Map Image API v3 Changelog Source

DateVersionChangeDomainDescription
2026-09-173.0.139UPDATEDMap in484jp242Enhanced terrain data accuracy and detail by incorporating new data sources in Portugal, New Zealand, Austria, and the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
2026-09-173.0.139FIXEDMap in484jp242Fixed elevation anomalies in the global terrain data source.
2026-09-073.0.138CHANGEDMap in483jp242Updated map version to in483jp242.
2026-09-013.0.137ADDEDMap in482jp242Added the ae country code to enable geopolitical perspective filtering specific to the United Arab Emirates.
2026-08-193.0.136CHANGEDMap in481jp242Updated the map version to in481jp242, bringing several fixes and improvements previously released for the rest of the world map to the Japan map.
2026-08-133.0.135CHANGEDMap in480jp239Updated map version to in480jp239.
2026-08-053.0.134CHANGEDMap in478jp239Updated map version to in478jp239.
2026-07-213.0.133CHANGEDMap in475jp239Airport runways become visible starting from zoom level 11.
2026-07-093.0.131CHANGEDMap in474jp239Updated map version to in474jp239.
2026-07-063.0.129CHANGEDMap in473jp239Updated map version to in473jp239.
2026-06-303.0.128ADDEDServiceAdded support for POST requests to handle large polyline and complex overlay data that may exceed URL length limits.
2026-06-303.0.128CHANGEDMap in472jp239Updated map version to in472jp239.
2026-06-253.0.127FIXEDMap in471jp239Fixed political view filtering to ensure correct rendering and handling of disputed islands between Greece and Turkiye.
2026-06-253.0.127ADDEDMap in471jp239Added the ct country code to enable geopolitical perspective filtering specific to Northern Cyprus.
2026-06-153.0.125CHANGEDMap in470jp239Updated map version to in470jp239.
2026-06-083.0.124CHANGEDMap in469jp239Updated map version to in469jp239.
2026-05-273.0.121CHANGEDMap in468jp239Updated map version to in468jp239.
2026-05-213.0.119CHANGEDMap in467jp239Updated map version to in467jp239.
2026-05-143.0.118FIXEDMap in466jp239Fixed filtering of restrictions for some delivery roads.
2026-05-053.0.116FIXEDMap in465jp239Fixed missing road shields for disputed areas.
2026-04-233.0.115REMOVEDMap in464jp239Removed the Chinese geopolitical view.
2026-04-233.0.115FIXEDMap in464jp239Fixed dashed border rendering in the Gaza Strip to ensure accurate territorial representation.
2026-04-163.0.113CHANGEDMap in463jp239Updated map version to in463jp239.
2026-04-083.0.100ADDEDMap in461jp239Added support for consuming continent labels from ROM (Rendering Object Model) for OMV map data.
2026-03-253.0.117FIXEDMap in460jp239Fixed an issue where part of the country border between Georgia and Russia was incorrectly rendered as a dashed line for some zoom levels. The border is now consistently displayed as a solid line for all zoom levels.
2026-03-123.0.95CHANGEDMap in458jp239Improved place name selection for locations that have multiple non-primary language names by implementing a deterministic algorithm which ensures consistent and predictable naming across map displays.
2026-03-123.0.95CHANGEDMap in458jp239Improved administrative label naming for India by adopting primary names from the map data source, providing consistency in default language encoding across mapping services.
2026-03-123.0.95FIXEDMap in458jp239Fixed the default political view to correctly display the Gaza Strip boundary with a dashed line, ensuring accurate territorial representation.
2026-03-053.0.94CHANGEDMap in455jp236Updated map version to in455jp236.
2026-03-053.0.94CHANGEDMap in455jp236Improved terrain data quality with a new source for Canada and reduced the number of rendering artifacts along the France-Switzerland border.
2026-02-043.0.89FIXEDMap in454jp234Fixed missing Taiwanese state labels.
2026-01-133.0.79FIXEDServiceFixed the incorrect satellite storage level when using the scale=2 parameter value.
2025-12-173.0.61FIXEDMap in451jp232Fixed the missing road shield state codes in Spain.
2025-12-173.0.61FIXEDMap in451jp232Fixed duplicate labels appearing on the Japan map by implementing deduplication logic for places, cartography features, and POI labels. The fix eliminates overlapping labels for lakes and other features while preserving all attribute information, including visibility settings and translations from multiple sources.
