What is the Bee?

The Bee is an intelligent camera device that is mounted in vehicles. It looks like a dashcam, but inside it is far more than a dashcam. The Bee supports three main use cases.

Maps are one of the most critical pieces of infrastructure for human society and the global economy.

around the world use mapping apps every day. Millions of organizations, from businesses to government agencies, rely on mapping APIs and services to support their operations. With every year that passes, more and more of the world's 1.5 billion vehicles use advanced technology features that demand richer map data than ever before.

Analysts estimate the mapping industry has a market size of, including mapping apps and APIs, geospatial analytics, GIS, and map data collection.

But there's a problem.

Most of today's maps are built by deploying dedicated vehicles to collect high-quality, street-level imagery. That's expensive, so mapmaking is consolidated among the few companies with the capital to map roads at global scale. It means maps often don't reflect current realities on the ground.

And yet, most roads are driven every day. In the United States alone, 3.26 trillion miles in 2022, or 8.9 billion miles per day. So why can’t ordinary people, and ordinary cars, collect map data?

Unboxing the Bee

What's in the box:

Pick the option that matches what you’re trying to do. Each one takes you directly to the right section.

Quick Start: First 5 steps with your Bee

Powering Up

1. Find your car’s 12V outlet (often near the dash or console).

2. Plug in the included adaptor.

3. Connect the cable to the Bee’s Power port (underside of device).

LED for Power

The Bee is designed to be powered using a 12 volt accessory outlet. While the Bee may be powered using a USB-C charging port, not all vehicles supply enough power to these ports to successfully power the Bee.

Approved Vehicle Types

Approved Vehicles Mount Positions

Forward Facing Only

• High-quality begins with great mount positions. There are currently two approved mount positions (as shown below).

Example Approved Mounts

Your Bee is powered and mounted. You’re now ready to Connect and Activate in the next step.

Inserting a Nano SIM card into your Bee

Is my Bee LTE Activated?

The first time you connect to your Bee with an active SIM card via the Bee Maps App, you’ll see a banner in the Bee Maps App that says “Your Bee is passively mapping using LTE.”

iOS: Connect Bee Maps App to Bee

1. Power on your Bee.

2. Turn on WiFi on your iPhone.

Mount check

Mount Check helps you confirm your Bee has a clear, level view of the road so your mapping data is accurate.

1. Connect App to your Bee.

The Bee section lets you view and manage your Bee device connection, upload settings, and software.

How to Find it

• Open Bee Maps App.

What are AI Reports and Assistant?

AI tools that give you automated reports (AI Reports) and the ability to ask questions (AI Assistant) about your fleet and the thing they are seeing.

• AI Reports → Automated dashboards that track driver performance, trip trends, and fleet efficiency without manual work.

What is Live Monitoring?

Live Monitoring gives you real-time visibility into driver status, location, and activity.

• Vehicle location and speed → Current speed, location, and status (driving, idling, offline)

Integrate fleet intelligence from the Bee directly into your own systems. Whether you want to pull trip data into your dashboards or trigger workflows when new events occur, our APIs and Webhooks make it simple to extend our Beekeeper fleet data into your operations.

Why Use Them?

• – Request data on demand. Pull trip history, driver profiles, or device status into your internal tools and reporting dashboards.

What is Connection?

• The Connection section allows you to link your Bee Maps account to a supported Solana wallet.

• The connected wallet becomes your primary wallet and will automatically receive all HONEY rewards generated by all devices in your fleet.

Configure your Bee Maps account identity. Update your display name, email, and organization details to keep your account accurate and consistent across all Bee Maps tools.

• Update your Display Name and Email Address.

The Search function lets you quickly locate maps, devices, and drivers within your Bee Maps platform. Use the filters below to find exactly what you’re looking for:

• Map → Search by address or location.

• Device ID → Enter a device’s unique ID to pull it up directly.

• Device IMEI → Look up a device using its IMEI number.

If your SIM card is active but you don't have service, update APN Settings in the Bee Maps App:

1. Go to Settings → Bee → Upload Mode → Bee LTE → SIM APN Settings.

2. Enter the APN details provided by your mobile carrier and hit "Send APN info".

3. Select "Save and Reboot".

Download Bee Maps App

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Basics of Mapping With Bee

• Your Bee's AI starts mapping automatically when your vehicle is moving.

• You can map in any weather.

• You can map 24x7 — day or night.

• Passively upload via or .

How to Know Your Bee is Mapping

1. Check the Bee Device (LEDs)

If the left LED is blue, your Bee device is mapping.

What do the Bee LED lights mean?

