Location Services

Last updated on October 4, 2023

Location Services’ suite of tools helps you make informed decisions using accurate location data in British Columbia. Integrate these services into existing business workflows and applications to locate civic addresses and place names, share areas of interest, and road network routing. 

Products and Services

We offer application programming interface (API) services using authoritative data that can be integrated into your existing services.  


BC Address Geocoder

The BC Address Geocoder is a REST web service API that is used to find physical locations and provide its latitude/longitude coordinates. It uses authoritative data to standardize civic and non-civic addresses in British Columbia. 

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BC Route Planner

The BC Route Planner is a REST web service API that creates vehicle routes. Using authoritative road network data, it finds the most efficient routes, considers local restrictions, and time-based turn restrictions, in addition to other features. 

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Geomark Web Service

The Geomark Web Service allows you to create and share geographic areas of interest over the web in different formats and coordinate systems.

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Contact information

Get in touch with the Location Services team by submitting a ticket through the Data Systems and Services Request System.

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