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Raster Tile API v3 Changelog

VersionDateDomainChangeDescription
3.0.1212026-04-08Map in461jp239ADDEDAdded support for consuming continent labels from ROM (Rendering Object Model) for OMV map data.
3.0.1192026-03-25Map in460jp239FIXEDFixed 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.
3.0.1162026-03-12Map in458jp239CHANGEDImproved 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.
3.0.1162026-03-12Map in458jp239CHANGEDImproved administrative label naming for India by adopting primary names from the map data source, providing consistency in default language encoding across mapping services.
3.0.1162026-03-12Map in458jp239FIXEDFixed the default political view to correctly display the Gaza Strip boundary with a dashed line, ensuring accurate territorial representation.
3.0.1152026-03-05Map in455jp236CHANGEDUpdated map version to in455jp236.
3.0.1152026-03-05Map in455jp236CHANGEDImproved terrain data quality with a new source for Canada and reduced the number of rendering artifacts along the France-Switzerland border.
3.0.1102026-02-04Map in454jp234FIXEDFixed missing Taiwanese state labels.
3.0.1002026-01-13ServiceFIXEDFixed the incorrect satellite storage level when using the size=512 with scale=2 parameter values.
3.0.822025-12-17Map in451jp232FIXEDFixed the missing road shield state codes in Spain.
3.0.822025-12-17Map in451jp232FIXEDFixed 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.
3.0.822025-12-17ServiceFIXEDImproved 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.
3.0.822025-12-17ServiceADDEDAdded 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).
3.0.822025-12-17ServiceADDEDAdded support for the truck_preferred_roads feature.
3.0.732025-11-25Map in449jp227FIXEDFixed missing mountain peaks in the Japan map.
3.0.732025-11-25Map in449jp227CHANGEDImplemented the correct POI filtering for the quality score in the Japan map.
3.0.732025-11-25Map in449jp227CHANGEDThe Japan map now uses full names as primary for Japanese aza admin labels.
3.0.732025-11-25Map in449jp227FIXEDFixed geometry disruptions in railroad features at zoomed-out levels, ensuring continuous rendering of railroads on the map.
3.0.732025-11-25Map in449jp227FIXEDFixed incorrect English names that were set as primary for non-Japanese labels in the Japan map.
3.0.732025-11-25Map in449jp227CHANGEDThe Japan map now uses full names for Japanese municipality admin labels at zoom levels greater than 12.
3.0.702025-10-27Map in447jp212FIXEDFixed the default political views displayed on water labels and removed redundant political labels for improved map visualization.
3.0.692025-10-09Map in445jp212FIXEDFixed road shields expanding onto the roads without road shields.
3.0.692025-10-09Map in445jp212FIXEDFixed missing railroads segments at certain zoom levels.
3.0.672025-09-25Map in443jp212FIXEDFixed empty highway shields on the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario.
3.0.672025-09-25Map in443jp212FIXEDFixed 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.
3.0.672025-09-25ServiceADDEDAdded support for displaying multiple road shields on a single road link.
3.0.662025-09-04Map in441jp212CHANGEDRemoved road name abbreviations, for example, "Hwy" for "Highway".
3.0.662025-09-04Map in441jp212FIXEDFixed misaligned railroads at tile borders.
3.0.662025-09-04Map in441jp212FIXEDFixed the language selection for labels around Japan; non-Japanese labels now default to English ("en") as the primary language.
3.0.662025-09-04Map in441jp212CHANGEDAdjusted minimum zoom level for animal park polygons to ensure consistency with other landuse features.
3.0.662025-09-04Map in441jp212FIXEDFixed missing lakes at zoom level 14.
3.0.652025-09-02Map in438jp212FIXEDFixed incorrect road shield icons on the Japan map.
3.0.652025-09-02ServiceADDEDAdded full support for the ETag header in requests for image-based satellite tiles.
3.0.642025-08-14Map in438jp203FIXEDFixed the representation of counties in Taiwan.
3.0.642025-08-14ServiceADDEDAdded support for large tiles (size=512) to the dem style.
3.0.632025-07-23Map in437jp203FIXEDUpdated the geo-politicalViews endpoint to include the geopolitical view added in the previous release.