• Left LED blue = mapping

• Right LED blue = connected

  • If the right LED isn’t blue, your Upload Mode isn’t active.

2. Check via Bee Map App

• Open Bee Maps app → connect to your Bee.

• Look for:

  • Blue, pulsing icon = Bee is mapping.

  • Grey or static icon = Not mapping yet.

1. Select Bee Map Apps Mode

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to Settings.

• Go to Data.

• Select Upload Mode.

• Select Bee Maps App mode.

• Select Preferences.

2. Set Preferences

• Select between:

  • Phone's Cellular Data: Uses your phone's cellular data to upload data.

  • Phone's WiFi Network: Happens automatically when app is connected to a trusted WiFi Network.

3. Check Progress (optional)

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to Settings.

• Go to Data.

• The app will first download data from Bee → phone (blue progress bar).

How to Find It

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to Settings.

• Go to Profile.

The Profile section lets you manage your account information and wallet connection.

• Username → Three word username automatically assigned to you.

• Joined → The date your account was created.

• Connection Type → The wallet linked to your account (e.g., Phantom or Breeze).

• Mount Rating → Your current (1–4 stars).

Actions you can take:

• Delete Account → Permanently remove your account.

• Disconnect Wallet → Unlink your connected wallet.

1. Create Account

• Go to to create your account.

2. Add Devices

• Connect

  • Open the .

  • Power on your Bee LTE.

  • Connect to its WiFi (dashcam-xxxxx, password: hivemapper

• Enter the email linked to your account from (1) above.

• If not prompted go to

  • Settings

  • Bee

  • Advanced Settings

3. Assign Drivers

• Once your device is added to Beekeeper, you can assign drivers to it. .

What is Trip Trimming?

Trip Trimming automatically removes mapping data from the very start and end of each trip. This helps protect sensitive locations, like your home, office, or garage.

How it Works

• Mapping stops for that set distance when you begin driving.

• Mapping also stops for the same distance before you end your trip.

How to Setup Trip Trimming

• Open Bee Maps App.

• the Bee Maps App to your Bee device.

• Go to Setting.

• Go to Privacy.

Example

If Trip Trimming is set to 500m, your Bee will skip recording the first and last 500 meters of every drive.

Webhook Provisioning

• Log in to your Bee Maps Dashboard

• Go to Developers tabs

• Click Create Webhook

• Copy and save the token securely — it will only be shown once

Authorization

All webhook payloads are signed with a Bearer token:

Retry Policy

• Webhooks are not retried

• If a webhook delivery fails (non-200 response or timeout), it is skipped

• The next eligible update will be sent normally

IP Whitelisting

Coming soon – You’ll be able to restrict incoming requests to known IP ranges.

Location Updates Webhook

Trigger Fires whenever a Bee device's location changes.

Payload Format

1. Select Bee LTE Mode

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to Settings.

• Go to Data.

• Select Upload Mode.

2. View Advanced (optional)

Confirm your is active.

3. Check Progress (optional)

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to Settings.

• Go to Data.

• Check progress bar.

Assigning drivers ensures trips, events, and alerts are linked to the right people, not just the vehicles. This helps with safety monitoring, accountability, and compliance.

1. Select a Device

• In the Bee Maps dashboard, go to your Drivers list.

• Choose the device you want to update.

2. Open Device Details

• Click on the Device to view its details page.

• Here, you’ll see live feed, drive history, data usage, and technical specs.

3. Edit Driver & Vehicle Information

• Under Edit Details, fill in:

  • Driver Name

  • Description (e.g., Employee ID, role)

  • License Plate

What is Trip History?

Trip History provides a comprehensive record of all vehicle journeys, including:

• Start and end times for each trip.

• Stops made with duration.

• Total distance and trip duration.

• Location of each stop.

• Total trips for the day or week, and total mileage.

• Download trip history into a CSV file.

The Map Style section lets you customize the look of your Bee Maps interface while driving or reviewing trips.

How to Find It

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to Settings.

• Go to Map Style.

Map Style Options

• Light → A bright, high-contrast map style optimized for daytime driving.

• Dark → A low-light style designed for nighttime driving or reduced screen glare.

• Coverage → Renders Hivemapper Network street level coverage — refreshed every 24 hours in most areas.

Switch between styles anytime to match your driving conditions or personal preference.

What’s Included in Bee Membership

Bee Membership gives you everything you need to start mapping and managing your fleet:

• Bee LTE AI Device → AI-powered device that captures high-quality road and driver data.

• Beekeeper Access → Full access to the fleet intelligence platform, with AI insights, safety alerts, and trip monitoring.

