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Maps, Navigation & GPS

What 8 leading Maps, Navigation & GPS apps are built on: the providers each one ships in its code or lists as an integration, grouped by layer and capability, and joined to the catalog.

8 reference apps 51 providers 44 observed in code 7 declared only 90.2% in the catalog 36.0 mean Kin Score 12 with a verified MCP server
How to read this. observed the integration ships in the app (SDK in a dependency file, source code, or an Android build analysis). declared the app names the integration itself (README, integrations page, store listing). Every row links the source it was read from. Providers not yet in the catalog are marked queued for profiling. Blueprint by API Evangelist, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Capabilities marked Turbo EA come from Turbo EA Capabilities by Vincent Verdet, CC BY 4.0 (notice); those marked API Evangelist extension are CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Android build analyses: Exodus Privacy (reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org).

domain layer 15 capabilities
Reverse Geocoding 22 providers · AE-120.10.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Nominatim observed [1] [2] Dawarich, Traccar 42.4 developing 19.9 agent-aware none found
Geoapify observed [1] [2] Dawarich, Traccar 25.3 emerging 39.0 agent-ready none found
LocationIQ observed [1] [2] Dawarich, Traccar 5.6 minimal 0.0 human-only none found
HERE observed [1] Traccar 73.5 exemplar 55.5 agent-native none found
positionstack observed [1] Traccar 60.4 strong 29.5 agent-ready none found
Google Maps Platform observed [1] Traccar 49.7 developing 24.5 agent-aware verified
TomTom observed [1] Traccar 48.8 developing 36.1 agent-ready verified
Mapbox observed [1] Traccar 47.7 developing 45.8 agent-ready verified
Geocode.Farm observed [1] Traccar 46.2 developing 28.9 agent-ready —
MapTiler observed [1] Traccar 38.9 thin 26.5 agent-aware none found
Gisgraphy observed [1] Traccar 33.7 thin 17.9 agent-aware —
MapQuest observed [1] Traccar 32.4 thin 15.1 agent-aware none found
Baidu Maps observed [1] Traccar 18.5 emerging 6.0 agent-aware verified
Photon (komoot) observed [1] Dawarich 12.3 emerging 2.5 human-only —
Bing Maps observed [1] Traccar 9.7 minimal 0.0 human-only none found
MapmyIndia (Mappls) observed [1] Traccar 8.6 minimal 2.9 human-only none found
OpenCage observed [1] Traccar 7.9 minimal 0.0 human-only verified
Geocode.xyz observed [1] Traccar 5.6 minimal 0.0 human-only unknown
Factual observed [1] Traccar 5.2 minimal 0.0 human-only none found
AutoNavi (Amap) queued for profiling observed [1] Traccar — — —
Base Adresse Nationale (BAN) queued for profiling observed [1] Traccar — — —
Tencent Location Service queued for profiling observed [1] Traccar — — —
Device Positioning 5 providers · AE-120.50.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google Maps Platform observed [1] Traccar 49.7 developing 24.5 agent-aware verified
Unwired Labs observed [1] Traccar 49.6 developing 22.2 agent-aware —
OpenCelliD queued for profiling observed [1] Traccar — — —
Overland declared [1] Dawarich 13.4 emerging 3.2 human-only —
OwnTracks declared [1] Dawarich 5.7 minimal 0.0 human-only —
Map Data Contribution & Editing 1 providers · AE-120.80 · API Evangelist extension

Map Data Contribution & Editing capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
OpenStreetMap observed [1] [2] Organic Maps, OsmAnd 44.4 developing 28.8 agent-ready none found
Photo & Image Libraries 2 providers · AE-170.30 · API Evangelist extension

Photo & Image Libraries capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
PhotoPrism declared [1] Dawarich 51.7 developing 40.7 agent-ready verified
Immich declared [1] Dawarich 29.9 thin 21.3 agent-aware none found
Street-Level Imagery 2 providers · AE-120.20.40 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Panoramax observed [1] OsmAnd 13.8 emerging 2.9 human-only —
Mapillary queued for profiling observed [1] OsmAnd — — —
Wearable & Health Data Sync 2 providers · AE-130.20 · API Evangelist extension

Wearable & Health Data Sync capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Wahoo Fitness declared [1] komoot 46.5 developing 27.6 agent-aware none found
Garmin declared [1] komoot 21.4 emerging 0.0 human-only none found
Base Map Tiles 1 providers · AE-120.20.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
OpenStreetMap observed [1] Headway 44.4 developing 28.8 agent-ready none found
Forward Geocoding 1 providers · AE-120.10.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Pelias observed [1] Headway 23.8 emerging 27.6 agent-aware none found
Hotel Booking 1 providers · AE-210.20.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Kayak observed [1] Organic Maps 20.5 emerging 0.0 human-only none found
Location History & Timeline 1 providers · AE-120.50.30 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google Maps Timeline / Takeout declared [1] Dawarich 70.1 exemplar 45.4 agent-ready verified
Place Content & Descriptions 1 providers · AE-120.40.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Wikipedia observed [1] Organic Maps 42.7 developing 29.8 agent-ready none found
Road Attributes & Speed Limits 1 providers · AE-120.30.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
OpenStreetMap (Overpass API) observed [1] Traccar 44.4 developing 28.8 agent-ready none found
Running & Cycling Tracking 1 providers · AE-130.10.30 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Strava declared [1] Dawarich 50.0 developing 46.9 agent-ready none found
Transit Routing 1 providers · AE-120.30.30 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
OpenTripPlanner observed [1] Headway 6.1 minimal 0.0 human-only none found
Turn-by-Turn Directions 1 providers · AE-120.30.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Valhalla observed [1] Headway 25.7 emerging 23.9 agent-aware none found

common layer 9 capabilities
Product Usage Analytics 2 providers · BC-4280.30 · Turbo EA