3.0.622025-07-08Map in435jp203CHANGEDUpdated the map version to in435jp203.
3.0.612025-07-01Map in433jp203CHANGEDUpdated the map version to in433jp203.
3.0.602025-06-25Map in433jp200FIXEDThe vehicle restriction icons now include a green cube addon icon, indicating that a particular restriction does not apply to delivery-related activities.
3.0.602025-06-25Map in433jp200ADDEDAdded water country boundaries.
3.0.602025-06-25Map in433jp200FIXEDFixed the road shield format in Spain.
3.0.602025-06-25Map in433jp200FIXEDFixed missing trailer vehicle restrictions.
3.0.592025-06-04Map in431jp200FIXEDFixed incorrect language selection for certain labels (for example, the Willemstad city label).
3.0.592025-06-04Map in431jp200FIXEDAdded missing town labels in Ukraine.
3.0.592025-06-04ServiceCHANGEDChanged the behavior of the vehicle_restrictions and public_transit features on base and labels tiles. On base tiles, these features now show the respective lines (vehicle restriction lines or public transit lines), whereas on labels tiles, these features show the respective icons. This update enables displaying lines below any other labels.
3.0.582025-05-12Map in430jp200FIXEDFixed the incorrect language of Japanese lake labels, using the primary language as default for the cartography features without a primary variant.
3.0.582025-05-12Map in430jp200CHANGEDChanged the minimum display level for minor roads in Japan from 14 to 15.
3.0.572025-04-29Map in429jp192CHANGEDUpdated the map version to in429jp192.
3.0.562025-04-23ServiceCHANGEDUpdated the map version to in428jp192.
3.0.552025-04-15ServiceADDEDAdded the dem style that provides Digital Elevation Model (DEM) tiles. This style encodes heights above sea level as RGB color components in 256x256 PNG tiles. For more information, see the HERE Raster Tile API Developer Guide.
3.0.552025-04-15ServiceADDEDAdded a "stack" icon to indicate that additional truck restrictions are present but not explicitly displayed.
3.0.542025-03-25Map in425jp192CHANGEDUpdated the map version to in425jp192.
3.0.532025-03-13Map in424jp192CHANGEDUpdated the map version to in424jp192.
3.0.502025-03-05Map in423jp192FIXEDFixed missing annotations and admin labels on zoomed-in levels in sparse areas throughout Japan.
3.0.502025-03-05Map in423jp192FIXEDFixed missing ferry line from ZL12 on the Japan map.
3.0.502025-03-05ServiceFIXEDFixed missing vehicle restrictions in requests for label resource.
3.0.472025-02-12Map in422jp184UPDATEDUpdated the international map version to in422 and reverted the Japan map version to jp184.
3.0.462025-02-05Map in421jp186UPDATEDUpdated the Japan map version to jp186.
3.0.462025-02-05ServiceFIXEDFixed PNG8 image compression for tiles that are using the satellite.day scheme. For the list of recommended image formats per style, see Image formats.
3.0.452025-01-23Map in421jp184FIXEDFixed default language selection for the roads in Wallonia region of Belgium. The default language is now French.
3.0.442025-01-20Map in420jp184FIXEDFixed an issue where administrative labels were missing for certain political views.
3.0.442025-01-20ServiceCHANGEDIncreased the density of road-shields.
3.0.442025-01-20ServiceADDEDA 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.
3.0.432024-12-17Map in417jp182CHANGEDUpdated the Japan map version to jp182.
3.0.422024-12-13ServiceCHANGEDRevised the API error codes and descriptions to enhance consistency and clarity.
3.0.412024-12-09Map in417jp180FIXEDRestored some previously filtered-out roads at high zoom levels in Japan.
3.0.412024-12-09Map in417jp180FIXEDFixed some visual artifacts that are part of transit lines.
3.0.412024-12-09Map in417jp180FIXEDFixed some country and city labels that were incorrectly displayed in Japanese.
3.0.412024-12-09Map in417jp180FIXEDFixed the incorrect gaps in the borders.
3.0.412024-12-09ServiceCHANGEDChanged density and selection of visible truck restrictions - restriction with lesser priority are now displayed more often.
3.0.402024-11-07Map in413jp177FIXEDFixed the default language for the country label of Belgium.