• LTE SIM Connection → Always-on connectivity for real-time uploads and fleet visibility.

• Telematics (Optional Add-On) → Vehicle data such as engine hours, fuel consumption, odometer, etc.

Ready to Use

No setup headaches. Every Bee device ships pre-configured and ready for your fleet:

• SIM card already inserted.

• Device added to your Beekeeper fleet account.

• Activation confirmed before shipment.

When your devices arrive, just mount them in your vehicles and start driving.

Why Choose Bee Membership?

• Lower upfront costs → A low monthly cost.

• All-in-one plan → One monthly subscription covers device, software, and connectivity.

• Hassle-free deployment → Devices are fleet-ready out of the box.

Ready to Be a Member?

See for details and pricing.

What is Video History?

• Video History allows you to retrieve high-resolution footage from any Bee device by driver, date, and time.

• It provides on-demand access to past trips for safety reviews, incident investigations, and compliance checks.

• Each Bee device stores up to 10 hours of video from its most recent operation.

The Settings section is where you configure and customize how your Bee Maps account, fleets, and devices operate. These tools let you manage preferences, security, and integrations across your organization.

Accessing Settings

You can access Settings from the side navigation menu in your Bee Maps dashboard.

From here, you’ll find tools for managing:

• Fleet Settings → measurement units, USB recording, and device security

• Devices → search and view all devices in your fleet

• Connection → link your wallet for rewards and payouts

Configure Settings for Your Fleet

• USB Recording: Enable/disable USB recording on Bee devices.

• Lock Devices: Prevent devices from being removed from your fleet via the Bee Maps App.

Stay on top of your subscriptions and payments. Add or update billing methods, and view invoices and history for Bee Membership, map data, or other Bee Maps services.

• Payment → Add a credit card to support payment for:

  • Subscriptions.

  • Map data API consumption.

  • Fleet software services.

• Invoice History →View past invoices and payment history.

The Orders section lets you view order history, purchase details, and shipping updates.

Available Information

• Order Number → A unique identifier for each purchase.

• Purchase Date → The date and time when the order was placed.

• Tracking Number → Shows the shipment tracking details once your order has been fulfilled.

To start using the Bee Maps Platform, you’ll first need to create an account. One account gives you access to everything:

• Manage your fleets with Beekeeper.

• Use Bee Membership and subscriptions.

• Connect APIs and Webhooks.

Your Bee’s AI starts mapping automatically as soon as you drive. Data can be uploaded in three different ways, managed through the Upload Mode setting in the Bee Maps App.

Step One: Connect your wallet (required)

Connect your Bee Maps app to your wallet.

1. Open the Bee Maps App

Building

At its core, the Bee was designed with a modular, plug-in architecture, making it fast and easy to deploy workloads. Starting today, we’re unlocking three powerful capabilities for developers.

What are AI Incidents?

AI Incidents are automatic detection of risky behaviors – like harsh braking, swerving, or speeding – to improve safety and accountability.

• Detects risky driving behaviors including:

What are Privacy Zones

Privacy Zones let you block data collection in specific areas (like your home, office, or other sensitive locations). When a Bee enters a Privacy Zone, it automatically stops uploading video and map data within that area.

Managing Your Devices

From the Devices view and manage all Bee devices in your fleet.

See detailed device info, including:

• Device ID

Overview

Telematics provides live insights into your vehicles by connecting directly to their onboard systems. It tracks information such as engine status, battery, and fuel level – all viewable within your Bee Maps dashboard.

With fleet telematics, it unlocks real-time data that improves operational efficiency, reduces costs, and increases safety and supports ELD legal compliance.

This feature is powered by DIMO, a device that plugs into the vehicle’s OBD-II port and automatically sends vehicle data to your fleet dashboard.

Beekeeper is a real-time AI platform for managing fleet safety, uptime, and efficiency.

Who It’s For

Beekeeper is designed for fleets across:

• Delivery and logistics.

The App section lets you view details about the Bee Maps mobile app.

How to Find It

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to

Whether you are a consumer or business operating a fleet, we take your privacy seriously and provide multiple ways to ensure that your devices are not mapping where you don't want them mapping.

The Privacy section gives you control over how location and trip data is handled.

How to Find It

• Open Bee Maps App

Firmware updates for Bee LTE

• No action needed.

• The Bee LTE updates firmware automatically via OTA (over-the-air).

The Team section lets you configure organization-level preferences. These settings help standardize reporting, measurement, and identity for your team in Bee Maps account.

Available Settings

• Team Name → The display name shown for your team across dashboards, reports, and shared views.

