Amazon Location Service

Amazon Location Service

Place search, geocoding, and route optimization.

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Calculate a route and return summary info and turn-by-turn directions. Parameters: departure_position: [lon, lat] destination_position: [lon, lat] travel_mode: 'Car', 'Truck', 'Walking', or 'Bicycle' (default: 'Car') optimize_for: 'FastestRoute' or 'ShortestRoute' (default: 'FastestRoute') Returns: dict with distance, duration, and turn_by_turn directions (list of step summaries).

Get coordinates for a location name or address using Amazon Location Service geo-places geocode API.

Get details for a place using Amazon Location Service geo-places get_place API. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

Optimize the order of waypoints using Amazon Location Service geo-routes optimize_waypoints API (V2). Returns summary (optimized order, total distance, duration, etc.) or full response if mode='raw'.

Reverse geocode coordinates to an address using Amazon Location Service geo-places reverse_geocode API.

Search for places near a location using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_nearby API. If no results, expand the radius up to max_radius. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

Search for places using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API. Geocode the query using the geocode API to get BiasPosition. If no results, try a bounding box filter. Includes contact info and opening hours if present. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

Search for places that are open now using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API and filter by opening hours. If no open places, expand the search radius up to max_radius. Uses BiasPosition from geocode.

About

Amazon Location Service MCP Server

Place search, geocoding, and route optimization.

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MCP Info

Attribute	Details
Docker Image	mcp/aws-location-mcp-server⁠
Author	awslabs⁠
Repository	https://github.com/awslabs/mcp⁠

Image Building Info

Attribute	Details
Dockerfile	https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/blob/7bace1f81455088b6690a44e99cabb602259ddf7/src/aws-location-mcp-server/Dockerfile⁠
Commit	`7bace1f81455088b6690a44e99cabb602259ddf7`
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature	`COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/aws-location-mcp-server --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub`
Licence	Apache License 2.0

Available Tools (8)

Tools provided by this Server	Short Description
`calculate_route`	Calculate a route and return summary info and turn-by-turn directions.
`geocode`	Get coordinates for a location name or address using Amazon Location Service geo-places geocode API.
`get_place`	Get details for a place using Amazon Location Service geo-places get_place API.
`optimize_waypoints`	Optimize the order of waypoints using Amazon Location Service geo-routes optimize_waypoints API (V2).
`reverse_geocode`	Reverse geocode coordinates to an address using Amazon Location Service geo-places reverse_geocode API.
`search_nearby`	Search for places near a location using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_nearby API.
`search_places`	Search for places using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API.
`search_places_open_now`	Search for places that are open now using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API and filter by opening hours.

Tools Details

Tool: `calculate_route`

Calculate a route and return summary info and turn-by-turn directions.

Parameters: departure_position: [lon, lat] destination_position: [lon, lat] travel_mode: 'Car', 'Truck', 'Walking', or 'Bicycle' (default: 'Car') optimize_for: 'FastestRoute' or 'ShortestRoute' (default: 'FastestRoute')

Returns: dict with distance, duration, and turn_by_turn directions (list of step summaries).

Parameters	Type	Description
`departure_position`	`array`	Departure position as [longitude, latitude]
`destination_position`	`array`	Destination position as [longitude, latitude]
`optimize_for`	`string`optional	Optimize route for 'FastestRoute' or 'ShortestRoute' (default: 'FastestRoute')
`travel_mode`	`string`optional	Travel mode: 'Car', 'Truck', 'Walking', or 'Bicycle' (default: 'Car')

Tool: `geocode`

Get coordinates for a location name or address using Amazon Location Service geo-places geocode API.

Parameters	Type	Description
`location`	`string`	Location name or address to geocode

Tool: `get_place`

Get details for a place using Amazon Location Service geo-places get_place API. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

Parameters	Type	Description
`place_id`	`string`	The unique PlaceId for the place
`mode`	`string`optional	Output mode: 'summary' (default) or 'raw' for all AWS fields

Tool: `optimize_waypoints`

Optimize the order of waypoints using Amazon Location Service geo-routes optimize_waypoints API (V2).

Returns summary (optimized order, total distance, duration, etc.) or full response if mode='raw'.

Parameters	Type	Description
`destination_position`	`array`	Destination position as [longitude, latitude]
`origin_position`	`array`	Origin position as [longitude, latitude]
`waypoints`	`array`	List of intermediate waypoints, each as a dict with at least Position [longitude, latitude], optionally Id
`mode`	`string`optional	Output mode: 'summary' (default) or 'raw' for all AWS fields
`travel_mode`	`string`optional	Travel mode: 'Car', 'Truck', 'Walking', or 'Bicycle' (default: 'Car')

Tool: `reverse_geocode`

Reverse geocode coordinates to an address using Amazon Location Service geo-places reverse_geocode API.

Parameters	Type	Description
`latitude`	`number`	Latitude of the location
`longitude`	`number`	Longitude of the location

Tool: `search_nearby`

Search for places near a location using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_nearby API. If no results, expand the radius up to max_radius. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

Parameters	Type	Description
`latitude`	`number`	Latitude of the center point
`longitude`	`number`	Longitude of the center point
`max_results`	`integer`optional	Maximum number of results to return
`query`	`string`optional	Optional search query
`radius`	`integer`optional	Search radius in meters

Tool: `search_places`

Search for places using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API. Geocode the query using the geocode API to get BiasPosition. If no results, try a bounding box filter. Includes contact info and opening hours if present. Output is standardized and includes all fields, even if empty or not available.

Parameters	Type	Description
`query`	`string`	Search query (address, place name, etc.)
`max_results`	`integer`optional	Maximum number of results to return
`mode`	`string`optional	Output mode: 'summary' (default) or 'raw' for all AWS fields

Tool: `search_places_open_now`

Search for places that are open now using Amazon Location Service geo-places search_text API and filter by opening hours. If no open places, expand the search radius up to max_radius. Uses BiasPosition from geocode.

Parameters	Type	Description
`query`	`string`	Search query (address, place name, etc.)
`initial_radius`	`integer`optional	Initial search radius in meters for expansion

Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aws-location": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "AWS_REGION",
        "-e",
        "AWS_PROFILE",
        "-e",
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
        "-e",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
        "-e",
        "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN",
        "mcp/aws-location-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AWS_REGION": "us-east-1",
        "AWS_PROFILE": "default",
        "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
        "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "your-aws-secret-access-key",
        "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN": "your-aws-session-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

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