3.0.382024-10-21Map in410jp177CHANGEDAdjusted the visibility of hamlets in Ireland according to admin type priority.
3.0.382024-10-21Map in410jp177CHANGEDUpdated mountain range filtering based on zoom level.
3.0.382024-10-21Map in410jp177FIXEDFixed the discontinuities in boat-ferry lines in some countries.
3.0.382024-10-21Map in410jp177CHANGEDAdjusted road filtering on the Japan map to ensure a more balanced display of roads across different zoom levels.
3.0.382024-10-21Map in410jp177FIXEDFixed unknown political views being converted to default in some cases.
3.0.382024-10-21Map in410jp177FIXEDFixed the gaps in woodland areas on the tile border.
3.0.372024-10-01Map in407jp176CHANGEDImproved the quality of terrain data in Australia and large part of Europe.
3.0.362024-09-24Map in407jp176FIXEDFixed the default language selection for location names in Belgium.
3.0.342024-08-08Map in404jp168ADDEDIncremental map data update.
3.0.332024-07-25Map in403jp168FIXEDFixed 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.
3.0.332024-07-25Map in403jp168FIXEDFixed the visualization of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
3.0.322024-07-18ServiceADDEDAdded distinct icons for grocery, clothing and shoe shopping POIs.
3.0.322024-07-18ServiceCHANGEDIncreased road shield icon display density.
3.0.322024-07-18ServiceFIXEDFixed missing display of some vehicle restriction icons on lower zoom levels.
3.0.322024-07-18ServiceADDEDAdded Japan specific roadside station icon: Michi no eki.
3.0.322024-07-18ServiceADDEDAdded a visualization of the public transit system. The visualization can be enabled by the following parameter value: features=public_transit:all_systems.
3.0.312024-06-26Map in402jp168CHANGEDFiltered out small polygons from the extended woodland geometry.
3.0.312024-06-26Map in402jp168CHANGEDIncreased label density for places.
3.0.312024-06-26Map in402jp168CHANGEDMinor roads which are not generaly accessible by cars, such as maintenance/support roads along motorways, are now rendered as pedestrian roads.
3.0.302024-06-19Map in401jp168CHANGEDExtended 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.
3.0.302024-06-19ServiceCHANGEDImproved the legibility of building, street, boundary, ferry, and rail labels in the explore.satellite.day style.
3.0.302024-06-19ServiceCHANGEDAdjusted label sizes in all styles.
3.0.302024-06-19ServiceADDEDAdded two new style variants: topo.night and logistics.satellite.day.
3.0.292024-06-05ServiceCHANGEDImproved 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.
3.0.292024-06-05ServiceCHANGEDImproved the resolution of satellite imagery at zoom level 13.
3.0.282024-05-22Map in399jp163FIXEDFixed state abbreviations when language is explicitly set.
3.0.282024-05-22Map in399jp163FIXEDFixed road shields for Route 3 network in Ontario, Canada.
3.0.282024-05-22ServiceADDEDAdded support for the topo.day style in the Japan map.
3.0.272024-05-02Map in397jp163CHANGEDModified vehicle_restrictions feature to not display truck restriction icon and road line overlay for roads allowing no through traffic except for delivery.
3.0.272024-05-02Map in397jp163CHANGEDMerged small adjacent woodland polygons into large ones to improve the quality of woodland coverage at lower zoom levels.
3.0.272024-05-02Map in397jp163FIXEDFixed the missing mountain range lines at lower storage levels in the Japan map.
3.0.272024-05-02ServiceADDEDAdded a dedicated road shield icon for Indonesia.
3.0.272024-05-02ServiceADDEDAdded elevation contour lines to the topo.day style.
3.0.272024-05-02ServiceADDEDAdded a new logistics.night style which is a variant of the logistics.day style, optimized for viewing in a low-light environment.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159FIXEDRemoved transliteration labels for POIs in the Japan map.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159ADDEDState labels for large countries are now abbreviated for zoom levels between 0 and 4.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159FIXEDImproved the river enlargement algorithm to produce better images at lower zoom levels.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159CHANGEDz_level​ values are omitted until zoom level 14 to improve the map rendering speed.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159FIXEDRemoved duplicated water labels.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159FIXEDRemoved duplicated building geometries in the Japan map.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159CHANGEDThe 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.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159CHANGEDRoad shield information is now generated from a shared data source, aligning all corresponding representations.