Control who has access to your Bee Maps account. Add team members, assign roles with the right permissions, and monitor activity to keep your organization secure and collaborative.

• Add Users → Invite new members via email.

• Assign Roles → Choose from four role types:

  • Owner → Full access to all features, users, devices, and billing. Best for administrators who oversee the entire account.

What is Driver Profile?

Driver Profile centralizes details for each driver, including:

• Driver name, vehicle type, and other customizable fields.

1. Select WiFi Connect mode

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Connect to your Bee device.

Want help from a human?

Email us:

The Data section shows the status of your Bee device and manages how mapping data is uploaded to the network. What you see here depends on the Upload Mode you’ve selected (Bee LTE, WiFi Connect, or Bee Maps App).

How to Find It

• Open Bee Maps App.

• Go to Settings.

• Go to Data.

Device Information

• Status → Shows whether your Bee is currently connected. Tap to connect if not already linked.

Upload

• → Choose how your Bee sends captured data to the network (via LTE, Bee Maps App, or WiFi Connect).

• Transfer & Upload Status → Displays progress bars as your Bee or App are transferring and uploading data.

• History → Tracks upload volume across timeframes.

  • Last Upload → the last time you successfully uploaded mapping data.

Standard Interior Mounts

Best for cars and light trucks on smooth roads. Simple, reliable, and ideal for daily use.

• — ⭐️ Community Favorite

• +

Heavy Duty for Exterior Mounts

Best for heavy trucks, construction vehicles, or fleets driving on rough roads and at higher speeds.

• — ⭐️ Community Favorite

Additional Mount Accessories

• (extra support for interior mounts)

OBD-2

Expand Bee’s power options with a direct, stable connection through your vehicle’s OBD-2 port.

With one account, you can:

• Access Mapping and Location Data APIs.

• Manage Beekeeper for Fleets.

Think of it like your Bee Maps workspace: one account, many tools, all working together.

Get Started

• Sign up for Bee Maps: and secure access to all Bee Maps tools.

• Confirm your email: Activate your account by verifying your email address.

• Access your dashboard: Once confirmed, you’ll land on the Bee Maps dashboard to start adding devices, fleets, or developer integrations.

Detailed steps: see .

Manage your account

• Profile settings: Update your display name, email, and organization details.

• Add your team: Invite teammates to your Bee Maps account with roles and permissions.

• Billing & subscriptions: Manage Bee Membership plans, payment methods, and view invoices.

• Configure your fleet: Link Bee devices, assign drivers, and set preferences.

Detailed steps: see .

Device

My Bee LTE is not connecting, what do I do?

• Make sure you have an active SIM card inserted .

API Key Provisioning

• Log in to your

• Go to Developers

Connectivity

Does Beekeeper require the Bee LTE model?

Bee Maps is built with data from the Hivemapper Network, whose mission is to build a useful map for people everywhere to use while protecting their privacy. The personal information and location data of Hivemapper Network contributors and Bee Maps customers is not the product. For this reason, the network has been designed to be private and anonymous, and to uphold the highest standards of data protection and privacy for both contributors and bystanders.

You can find more information on the privacy center, a comprehensive portal that includes all the relevant information about privacy at Hivemapper, including:

• Key aspects of data collection and data products generated from map imagery

• A list of cities and countries where mapping collection is occurring each quarter

• The current

Here are some of the ways that we implement "privacy by design."

Anonymous Usernames

Bee Maps will never ask contributors to share personal information such as phone numbers, credit card numbers, or home addresses, except when absolutely necessary to fulfill a shipment. The Hivemapper Network generates random three-word usernames to protect the identity of its contributors, and asks contributors not to share their usernames anywhere to shield their identities.

Anonymized Location Data

The location data in the is not associated with a username. Hivemapper doesn’t share usernames or places that have been mapped, so no one will know those locations unless provided. The Hivemapper Network uses various means to verify mapping data location while allowing contributions to remain anonymous.

Trip Trimming

The first 500 meters and the last 500 meters of a given trip are automatically discarded. A contributor can adjust this up to 1,000 meters. This feature cannot be disabled.

Personal Privacy Zones

This feature enables a contributor to define specific geographic areas — be it around their home, workplace, or any other location — as zones where their device will stop recording. Whenever the contributor’s device enters a personal privacy zones, it automatically pauses data collection. This eliminates a contributor’s need to manually stop or disable the device as they navigate spaces that they don’t want to map.

Personal Privacy Zones are never shared with Hivemapper servers, and remain confidential only to the contributor.

Network Privacy Zones

Network Privacy Zones extends privacy to sensitive areas where everyone’s data collection will be paused. If a location such as a military base, nuclear power plant, or private industrial facility is designated as a Network Privacy Zone, the Hivemapper Network automatically blocks collection within that area.