2025-12-173.0.61FIXEDServiceImproved night map styles with consistent brightening across all map elements including landuse, water, transport, streets, and overlays such as road shields, POI icons, traffic, exits, truck restrictions, and safety cameras.
2025-12-173.0.61ADDEDServiceAdded the following new vehicle_restrictions modes: active_and_inactive_differentiated and active_only. These modes require the new startTime and endTime request parameters, which accept RFC 3339 timestamps (that is, date and time without seconds or timezone).
2025-12-173.0.61ADDEDServiceAdded support for the truck_preferred_roads feature.
2025-11-253.0.52FIXEDMap in449jp227Fixed missing mountain peaks in the Japan map.
2025-11-253.0.52CHANGEDMap in449jp227Implemented the correct POI filtering for the quality score in the Japan map.
2025-11-253.0.52CHANGEDMap in449jp227The Japan map now uses full names as primary for Japanese aza admin labels.
2025-11-253.0.52FIXEDMap in449jp227Fixed geometry disruptions in railroad features at zoomed-out levels, ensuring continuous rendering of railroads on the map.
2025-11-253.0.52FIXEDMap in449jp227Fixed incorrect English names that were set as primary for non-Japanese labels in the Japan map.
2025-11-253.0.52CHANGEDMap in449jp227The Japan map now uses full names for Japanese municipality admin labels at zoom levels greater than 12.
2025-10-273.0.50FIXEDMap in447jp212Fixed the default political views displayed on water labels and removed redundant political labels for improved map visualization.
2025-10-093.0.49FIXEDMap in445jp212Fixed road shields expanding onto the roads without road shields.
2025-10-093.0.49FIXEDMap in445jp212Fixed missing railroads segments at certain zoom levels.
2025-09-253.0.47FIXEDMap in443jp212Fixed empty highway shields on the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario.
2025-09-253.0.47FIXEDMap in443jp212Fixed the incorrect language selection for city names in Canada. As a result, French is now offered as an alternative language option, with a preference given to providing a French name when an English name is not available.
2025-09-253.0.47ADDEDServiceAdded support for displaying multiple road shields on a single road link.
2025-09-253.0.47FIXEDServiceFixed the rendering of overlay geometries (lines and polygons) that span across the antimeridian. In addition, the Developer Guide now provides additional clarification on the behavior of overlay geometries crossing the antimeridian.
2025-09-253.0.47FIXEDServiceFixed the label length calculation for the 'bubble' marker, so that the label isn't much wider than necessary.
2025-09-253.0.47FIXEDServicePoint markers from custom overlays are now visible on the label resource. Additionally, lines and polygons are visible on the background resource. Both types of geometric shapes are also accessible on the base and blank resources.
2025-09-043.0.46CHANGEDMap in441jp212Removed road name abbreviations, for example, "Hwy" for "Highway".
2025-09-043.0.46FIXEDMap in441jp212Fixed misaligned railroads at tile borders.
2025-09-043.0.46FIXEDMap in441jp212Fixed the language selection for labels around Japan; non-Japanese labels now default to English ("en") as the primary language.
2025-09-043.0.46CHANGEDMap in441jp212Adjusted minimum zoom level for animal park polygons to ensure consistency with other landuse features.
2025-09-043.0.46FIXEDMap in441jp212Fixed missing lakes at zoom level 14.
2025-09-023.0.45FIXEDMap in438jp212Fixed incorrect road shield icons on the Japan map.
2025-09-023.0.45ADDEDServiceAdded full support for the ETag header in requests for image-based satellite tiles.
2025-08-143.0.44FIXEDMap in438jp203Fixed the representation of counties in Taiwan.
2025-07-233.0.43FIXEDMap in437jp203Updated the geo-politicalViews endpoint to include the geopolitical view added in the previous release.
2025-07-083.0.42CHANGEDMap in435jp203Updated the map version to in435jp203.
2025-07-013.0.41CHANGEDMap in433jp203Updated the map version to in433jp203.
2025-06-253.0.40FIXEDMap in433jp200The vehicle restriction icons now include a green cube addon icon, indicating that a particular restriction does not apply to delivery-related activities.
2025-06-253.0.40ADDEDMap in433jp200Added water country boundaries.
2025-06-253.0.40FIXEDMap in433jp200Fixed the road shield format in Spain.
2025-06-253.0.40FIXEDMap in433jp200Fixed missing trailer vehicle restrictions.
