---
id: aws-cdk-aws-location-alpha
version: "2.265.0a0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# aws-cdk.aws-location-alpha — The CDK Construct Library for AWS::Location

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 179.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package is an experimental AWS CDK construct library that wraps Amazon Location Service resources into Python-friendly infrastructure-as-code components. It lets you define geofence collections (virtual boundaries for location tracking), trackers (device position storage and history), maps, place indexes (geolocation search), route calculators, and API keys as CDK constructs rather than raw CloudFormation or SDK calls.

The library is part of the broader AWS CDK ecosystem and depends on aws-cdk-lib, constructs, jsii, and publication. It's actively maintained but explicitly marked as experimental—the APIs may change in breaking ways between releases without following semantic versioning. Use it when you're building location-enabled applications on AWS and want to manage Location Service infrastructure through CDK, but be prepared to update code when upgrading versions.

Use it for:

- Build geofence-based alerts by defining geofence collections and trackers as CDK constructs in a Python CDK app.
- Create location-aware applications with maps and place search by provisioning Map and PlaceIndex resources via CDK.
- Grant IAM permissions to Location Service resources using the construct's grant() methods instead of writing raw IAM policies.
- Manage route calculation infrastructure by defining RouteCalculator constructs with your chosen data provider (Esri or HERE).
- Provision unauthenticated API keys for client-side Location Service calls with fine-grained action permissions.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides AWS CDK constructs for building Location Service resources—geofence collections, trackers, maps, place indexes, route calculators, and API keys—with Python bindings.

Yes, if you're building on AWS CDK and need Location Service infrastructure. Install friction is low and maintenance is active. However, the experimental status means breaking changes are possible on upgrade—pin your version and test upgrades carefully. No known security vulnerabilities. The permissive Apache-2.0 license poses no legal barrier.

## Install

pip install aws-cdk-aws-location-alpha
uv add aws-cdk-aws-location-alpha
poetry add aws-cdk-aws-location-alpha

## Installing aws-cdk.aws-location-alpha

Before you install: Active maintenance with a recent release (1 day old) and low install friction. Depends on aws-cdk-lib, constructs, jsii, and publication—all standard CDK ecosystem packages. Supports Python 3.10 through 3.14.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects without significant legal constraints.

Quickstart:

pip install aws-cdk-aws-location-alpha

from aws_cdk import aws_location as location
from aws_cdk import aws_kms as kms

geofence_collection = location.GeofenceCollection(
    self, "GeofenceCollection",
    geofence_collection_name="MyGeofenceCollection",
    kms_key=kms_key
)

Requires AWS CDK to be installed and an active AWS environment; constructs are experimental and subject to breaking changes between releases.

Verify before relying:

- Stability guarantees and timeline for graduating from alpha/experimental status.
- Performance characteristics or limits for geofence collections and trackers at scale.
- Data provider costs and regional availability for Esri and HERE integrations.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 179.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

aws location service cdk, geofence collection construct, tracker management cdk, aws location maps python, route calculator construct, place index cdk, location-based services infrastructure, aws-cdk, location-services, infrastructure-as-code

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