Contributors Know When They Are Mapping

All Hivemapper devices make it clearly visible to the contributor when they are actively mapping via LED lights and via the companion app. Bee Maps built on the Hivemapper Network is transparent about the data that contributors are collecting and how it is leveraged to build the network and Bee Maps. Furthermore, the Hivemapper Dashcam is an open-source device, and anyone can inspect the that determines what is collected.

Blurred Faces, Bodies, Vehicles, and License Plates

The Hivemapper Network uses computer-vision algorithms to blur out faces, bodies, vehicles, license plates and faces to protect the privacy of anyone who happens to be captured in mapping images. For example, the image below shows a submission from a Hivemapper contributor that went through privacy blurring. Blurring occurs automatically on the edge on all device models.

Submitting a Redaction Request

Bee Maps and the Hivemapper Network can assist with blurring or deletion of personal information that is inadvertently collected by the network. If you have a request, please fill out the request form in our or contact us at [email protected]. To help Hivemapper identify the relevant materials, please include the following pieces of information in your message:

• The three-word username of the contributor and the time window when the collection occurred.

• The street address where the collection occurred and a description of the precise area, including landmarks such as position relative to adjacent streets.

• The type of private information that was collected.

Placards for Mappers

In certain countries, we work to ensure that bystanders are aware that a device is collecting for a map, device contributors mount a placard provided by Hivemapper.

Blockchain and Wallets

Blockchain technology facilitates a new level of encryption, privacy, and anonymity. The Hivemapper Network is built on the blockchain.

Hivemapper Network contributors and Bee Maps customers who receive HONEY require a to the Hivemapper and Bee Keeper app. Generally, wallets don’t track personally identifiable information and are not necessarily linked to your identity.

Government Privacy Regulators

The Hivemapper Network proactively works with government regulators to ensure that our privacy standards meet local regulations and are the best in the industry.

Overview

Bee Maps designed the Map Image API to allow developers and enterprises to easily access imagery from the Hivemapper Network.

1. API Key Provisioning

• Log in to

• Go to Developers tabs

• On Map Data API Keys click Generate API Key

• Copy and save the Map API Key securely — it will only be shown once

2. Encoding and Authorization

Routes requiring Basic authorization

• Encode the orgID and Map API Key in base64

• The encoding format is OrgID:MapAPIKey

3. Image API Documentation

Additional API Tools

is a Python wrapper for the Map Image API, see GitHub .

Example query Python query using

API Billing

• Cost

  • $1 per road km per week. For example, requesting imagery for the same 1 km of road over 3 weeks costs $3.

• Billing Cycle

  • Charges are billed every two weeks to the credit card on file. If usage reaches $500 before the cycle ends, the card is charged immediately.

Sample Map Image API data

Before using the API, you can quickly evaluate a large set of .

Imagery specs

• Forward facing (interior or exterior mounted)

• 1080p

• Lane-level positional accuracy

• Frames collected and uploaded every 6 to 8 meters — can be dynamically adjusted in certain regions.

What’s included in a Bee Membership?

• A Bee Membership includes:

  • One Bee LTE AI camera.

  • Activate LTE data plan.

  • Full access to the platform.

Can I use the Beekeeper software without Bee Membership?

• Yes. You can purchase a Bee device and data plan separately, then connect them to Beekeeper.

• Bee Membership just bundles everything for simplicity.

Does Bee Membership include a warranty?

• Yes. Devices come with a standard manufacturer warranty of 1 year.

• Extended protection may be available – contact support for options.

Do I need to configure the Bee device myself?

No. Each Bee device is:

• Pre-installed with an active SIM.

• Linked to your Beekeeper fleet account before shipping.

• Ready to use out of the box.

How soon will my Bee device ship?

• Devices typically ship within a few business days of purchase.

Do I need any technical experience to use Bee Membership?

• No. Setup is plug-and-play. Managing devices via Beekeeper is simple and intuitive.

How much does Bee Membership cost?

• $19 per device per month.

• Requires a 24-month minimum commitment.

Can I cancel early?

• No. Early cancellation is not allowed. The subscription runs for the full 24-month term.

What happens after 24 months?

• Your subscription auto-renews for another 24-month term unless canceled before the renewal date.

Can I pause my Bee Membership?

• No. Bee Memberships cannot be paused or put on hold.

Can I transfer a Membership to another person or organization?

• No. Bee Memberships are non-transferable and tied to the original account.

What payment methods are accepted?

• We accept major credit cards and standard billing methods.