2025-05-123.0.38FIXEDMap in430jp200Fixed the incorrect language of Japanese lake labels, using the primary language as default for the cartography features without a primary variant.
2025-05-123.0.38CHANGEDMap in430jp200Changed the minimum display level for minor roads in Japan from 14 to 15.
2025-04-293.0.37CHANGEDMap in429jp192Updated the map version to in429jp192.
2025-04-233.0.36CHANGEDMap in428jp192Updated the map version to in428jp192.
2025-04-153.0.35ADDEDServiceAdded a "stack" icon to indicate that additional truck restrictions are present but not explicitly displayed.
2025-03-253.0.34CHANGEDMap in425jp192Updated the map version to in425jp192.
2025-03-133.0.33CHANGEDMap in424jp192Updated the map version to in424jp192.
2025-03-053.0.30FIXEDMap in423jp192Fixed missing annotations and admin labels on zoomed-in levels in sparse areas throughout Japan.
2025-03-053.0.30FIXEDMap in423jp192Fixed missing ferry line from ZL12 on the Japan map.
2025-03-053.0.30FIXEDServiceFixed missing vehicle restrictions in requests for label resource.
2025-02-123.0.27UPDATEDUpdated the international map version to in422 and reverted the Japan map version to jp184.
2025-02-053.0.26UPDATEDUpdated the Japan map version to jp186.
2025-01-233.0.25FIXEDMap in421jp184Fixed default language selection for the roads in Wallonia region of Belgium. The default language is now French.
2025-01-203.0.24FIXEDMap in420jp184Fixed an issue where administrative labels were missing for certain political views.
2025-01-203.0.24CHANGEDServiceIncreased the density of road-shields.
2025-01-203.0.24ADDEDServiceA new permanent_only feature mode was added to the vehicle_restrictions feature. The permanent_only mode only shows restrictions without time limits. Even if a time-limited restriction is active, it will not be displayed. This feature mode is in the beta stage and might change in future releases, without prior announcement.
2024-12-173.0.23CHANGEDMap in417jp182Updated the Japan map version to jp182.
2024-12-133.0.22CHANGEDServiceRevised the API error codes and descriptions to enhance consistency and clarity.
2024-12-093.0.21FIXEDMap in417jp180Restored some previously filtered-out roads at high zoom levels in Japan.
2024-12-093.0.21FIXEDMap in417jp180Fixed some visual artifacts that are part of transit lines.
2024-12-093.0.21FIXEDMap in417jp180Fixed some country and city labels that were incorrectly displayed in Japanese.
2024-12-093.0.21FIXEDMap in417jp180Fixed the incorrect gaps in the borders.
2024-12-093.0.21CHANGEDServiceChanged density and selection of visible truck restrictions - restriction with lesser priority are now displayed more often.
2024-12-093.0.21FIXEDServiceFixed missing parts of the map when rendering MIA image with wide aspect ratio and zoomed out to the globe level.
2024-11-073.0.20FIXEDMap in413jp177Fixed the default language for the country label of Belgium.
2024-10-213.0.18CHANGEDMap in410jp177Adjusted the visibility of hamlets in Ireland according to admin type priority.
2024-10-213.0.18CHANGEDMap in410jp177Updated mountain range filtering based on zoom level.
2024-10-213.0.18FIXEDMap in410jp177Fixed the discontinuities in boat-ferry lines in some countries.
2024-10-213.0.18CHANGEDMap in410jp177Adjusted road filtering on the Japan map to ensure a more balanced display of roads across different zoom levels.
2024-10-213.0.18FIXEDMap in410jp177Fixed unknown political views being converted to default in some cases.
2024-10-213.0.18FIXEDMap in410jp177Fixed the gaps in woodland areas on the tile border.
2024-10-013.0.17CHANGEDMap in407jp176Improved the quality of terrain data in Australia and large part of Europe.
2024-09-243.0.16FIXEDMap in407jp176Fixed the default language selection for location names in Belgium.
2024-09-123.0.15FIXEDMap in405jp176Fixed an occasionally incorrect one-way arrow direction in roads by changing the road merging logic at higher zoom levels.
2024-09-123.0.15FIXEDMap in405jp176Fixed the state name selection algorithm to correctly return full state name labels.
2024-09-123.0.15FIXEDMap in405jp176Fixed the Taiwan special municipality labels by changing their admin label type to city.