3.0.262024-04-03Map in393jp159FIXEDAdded the missing low zoom level data configuration for woodlands and administrative labels, for example, for zoom level 6.
3.0.252024-03-19ServiceADDEDAdded z-level rendering for roads to ensure the correct display of bridges and overpasses.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed the overlapping polygonal roads and road polylines in the Japan map.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed the missing water labels, bay labels, and harbor labels in the Japan map.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed the administrative labels in Japan to display the correct primary name. Changed the default language for labels in Japan to Japanese.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed missing lake labels on zoom level 12 in Japan map.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed incorrect country, state, and city labels.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed missing water labels for polygonal rivers in Japan.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed incorrect road shield labels for some shields that were lacking a dash character on specific zoom levels.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDResolved rendering inconsistencies caused by absent geometries in certain rivers, lakes, and seas.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed disappearing decorative_dashed_line at level 15 in Japan.
3.0.242024-03-13Map in392jp157FIXEDFixed mislabeled road shield names for rural roads in Thailand.
3.0.242024-03-13ServiceADDEDAdded an outline display for polygonal roads in Japan.
3.0.242024-03-13ServiceADDEDAdded additional label placement options for POI labels. Labels can now be displayed at the top, right, and left of the POI icon.
3.0.242024-03-13ServiceADDEDAdded additional localized bank POIs.
3.0.242024-03-13ServiceCHANGEDIncreased HTTP response header max_age to 1 day.
3.0.242024-03-13ServiceFIXEDImproved the alternative language selection process when the user's preferred language is not available.
3.0.232024-02-08Map in389jp147FIXEDFixed some missing bay and harbor labels.
3.0.232024-02-08Map in389jp147FIXEDFixed missing lake labels on zoom level 13.
3.0.232024-02-08ServiceFIXEDExcluded the street name from the vehicle restriction shield when the secondary language is enabled.
3.0.202023-12-04Map in383jp147UPDATEDThe internal source of woodland data has been updated.
3.0.202023-12-04Map in383jp147FIXEDFixed inconsistencies in the toll road display on different storage levels.
3.0.202023-12-04ServiceADDEDAdded 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.
3.0.202023-12-04ServiceDEPRECATEDThe 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.
3.0.192023-11-14Map in381jp144CHANGEDChanged the UK boundary type from country to state.
3.0.192023-11-14Map in381jp144FIXEDRemoved Canadian state borders that were displayed along the Hudson Bay coast line.
3.0.192023-11-14Map in381jp144CHANGEDChanged the capital type from country to state for Scotland, North Ireland, and Wales.
3.0.192023-11-14Map in381jp144FIXEDFixed mountain peak identifiers to be consistent across all storage levels.
3.0.192023-11-14ServiceADDEDAdded elevation visualization for mountain peaks.
3.0.192023-11-14ServiceFIXEDImproved the selection of administrative labels based on state or county capital status and size.
3.0.172023-10-18ServiceADDEDAdded additional vehicle restrictions related to the number of axles: weight per axle group, weight per axle number.
3.0.172023-10-18ServiceFIXEDThe map now hides public transit icons when the poi feature is set to disabled.
3.0.172023-10-18ServiceADDEDAdded a new map style called logistics.day. This style is optimized to provide clear and relevant information for efficient route planning, navigation, and logistics operations.
3.0.172023-10-18ServiceADDEDAdded lite.night and lite.satellite.day styles. The new styles are variants of the explore style optimized for use as a background for overlays.
3.0.162023-09-28ServiceCHANGEDThe elevation map data has been refreshed, resulting in a reduction of artifacts in specific areas.
3.0.152023-09-18Map in375jp139FIXEDFixed missing aza/oaza labels.
3.0.152023-09-18Map in375jp139ADDEDAdded the special building category to the simplified building level.
3.0.152023-09-18ServiceADDEDAdded bathymetry.
3.0.142023-09-06ServiceUPDATEDThe country boundary display was improved by increasing the line width and applying a more saturated color. In addition, the state boundary display changes to a dashed line on zoomed-in levels.