• Invoices are available in your Bee dashboard.

Can I add more devices later?

• Yes. You can add more Bee devices anytime.

• Each new device requires its own $19 / month Bee Membership.

Can multiple users manage the same fleet?

• Yes. You can invite team members to your account and assign roles (e.g. admin, member).

Does Bee Membership include LTE data?

• Yes. An always-on LTE data plan is included.

  • No separate SIM card required.

  • No overage charges.

What happens if my LTE data usage is high?

• The included data plan is sufficient for normal fleet usage and mapping. You don’t need to monitor usage or worry about overages.

What if a device is lost or damaged?

• Contact support.

• Bee Membership does not cover loss or physical damage. See Terms of Service for details.

Is Bee Membership available internationally?

• No. Currently available only in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Is support included?

• Yes. Support includes:

  • Direct access to customer service.

  • Online documentation and guides.

What types of insights does Beekeeper provide?

• Trip summaries.

• Driver behavior reports.

• Live location monitoring.

• Map freshness updates.

Does the Bee device record video locally?

• Yes. Each Bee can store up to 10 hours of video on-device.

How do I retrieve past footage?

• You can request video from the Beekeeper dashboard for the past 10 hours of driving.

Can I use Bee Membership in areas without LTE coverage?

• Bee devices continue recording even without LTE.

• Once connectivity resumes, data uploads automatically.

Are Bee devices in a Bee Membership rewarded for mapping?

• Yes. Bee devices earn HONEY rewards for growing coverage on Hivemapper.

• Connect your wallet through the or directly in the Bee Maps App.

What is the Road Intelligence API?

From one API, access all available Map AI generated data.

• Street-level imagery

• Map Features like speed limit signs, turn restriction signs, and many more

API Playground

The API Playground lets you interactively explore and test Bee Maps’ Developer APIs without leaving your browser. You can authenticate, define query geometry, retrieve map features or imagery, and view the live API responses – all in one place.

This is ideal for developers who want to experiment with the API before integration.

Quick Start Guide

1. to your dashboard on Beemaps.com

2. From Bee Maps Dashboard, go to Developers → Playground

3. Click Get API Key

4. Enter coordinates (in [lon, lat] format) and a radius

Build your query

Authentication

• API Key → Click Get API Key to automatically generate a key.

  • You can regenerate or clear it anytime by selecting Clear API Key.

Geometry

• There are multiple ways to specify your query area.

  • Point

  • Line

  • Polygon

(1) Point

Specify your query area.

• Coordinates → Enter the center of the query area in [longitude, latitude] format.

• Radius → The radius of your query circle in meters.

  • Example: 100 will query all data within 100 meters of the center point.

(2) Line

• Coordinates → Enter the array of coordinates.

• Buffer → The area in meters around the line path that you want to query, 50 meters is a healthy buffer for most use cases.

(3) Polygon

• Coordinates → Enter the array of coordinate pairs for each point in the polygon.

Retrieve Map Features

Toggle this on to return map feature data such as:

• Stop signs

• Speed limits

• Fire hydrants

• Turn rules

Retrieve Imagery

Enable this to retrieve imagery data captured by Bee devices.

• Azimuth → Specify camera direction in degrees (0–360°).

  • Example: 90 for east-facing imagery.

• Tolerance → Enter the allowed directional variance in degrees.

API Request Preview

Displays the generated curl command for your query. This includes:

• API URL

• Authentication header

• Data type e.g. map features, imagery

• Geometry

Example API Request

API Response Format

Below is an example response format that includes both map features and imagery.

Core Concepts

ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) Vehicle systems that use sensors, cameras, and AI to assist drivers with safety and navigation tasks (e.g., lane keeping, adaptive cruise control).

APN (Access Point Name) Configuration settings required for a SIM card to connect a Bee LTE device to a mobile carrier’s data network.

Auto-Mapping Feature of the Bee that begins mapping automatically when the vehicle powers on and GPS is locked, requiring no manual start.

Bee (Device) An AI camera device that looks like a dashcam but supports three use cases:

1. Commercial Fleet – Core part of Beekeeper fleet management.

2. Mapping – Collects real-time road imagery for the Hivemapper Network.

3. Edge AI – Runs AI models directly on the device for road feature detection.

Bee LTE A Bee model that uses a physical SIM card to connect via mobile networks, enabling autonomous data uploads without a phone.

Bee WiFi A Bee model that uploads data via trusted WiFi connections or through the Bee Maps mobile app.

Beekeeper Bee Maps’ fleet management platform that allows organizations to add/manage multiple Bees, monitor trips, trigger safety alerts, retrieve video remotely, and integrate via APIs.

