2026-09-01 –, Ran1
This session introduces an open-source QGIS plugin that makes it easy to use basemaps, geocoding, and routing in everyday workflows without leaving QGIS.
QGIS is a widely used open-source desktop GIS, but adding basemaps, geocoding, and routing to everyday workflows often requires separate data sources, external services, or extra setup. For users who want to stay focused on their GIS work, this creates unnecessary overhead. The Amazon Location Service Plugin for QGIS is an open-source plugin that helps bridge this gap.
By connecting QGIS with Amazon Location Service, users can access basemaps, geocoding, and routing directly within their familiar GIS environment. In this session, I will briefly introduce the plugin and demonstrate its three core features: Maps, Places, and Routes. Through this practical example, I will highlight how the open-source QGIS ecosystem can be extended to make useful geospatial capabilities easier to access.
The plugin has been downloaded more than 5,000 times and is available as open source in the QGIS Python Plugins Repository.
GitHub: https://github.com/MIERUNE/qgis-amazonlocationservice-plugin
QGIS Python Plugins Repository: https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/location_service
Blog: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mobile/new-features-and-developer-experience-with-enhanced-amazon-location-service
Yasunori is a geospatial architect based in Sapporo, Japan. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of MIERUNE and has over 20 years of experience in geospatial data and application development, with a focus on GIS and FOSS4G. He is an AWS DevTools Hero, OSGeo Charter Member, and MapLibre Voting Member. He also co-founded MapLibre User Group Japan. Through open-source projects, blog posts, and community talks, he actively contributes to geospatial and open-source communities.