Product Usage Analytics capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Firebase (Crashlytics / Analytics) observed [1] [2] [3] Google Maps, Traccar, komoot 50.3 developing 14.2 agent-aware verified
Facebook Analytics observed [1] komoot 42.7 developing 28.2 agent-aware none found
Observability Management 2 providers · BC-4220.20 · Turbo EA

Observability Management capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Firebase Crashlytics observed [1] [2] Organic Maps, Waze 50.3 developing 14.2 agent-aware verified
Sentry observed [1] Dawarich 80.6 exemplar 50.2 agent-ready verified
Social & Federated Login 3 providers · AE-160.10.30 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
GitHub observed [1] Dawarich 81.8 exemplar 63.4 agent-ready verified
Facebook Login / Share observed [1] komoot 42.7 developing 28.2 agent-aware none found
Google sign-in observed [1] Dawarich 36.8 thin 19.6 agent-aware none found
Push Notifications 2 providers · AE-150.30 · API Evangelist extension

Push Notifications capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Firebase Cloud Messaging observed [1] Traccar 50.3 developing 14.2 agent-aware verified
Pushover observed [1] Traccar 27.5 thin 22.0 agent-aware none found
WhatsApp & OTT Messaging 2 providers · AE-150.20.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
WhatsApp observed [1] Traccar 55.4 strong 29.6 agent-ready none found
Telegram observed [1] Traccar 38.0 thin 19.6 agent-aware none found
Device Positioning 1 providers · AE-120.50.20 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google Play services location observed [1] Organic Maps 70.1 exemplar 45.4 agent-ready verified
In-App Purchases & App Store Billing 1 providers · AE-904 · API Evangelist extension

In-App Purchases & App Store Billing capability

ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Google Play Billing observed [1] OsmAnd 31.6 thin 24.6 agent-aware none found
SMS 1 providers · AE-150.20.10 · API Evangelist extension
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Amazon SNS observed [1] Traccar 55.1 strong 29.4 agent-ready verified
Storage Management 1 providers · BC-600.50.20 · Turbo EA
ProviderEvidenceAppsKin ScoreAgent readinessMCP
Amazon S3 observed [1] Dawarich 70.8 exemplar 23.3 agent-aware verified

Reference apps

Traccar self-hosted

https://github.com/traccar/traccar

31 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Amazon SNS SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the AutoNavi (Amap) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Baidu Maps SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Base Adresse Nationale (BAN) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Bing Maps SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Factual SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Firebase (Crashlytics / Analytics) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Firebase Cloud Messaging SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Geoapify SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Geocode.Farm SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Geocode.xyz SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Gisgraphy SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Google Maps Platform SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Google Maps Platform SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the HERE SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the LocationIQ SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Mapbox SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MapmyIndia (Mappls) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MapQuest SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the MapTiler SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Nominatim SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OpenCage SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OpenCelliD SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OpenStreetMap (Overpass API) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the positionstack SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Pushover SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Telegram SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Tencent Location Service SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the TomTom SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Unwired Labs SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the WhatsApp SDK or integration code source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), source code, source code, source code, source code, source code

Organic Maps open-source-saas

https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps

5 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Firebase Crashlytics SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Google Play services location SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Kayak SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OpenStreetMap SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Wikipedia SDK or integration code source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), dependency manifest, documentation, source code, source code

OsmAnd open-source-saas

https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd

4 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Google Play Billing SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Mapillary SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OpenStreetMap SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Panoramax SDK or integration code source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), dependency manifest, source code

Dawarich self-hosted

https://github.com/Freika/dawarich

8 observed · 6 declared
  • observed ships the Amazon S3 SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Geoapify SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the GitHub SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Google sign-in SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the LocationIQ SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Nominatim SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Photon (komoot) SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Sentry SDK or integration code source
  • declared lists Google Maps Timeline / Takeout as an integration source
  • declared lists Immich as an integration source
  • declared lists Overland as an integration source
  • declared lists OwnTracks as an integration source
  • declared lists PhotoPrism as an integration source
  • declared lists Strava as an integration source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), dependency manifest, documentation, source code

Headway self-hosted

https://github.com/headwaymaps/headway

4 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the OpenStreetMap SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the OpenTripPlanner SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Pelias SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Valhalla SDK or integration code source

Read from: documentation, source code

komoot commercial

https://www.komoot.com/

3 observed · 2 declared
  • observed ships the Facebook Analytics SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Facebook Login / Share SDK or integration code source
  • observed ships the Firebase (Crashlytics / Analytics) SDK or integration code source
  • declared lists Garmin as an integration source
  • declared lists Wahoo Fitness as an integration source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), integrations page

Google Maps commercial

https://maps.google.com/

1 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Google Firebase Analytics SDK or integration code source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org)

Waze commercial

https://www.waze.com/

1 observed · 0 declared
  • observed ships the Firebase (Crashlytics) SDK or integration code source

Read from: Android build analysis (Exodus Privacy, reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org), documentation

Where these apps are listed

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