Beekeeper APIs APIs designed for fleet managers to access device performance, trip data, and reward information across multiple Bees.

Beekeeper Rewards Weekly rewards (e.g., HONEY) earned by fleets, based on kilometers mapped and mount rating.

Clarity & Tilt (Mount Check) Parameters adjusted during Mount Check to ensure the Bee camera is aligned and producing usable imagery.

Data Upload The process by which mapping data is transferred from a Bee to the Hivemapper Network via LTE, WiFi, or the Bee Maps App.

Device SSID The Wi-Fi network name broadcasted by a Bee device (e.g., “dashcam-XXXX”), used for connecting via the Bee Maps App.

Dynamic Map Events Real-time road changes detected by Map AI, such as accidents, traffic slowdowns, or construction.

Edge AI Artificial Intelligence models deployed directly on Bee devices to detect road features, hazards, or events without needing cloud processing.

Edge Detections On-device AI recognitions of road features or events (e.g., stop signs, roadwork) processed before cloud upload.

Firmware Device-level software that controls Bee hardware. Bee LTE devices update firmware automatically via over-the-air (OTA) updates.

Firmware Version The identifier for the specific software build running on a Bee device, used to confirm if it is up to date.

GPS Lock The status when a Bee device has connected to satellites and can accurately determine location for mapping.

Hivemapper Network An open, decentralized global mapping network where contributors use Bee devices to collect road imagery, which is transformed into fresh map data.

Privacy Zone

Ability for mappers to set specific locations where no map data is collected with the Bee camera.

HONEY (Token) The reward unit earned on the Hivemapper Network when contributors upload usable road imagery.

Map AI Bee Maps’ automated system that converts crowdsourced street-level imagery into a structured map using deep learning (segmentation, detection, geolocation).

Map Features Specific road objects or attributes (e.g., speed limit signs, traffic lights, gas prices, roadwork) detected by Bee devices and accessible via the Map Features API.

Map Image API An API that delivers geolocated street-level imagery collected by Bee devices and the Hivemapper Network.

Mount Check A feature in the Bee Maps app that verifies whether a Bee device is mounted at the correct angle and position for high-quality mapping.

Mount Rating A quality score (star rating) given by the Bee Maps App based on how well the Bee is mounted for clear imagery.

Nano SIM The physical SIM card size required for Bee LTE devices (eSIMs not supported).

OBD-2 (On-Board Diagnostics Port) A standardized vehicle port used to power Bee devices via adapter, offering stable and continuous power.

Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates Wireless delivery of software and firmware updates to Bee devices, eliminating manual intervention.

SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) A physical Nano SIM card required by Bee LTE devices to connect to mobile networks.

Trip History Data logs of past journeys recorded by Bees and accessible via the Beekeeper platform or Fleet APIs.

Upload Modes Methods by which Bee devices upload collected data:

• – Direct via mobile network.

• – Through the paired mobile app using phone’s data/WiFi.

• – Direct connection to a trusted WiFi network.

Usable Imagery High-quality, properly mounted road imagery collected by Bee devices that meets Hivemapper Network’s reward standards.

Usability Factors Conditions (such as mount position, clarity, tilt, and visibility) that determine whether imagery qualifies as usable.

Wallet A connected digital wallet—such as Breeze or Phantom—inside the Bee Maps App that securely links each user’s mapping contributions to their HONEY rewards.

Webhooks (for Beekeeper Fleets) Developer-triggered notifications for events such as harsh braking, trip starts, or device changes, enabling automation.

Map Features & Road Objects

Do Not Enter Sign – Regulatory road sign indicating vehicles are prohibited from entering a roadway.

Fire Hydrants – Street-level objects detected by Bee devices, used for urban mapping and utility reference.

Gas Prices (Limited Coverage) – Detection of roadside gas station signs displaying fuel prices.

Highway Exit Signs – Signs marking highway exits, including exit number and location.

Intersection Traffic Lights – Traffic control devices located at intersections. Attributes include orientation, size, and number of lights.

Parking Restriction Signs – Regulatory signs that designate where parking is limited or prohibited.

Road Width – Measurements of road lanes or total road width derived from imagery.

Roadwork Construction – Detection of construction zones, equipment, or signs indicating roadwork.

Speed and Red-Light Cameras – Automated enforcement devices monitoring vehicle speed and compliance with red lights.

Speed Limit Signs – Signs that indicate maximum or minimum speed. Includes:

• School zone speed limits

• Construction zone limits

• Truck-specific limits

• EU zone start/end (minimum and maximum)

Stop Signs – Regulatory signs requiring vehicles to stop at intersections.