2024-09-123.0.15FIXEDMap in405jp176Fixed the city label selection algorithm for zoom levels lower than 8, excluding country and state labels from the calculation of the priority of the next important city.
2024-09-123.0.15CHANGEDMap in405jp176Improved building visualization to avoid self crossing building geometries.
2024-09-123.0.15ADDEDServiceAdded a new 'bubble' marker type, which expands horizontally depending on the label text length.
2024-09-123.0.15ADDEDServiceAdded a new low_speed_zones feature to display areas with low speed restrictions, for example 30 km/h. Valid values are disabled (default) and all. The low speed zones are available only in the Japan map.
2024-09-123.0.15ADDEDServiceAdded a new scale parameter to render scaled-up images for high-DPI displays. Valid values are 1 (default) and 2.
2024-08-083.0.14ADDEDMap in404jp168Incremental map data update.
2024-07-253.0.13FIXEDMap in403jp168Fixed the road network encoding for Route 41 in the USA (US-41) by changing the value from US:FL to US:US. The change enables the display of the correct road shield icons for that route.
2024-07-253.0.13FIXEDMap in403jp168Fixed the visualization of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
2024-07-183.0.12ADDEDServiceAdded distinct icons for grocery, clothing and shoe shopping POIs.
2024-07-183.0.12CHANGEDServiceIncreased road shield icon display density.
2024-07-183.0.12FIXEDServiceFixed missing display of some vehicle restriction icons on lower zoom levels.
2024-07-183.0.12ADDEDServiceAdded Japan specific roadside station icon: Michi no eki.
2024-07-183.0.12ADDEDServiceAdded a visualization of the public transit system. The visualization can be enabled by the following parameter value: features=public_transit:all_systems.
2024-07-183.0.12ADDEDServiceAdded /mia/v3/icons endpoint to retrieve customizable road shield icons. See Developer guide for more information.
2024-06-263.0.11CHANGEDMap in402jp168Filtered out small polygons from the extended woodland geometry.
2024-06-263.0.11CHANGEDMap in402jp168Increased label density for places.
2024-06-263.0.11CHANGEDMap in402jp168Minor roads which are not generaly accessible by cars, such as maintenance/support roads along motorways, are now rendered as pedestrian roads.
2024-06-193.0.10CHANGEDMap in401jp168Extended the display of area boundary to also include locations where two areas of the same kind meet, for example, where two different environmental zones touch. The change applies to the following area types: environmental zones, congestion zones, national parks, nature reserves, reservations, military areas, and water parks.
2024-06-193.0.10CHANGEDServiceImproved the legibility of building, street, boundary, ferry, and rail labels in the explore.satellite.day style.
2024-06-193.0.10CHANGEDServiceAdjusted label sizes in all styles.
2024-06-193.0.10ADDEDServiceAdded two new style variants: topo.night and logistics.satellite.day.
2024-06-053.0.9CHANGEDServiceImproved the legibility of labels in the explore.satellite.day style by increasing the font color contrast and size, and adjusting the brightness of satellite images.
2024-06-053.0.9CHANGEDServiceImproved the resolution of satellite imagery at zoom level 13.
2024-05-223.0.8FIXEDMap in399jp163Fixed state abbreviations when language is explicitly set.
2024-05-223.0.8FIXEDMap in399jp163Fixed road shields for Route 3 network in Ontario, Canada.
2024-05-223.0.8ADDEDServiceAdded support for the Feature object as the top-level object in GeoJSON. The Feature object no longer needs to be enclosed within the parent FeatureCollection object.
2024-05-223.0.8ADDEDServiceAdded support for the topo.day style in the Japan map.
2024-05-023.0.7CHANGEDMap in397jp163Modified vehicle_restrictions feature to not display truck restriction icon and road line overlay for roads allowing no through traffic except for delivery.
2024-05-023.0.7CHANGEDMap in397jp163Merged small adjacent woodland polygons into large ones to improve the quality of woodland coverage at lower zoom levels.
2024-05-023.0.7FIXEDMap in397jp163Fixed the missing mountain range lines at lower storage levels in the Japan map.
2024-05-023.0.7ADDEDServiceAdded a dedicated road shield icon for Indonesia.
2024-05-023.0.7ADDEDServiceAdded elevation contour lines to the topo.day style.
2024-05-023.0.7ADDEDServiceAdded a new logistics.night style which is a variant of the logistics.day style, optimized for viewing in a low-light environment.