3.0.142023-09-06ServiceADDEDThe "Business Facility" POI category is now displayed.
3.0.142023-09-06ServiceCHANGEDElevation map data is updated. Coverage and resolution have been improved.
3.0.132023-08-07Map in366jp134UPDATEDUpdated the Japan map version.
3.0.122023-07-25ServiceCHANGEDImproved outline styles for Environmental & Congestion Zones.
3.0.122023-07-25ServiceCHANGEDGraphical/design fixes and improvements for road shields.
3.0.122023-07-25ServiceFIXEDFixed an issue with invalid memory access that occurred when processing text starting with characters from multiple scripts.
3.0.122023-07-25ServiceCHANGEDNetworking fixes and performance improvements.
3.0.112023-07-11ServiceCHANGEDThe internal implementation of the service has been improved.
3.0.102023-06-22Map in366jp128FIXEDThe administrative borders view of Georgia now includes the default, Georgian, Turkish, North Cyprus, Abkhasian, and South Ossetian geopolitical views.
3.0.102023-06-22Map in366jp128FIXEDFixed the Patagonian Icefield border view for the default and Argentinian geopolitical views.
3.0.102023-06-22ServiceCHANGEDImproved the styling of motorway exit numbers.
3.0.92023-06-15ServiceCHANGEDTo enhance consistency, slight adjustments have been made to the road widths and colors across all road display styles.
3.0.92023-06-15ServiceFIXEDFixed ETag generation. In some cases, a different ETag was returned despite the same content.
3.0.92023-06-15ServiceFIXEDFixed cut vehicle_restrictions icons.
3.0.92023-06-15ServiceFIXEDFixed OpenAPI definitions: In the RenderFeaturesParam schema, the type value was changed from array to string. The type value is now consistent with the example. The MapVersionSchema regular expression was modified to support up to 3 character data source identifiers.
3.0.82023-06-08Map in364jp128CHANGEDGlaciers and desert polygons are now gradually visible starting from level 0 and filtered only based on area.
3.0.82023-06-08ServiceADDEDAdded a new map style called lite.day. This style is designed to serve as a background for overlays. You can now use this new style as a base map to display your own map data on top of it.
3.0.82023-06-08ServiceADDEDAdded error descriptions to the OpenAPI definition.
3.0.82023-06-08ServiceCHANGEDImproved the visual hierarchy of city labels.
3.0.72023-04-20Map in358jp128ADDEDAdded mountain range labels.
3.0.72023-04-20Map in358jp128UPDATEDGlaciers and desert polygons are now gradually included starting from level 0 and filtered only based on area.
3.0.72023-04-20ServiceFIXEDThe selection of the quantization algorithm for PNG8-compressed images was adjusted to choose an appropriate variation when the image includes an alpha channel, such as when generating label or traffic overlays.
3.0.62023-03-30ServiceADDEDHillshading is now part of the explore.day and explore.night styles.
3.0.52023-03-23Map in355jp128ADDEDAdded Haiti state labels.
3.0.52023-03-23Map in355jp128ADDEDIncreased the land parcels coverage in Australia.
3.0.52023-03-23Map in355jp128CHANGEDChanged the starting zoom level from 6 to 7 for border visibility of Latvia, Moldova, and Slovenia.
3.0.52023-03-23Map in355jp128FIXEDFixes for hand-placed ocean and sea labels with specified display levels from configuration file.
3.0.52023-03-23Map in355jp128FIXEDFixed incorrect merge of railroad lines with bridge/tunnel attributes.
3.0.52023-03-23Map in355jp128FIXEDRemoved unexpected labels for railroads and tram lines.
3.0.42023-03-16ServiceFIXEDThe max-age cache control directive is removed from response headers of failed responses that have the status code 500. This update enables clients to retry a request immediately.
3.0.32023-03-09ServiceFIXEDTiles requested with the satellite.day style and the jpeg image compression now return correct tile content for all regions and zoom levels.
3.0.22023-03-06ServiceADDEDA new feature to render tile with vehicle restrictions only is added. See tutorials for an example. The Migration guide has been updated with instructions on how to migrate from Truck Only Tile.

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