azure-maps

What this skill does

# Azure Maps Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Maps. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

## How to Use This Skill

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
- **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.

## Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| Troubleshooting | L36-L40 | Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Maps Weather service issues, including authentication, quota/usage errors, incorrect responses, and troubleshooting API request/response problems. |
| Best Practices | L41-L51 | Best practices for Azure Maps apps: auth/security, routing and search usage, static image rendering, performance tuning, accessibility, and correct copyright/attribution. |
| Decision Making | L52-L64 | Guidance on pricing, billing, and migrating maps apps to Azure Maps from Bing, Google, Power BI visuals, and older Azure Maps APIs, including routing, tiles, and search replacements |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L65-L70 | Designing Azure architectures for elevation data services and multi-itinerary route optimization using Azure Maps, open DEM data, and NVIDIA cuOpt for scalable geospatial solutions |
| Limits & Quotas | L71-L80 | Coverage, limits, and capabilities of Azure Maps services: QPS rate limits, and regional support for geocoding, rendering/tiles, routing, traffic, and weather data. |
| Security | L81-L95 | Securing Azure Maps access: auth methods (keys, SAS, Entra ID), SPA/daemon/device scenarios, Power BI visual governance, and network isolation with Private Link. |
| Configuration | L96-L120 | Configuring Azure Maps web maps, styles, layers, data sources, routing models, localization, browser support, and migrating or updating to newer Azure Maps APIs and services. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L121-L181 | Patterns and code for integrating Azure Maps into web/mobile/Power BI apps, using REST/SDKs, layers, drawing, search/routing/weather, Spatial IO, and migrating from Bing/Google Maps. |

### Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Resolve common Azure Maps Weather service issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/weather-services-faq |

### Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Apply authentication best practices for Azure Maps apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/authentication-best-practices |
| Render custom data on Azure Maps static raster images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-render-custom-data |
| Show required Azure Maps copyright attribution correctly | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-show-attribution |
| Apply best practices for Azure Maps Route service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-routing |
| Apply best practices for Azure Maps Search | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-use-best-practices-for-search |
| Implement accessibility features in Azure Maps apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/map-accessibility |
| Optimize performance with Azure Maps Web SDK best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/web-sdk-best-practices |

### Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Select and manage Azure Maps pricing tiers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-manage-pricing-tier |
| Plan migration from Bing Maps Enterprise to Azure Maps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-bing-maps-overview |
| Migrate Bing Truck Route API to Azure Maps routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-calculate-truck-route |
| Decide how to migrate from Google Maps to Azure Maps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-from-google-maps |
| Migrate Bing Get Imagery Metadata to Azure Maps tiles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-get-imagery-metadata |
| Choose Azure Maps and Azure services to replace Bing SDS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-sds-data-source-management |
| Decide and migrate from Azure Maps Search v1 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/migrate-search-v1-api |
| Convert Power BI Map visuals to Azure Maps visual | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-conversion |
| Interpret Azure Maps transaction billing and usage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/understanding-azure-maps-transactions |

### Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Build elevation data services on Azure using open DEM data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/elevation-data-services |
| Architect a multi-itinerary optimization service with Azure Maps and NVIDIA cuOpt | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/itinerary-optimization-service |

### Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Understand Azure Maps QPS rate limits by pricing tier | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-qps-rate-limits |
| Check Azure Maps geocoding coverage by region | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/geocoding-coverage |
| Understand Azure Maps render coverage and tile detail | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/render-coverage |
| Evaluate Azure Maps routing coverage and capabilities | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/routing-coverage |
| Review Azure Maps traffic data coverage worldwide | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/traffic-coverage |
| Check Azure Maps weather service regional coverage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/weather-coverage |

### Security
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure Azure Maps authentication methods securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/azure-maps-authentication |
| Configure authentication methods for Azure Maps accounts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-manage-authentication |
| Secure Azure Maps daemon and background applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-daemon-app |
| Secure input-constrained devices using Entra ID and Azure Maps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-device-code |
| Secure Azure Maps with SAS token authentication | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-sas-app |
| Secure non-interactive SPAs for Azure Maps with Entra ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-spa-app |
| Secure Azure Maps SPA with interactive user sign-in | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-spa-users |
| Secure Azure Maps web apps with interactive sign-in | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/how-to-secure-webapp-users |
| Understand Azure Maps Power BI visual data residency behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-maps/power-bi-visual-data-reside