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Product 04 — Baidu Map Global Services
BAIDU MAP GLOBAL
China's earliest overseas map service — one SDK covering domestic and international with seamless switching. 200+ countries and regions, 340M POIs, 70M km road network, three overseas regions (EU / North America / Southeast Asia) with GDPR compliance. The most experienced, widest-coverage, and most stable mapping provider that meets national surveying security requirements.
200+
Countries & regions covered
340M
Total POIs worldwide
70M km
Road network length
52
RGC supported languages
EU
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTHEAST ASIA
3 overseas regions · GDPR compliant · low latency
C1
Positioning
Globally self-built positioning service, unified domestic-overseas experience. Fuses GPS / Wi-Fi / cell-tower signals for indoor and outdoor scenarios. Millisecond response on self-owned infrastructure with high-concurrency support across 200+ countries and regions. Covers smart hardware: kids' watches, elderly care, pet tracking, vehicle devices, IoT asset tracking, wearables.
C2
Multilingual Base Map
Domestic base map already supports 16 languages via AI translation models plus professional human review. Overseas multilingual rollout: Q2 brings global Chinese + English base maps and local languages for key countries (Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian first); Q3 expands major European languages; H2 adds more regions based on demand.
C3
Global POI Search
Covers global popular scenarios with intelligent retrieval for travel and lifestyle services. In-view search retrieves POIs within the current map viewport precisely; place input suggestions recommend related locations in real time with smart completion to boost input efficiency. Search by keyword around a point, within a city, or inside a rectangular region.
C4
RGC Reverse Geocoding
China's first internationalized RGC service: input coordinates, get address info, administrative divisions, and nearby POI data in one call. Covers 200+ countries and regions with 52 language settings. The only RGC service that converts global coordinates to multilingual addresses while returning surrounding POIs in the same call.
C5
Route Planning
Multiple travel modes across 200+ countries and regions. Driving: real-time traffic avoidance, multiple route options, ETA estimation. Walking: precise pedestrian routing with alternatives. Transit: real-time schedules and transfer plans. Cycling routes also supported.
RGN
Compliance & Regions
Three overseas regions — Europe, North America, Southeast Asia — deployed for proximity access, service stability, and low latency. Meets GDPR and international data compliance requirements. RGC and image services are already deployed; remaining services roll out through 2026.
Completed
Base Map
Domestic English full-scenario coverage
Compliance
Three overseas regions deployed
Q2 Launching
Base Map
Overseas global Chinese + English base maps; local languages for key countries
RGC
Global 12-language support
Positioning
Overseas capability upgrade
Q3 Planned
Languages
Major European language expansion; multilingual search upgrade
H2 On Demand
Languages
Additional region language expansion based on customer demand
Regions
Remaining services deploy to overseas regions through 2026
📱
Smart Hardware
Kids' watches, elderly care devices, pet trackers, and vehicle units that ship globally. One positioning SDK covers 200+ countries out of the box — fusing GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell-tower signals so devices report accurate locations from underground malls to open highways, with millisecond response supporting millions of concurrent devices.
✈
Online Travel
Travel platforms serving cross-border users: global POI search surfaces attractions, hotels, restaurants with multilingual display; driving and transit route planning with real-time schedules keeps itinerary building effortless. Users in Tokyo see Japanese labels, users in Bangkok see Thai — same app, one integration.
🏛
Government & Finance
English citizen-service maps for international-facing government portals and financial institutions. Private POI mapping lets agencies upload internal service points; RGC resolves coordinates to proper administrative addresses for compliance-grade records. A mapping provider meeting national surveying-security requirements — critical for regulated sectors.
🚚
Global Logistics
Cross-border fleets tracked in real time with dispatch optimization. Geofencing triggers alerts when vehicles enter or leave zones; RGC converts coordinates into structured delivery addresses for last-mile sorting. One console manages domestic and overseas operations — no separate vendor stacks to reconcile.
| Capability |
Baidu Map Global |
Google Maps Platform |
| China Coverage |
✓ Full compliant coverage — licensed provider under China surveying law |
Limited / restricted in mainland China |
| One SDK, Global |
✓ Same SDK switches domestic & overseas seamlessly — one integration |
Works globally but not in China — teams often maintain two map stacks |
| Geocoding Price* |
~$0.83 / 10K calls (RMB 60 flat) |
$5.00 / 1K calls (after 10K free/mo) |
| Route Planning* |
~$0.42 / 10K calls (RMB 30 flat) |
$5.00 / 1K calls (Directions Essentials) |
| RGC Languages |
52 language settings + nearby POIs in one call |
Returns address in local language primarily |
| Data Compliance |
✓ GDPR-ready EU/NA/SEA regions + China surveying law compliant |
GDPR compliant, but no China data license |
| Billing Model |
Flat RMB pricing per 10K calls + annual license — predictable, RMB invoicing with 6% VAT |
USD tiered SKUs (Essentials/Pro/Enterprise), usage aggregation across projects |
* Baidu overseas list prices from official overseas quotation (RMB, tax-included), converted at ~7.2 RMB/USD for comparison. Google prices from Google Maps Platform public pricing (Essentials tier, up to 100K volume, after monthly free cap). Actual costs vary with volume tiers and currency rates.
| Service |
Daily Quota |
Unit Price |
Description |
| Overseas Map SDK | 12,000 | RMB 2 / 10K | Android / iOS map SDK display |
| Overseas Geocoding | 1,000 | RMB 60 / 10K | Structured English overseas addresses to coordinates + administrative divisions |
| Overseas RGC | 1,000 | RMB 30 / 10K | Coordinates to address + nearby POIs, 52 language settings |
| Overseas POI Search | 1,000 | RMB 30 / 10K | Keyword search for nearby, in-city, and rectangular-region POIs |
| Overseas Route Planning | 1,000 | RMB 30 / 10K | Driving, transit, walking, and cycling route planning |
Commercial License:
Map commercial license (Basic) at RMB 50,000 / year — required for commercial use of Map / Positioning / Navigation SDKs and JS API. Prices include 6% VAT with special VAT invoice. Quote valid 30 days. Payment terms per agreement.
Technical Specifications
| Coverage | 200+ countries and regions |
| POI Total | 340 million POIs worldwide |
| Road Network | 70 million kilometers |
| Overseas Regions | Europe / North America / Southeast Asia — GDPR compliant |
| RGC Languages | 52 language settings |
| Base Map Languages | Domestic: 16 online · Overseas: global CN/EN + local languages rolling out |
| Route Modes | Driving, transit, walking, cycling |
| SDK Platforms | Android, iOS, JavaScript API |
| Commercial License | RMB 50,000 / year (Basic) — required for commercial SDK / JS API use |