Cloud-enable your data products

PlaceLogic's DataConnect Service lets providers of premium location-based data offer on-demand data products that can be directly consumed by applications.

If you are a developer looking to use high-quality data to your apps, see our Developer page.

Offer data on demand

Today's premium data subscribers require data on demand. Apps, developers, enterprises and consumers need timely data that is relevant to their location and situation. By providing data on demand, data vendors can expand their markets by increasing consumption of their data within applications. Data vendors can further drive demand by offering consumer- and developer-friendly pricing, such as pay-as-you-go, self-service billing, and 24x7 setup.

PlaceLogic's DataConnect Service lets you quickly and affordably offer a complete suite of on-demand data tools, branded using your company's name, logo and domain. This secure, scalable service includes an API for direct consumption of data within applications, and web-based tools for consumers and developers to review and purchase access to data.

Web portal

DataConnect Service includes an easy-to-use web-based portal that can be completely branded to match your corporate image. The portal lets developer and consumers:

• Browse and search for available data sets
• Preview available data
• Review pricing and licensing terms
• Pay online or set up automatic billing
• View the data on a map

Additionally, developers can:

• Register for an API key [or generate a certificate]
• Subscribe to data sets for use within applications
• Use the client libraries to access the REST and SOAP services
• Review documetation, FAQs and forums
• Learn from and contribute to your developer community

API

Enterprises and other software developers will build more successful apps, which in turn will consume more data, if the distribution technology and pricing are attractive to them. Using DataConnect Service, you can offer a branded API that will let apps directly consume data, significantly reducing the cost and complexity for app development.

DataConnect Service provides precisely the data needed by filtering the data before delivering it to the application. Apps requesting data can reflect factors such as user input, location, and time of day. Mobile and web-based apps especially benefit from filtered, on-demand data, since they can avoid receiving, storing and processing large data set.

An on-demand data service that offers location data needs to understand and speak location. Mobile apps, location-based services (LBS) and other location-specific applications usually  need data only near the user's area of interest or current location. DataConnect supports filtering on a wide variety of “zones”, including point-radius, user-specified polygons, and common boundaries like counties, zip codes, or neighborhoods.

To make your data easily used and encourage developers to use your API, DataConnect Service includes:

• Client libraries for iPhone, iPad, Android and other common platforms
• Complete documentation
• Community-building tools and guides

PlaceLogic will work actively with you to help build you developer community and expand use of your data API.

Offer attractive pricing

With low up-front costs and pay-as-you-go pricing, data providers can reach more customers, including risk-taking entrepreneurs and enterprises testing new waters. Additionally, your license agreements can be limited by region, either standard or subscriber-defined, so custopmers pay for only the data they need.

Branded experience

Leverage and strengthen your brand awareness by offering your own branded service.  Your web portal and API can use a URL like developer.yourcompany.com, and all pages and data will be branded according to your marketing requirements.

Analytics

Since applications pull exactly the data they need, when they needs it, DataConnect Service can provide deep insight in to data usage. With a better understanding of your customers' data needs and consumer behaviors, you can create more marketable data products.

Complete Solution, Cloud-based Platform

The DataConnect Service offers a complete, cloud-based solution that lets you offer your customers a service that is:

• Available: 24x7 availability, 99.9% uptime
• Scalable: ready for large-scale uses cases
• Flexible: Adapt to changing market needs and specific customer requests.

DataConnect Service is built on PlaceLogic Platform, a spatially-enabled, cloud-based platform designed from the ground up to be easily customized, so that it's flexible enough to meet the varying needs of you and your customers. Offered on a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) model, PlaceLogic Platform's key features include:

• Secure: use key-based or certificate-based security
• Support: includes technical assistance for you and your customers
• Complete solution: infrastructure is fully hosted and managed

To learn more about the platform see "PlaceLogic Platform as a Service" (coming soon).

Get started quickly

DataConnect Service is plug-and-play, so you can get started in a matter of days. To learn more, contact us today.