 hours using Yandex Maps API. The institution cooperates with Tech Istanbul, StartupMarket and Türk Telekom Ventures under the umbrella of Yandex for Startups.