2024-04-033.0.6FIXEDMap in393jp159Removed transliteration labels for POIs in the Japan map.
2024-04-033.0.6ADDEDMap in393jp159State labels for large countries are now abbreviated for zoom levels between 0 and 4.
2024-04-033.0.6FIXEDMap in393jp159Improved the river enlargement algorithm to produce better images at lower zoom levels.
2024-04-033.0.6CHANGEDMap in393jp159z_level values are omitted until zoom level 14 to improve the map rendering speed.
2024-04-033.0.6FIXEDMap in393jp159Removed duplicated water labels.
2024-04-033.0.6FIXEDMap in393jp159Removed duplicated building geometries in the Japan map.
2024-04-033.0.6CHANGEDMap in393jp159The primary name picking mechanism now selects the correct primary names only if a name that is matching the country code exists in the list of available names.
2024-04-033.0.6CHANGEDMap in393jp159Road shield information is now generated from a shared data source, aligning all corresponding representations.
2024-04-033.0.6FIXEDMap in393jp159Added the missing low zoom level data configuration for woodlands and administrative labels, for example, for zoom level 6.
2024-03-193.0.5ADDEDServiceAdded z-level rendering for roads to ensure the correct display of bridges and overpasses.
2024-03-193.0.5ADDEDServiceAdded the Viewport-Bottom-Left, Viewport-Top-Right, and Viewport-Zoom headers to the HERE Map Image API v3 response format to facilitate extracting the actual map image position.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed overlapping polygonal roads and road polylines in Japan.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed missing water labels, bay labels and harbor labels in Japan.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed the administrative labels in Japan to display the correct primary name. Changed the default language for labels in Japan to Japanese.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed missing lake labels on zoom level 12 in Japan.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed incorrect country, state, and city labels.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed missing water labels for polygonal rivers in Japan.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed incorrect road shield labels for some shields that were lacking a dash character on specific zoom levels.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Resolved rendering inconsistencies caused by absent geometries in certain rivers, lakes, and seas.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed disappearing decorative_dashed_line at level 15 in Japan.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDMap in392jp157Fixed incorrect road shield names on rural roads in Thailand.
2024-03-133.0.4ADDEDServiceAdded an outline display for polygonal roads in Japan.
2024-03-133.0.4ADDEDServiceAdded additional label placement options for POI labels. Labels can now be displayed at the top, right, and left of the POI icon.
2024-03-133.0.4ADDEDServiceAdded additional localized bank POIs.
2024-03-133.0.4CHANGEDServiceIncreased HTTP response header max_age to 1 day.
2024-03-133.0.4FIXEDServiceImproved the alternative language selection process when the user's preferred language is not available.
2024-02-083.0.3FIXEDMap in389jp147Fixed missing bay and harbor labels.
2024-02-083.0.3FIXEDMap in389jp147Fixed missing lake labels on zoom level 13.
2024-02-083.0.3FIXEDServiceExcluded the street name from the vehicle restriction shield when the secondary language is enabled.
2024-01-233.0.2FIXEDServiceIncreased city center label density by displaying some of the city centers at the lower zoom levels.
2024-01-233.0.2FIXEDServiceFixed parameter validation error when the view parameter is using the bbox format. The longitude was wrongly limited to -90 degrees to 90 degrees. The valid longitude range is -180 degrees to 180 degrees.
2024-01-233.0.2ADDEDServiceAdded a new ppi parameter value: 200. This option provides an alternative when you find that ppi=100 results in labels that are too small, and ppi=400 creates labels that are too large.
2023-12-043.0.1FIXEDMap in383jp147Fixed inconsistencies in the toll road display on different storage levels.
2023-12-043.0.1UPDATEDMap in383jp147The internal source of woodland data has been updated.
2023-12-043.0.1DEPRECATEDServiceThe mv parameter, used for specifying the map version, is now deprecated. Although the API will continue to accept the mv parameter during a transition period of 6 months, its value will no longer have any effect. The resulting output will always be based on the latest map version.
2023-12-043.0.1ADDEDServiceAdded a new map style called topo.day. This style is the next-generation version of the terrain.day style in the HERE Map Tile API.
2023-11-223.0.0ADDEDMap in381jp144First release of HERE Map Image API v3.
2023-11-223.0.0ADDEDServiceFirst release of HERE Map Image API v3.

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