Toll Prices – Detection of signs showing toll rates (e.g., bridges, highways).

Turn Restriction Signs – Regulatory signs restricting vehicle maneuvers. Includes:

• No left turn

• No right turn

• No right turn on red

• No U-turn

Vertical Height Restrictions – Signs indicating clearance limits for tall vehicles (e.g., bridges, tunnels).

Developer Reference

Fleet Data APIs – Access to trip history, driver profiles, device status, and performance data.

Fleet Webhooks – Real-time event notifications (e.g., harsh braking, trip starts, device changes).

Hive-Py – A Python wrapper for Bee Maps APIs (Map Image API, Map Features API).

Map Features API – API that provides access to structured road features (e.g., speed limits, traffic signs) detected by Bee devices.

Map Image API – API for retrieving geolocated street-level imagery from Bee devices and the Hivemapper Network.

Reward API (Beekeeper) – Endpoint to retrieve weekly reward summaries for fleet devices.

Schema (Map Features) – JSON-based data structure describing map feature attributes (id, object class, coordinates, confidence, timestamps, etc.).

Bee Maps provides a suite of developer tools to integrate real-world data, AI, and fleet intelligence directly into your own systems. With a single account, you can access APIs and webhooks that cover everything from trip and driver data to high-resolution map imagery and edge AI detections.

Whether you’re building dashboards, enhancing mapping applications, or automating workflows, Bee Maps APIs make it simple to pull in data or trigger actions in real time.

What you can access:

• Fleet Data APIs → Access trip history, driver profiles, device status, and performance metrics.

• Fleet Webhooks → Get instant alerts for events like harsh braking, trip starts, or device changes.

• Mapping APIs → Retrieve map imagery, road features, and geospatial data for your applications.

• Bee Edge AI → Leverage AI-powered detections at the edge to identify road features and safety events.

• Map Image API → Generate on-demand static or dynamic map images for your tools and dashboards.

Need to review our Terms of Service?

• Bee Terms of Service: Terms of Service for Bee devices

• Bee Membership Terms of Service: Terms of Service for Bee Membership

• Mapping Network Terms of Service: Terms of Service for Hivemapper's Mapping Network

The Bee Maps app includes a Settings menu where you can customize your experience and manage your account.

From the Settings menu, you can manage:

• Profile → Update your account details, wallet connection, and review your mount rating.

• Bee → View and configure your Bee device connection.

• Data → Manage upload mode and review data uploads.

Introduction

These Terms of Service constitute a legally binding agreement (the “ Agreement”) between you and Hivemapper, Inc., its parents, subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, officers and directors (collectively, “Hivemapper,” “we,” “us” or “our”) governing your use of the beemaps.com website (the “Site”), the Hivemapper Mapping Platform (the “Software”), Hivemapper’s proprietary map (the “Map”), the Hivemapper mobile Application (the “App”), the Hivemapper Dashcam (the “Dashcam”) and Hivemapper’s Map Explorer (collectively, the “Services”). Products derived from Mapping Platform data (“Map Products”) are governed by separate Terms and Conditions, which are available here. Your use of the Services is subject to this Agreement which may be updated from time to time. Any other links or references provided in this Agreement are for informational use only and are not part of the Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully and make sure you understand it. If you do not understand the Agreement, or do not accept any part of it, then you may not use any part of the Services.

Modification to the Agreement

Hivemapper may modify this Agreement from time to time. If fundamental changes are introduced, a notice will be posted in the updated version of the Software and App as well as on the Site. By continuing to use or access the Services after the updates come into effect, you agree to be bound by the revised Agreement.

Hivemapper Services

Content on the Services

The content on the Services includes maps, videos, images, photos, location information, branding (including trade names, trademarks, service marks, or logos), and other materials and data whether provided by you, Hivemapper or a third-party (collectively, "Content”). Content is the responsibility of the person or entity that provides it to the Services. Hivemapper is under no obligation to host or serve Content. If you see any Content you believe does not comply with this Agreement, including by violating the law or by misrepresenting map data, you can report it to us.

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services. If you are under 18, you represent that you have your parent or guardian’s permission to use the Services. Please have them read this Agreement with you. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a user under the age of 18, by allowing your child to use the Services, you are subject to the terms of this Agreement and responsible for your child’s activity on the Services. If you are using the Services on behalf of a company or organization, you represent that you have authority to act on behalf of that entity, and that such entity accepts this Agreement.

Hivemapper Accounts

Contributors to the Hivemapper Network will earn HONEY rewards as detailed in the company's “How It Works” document. Hivemapper does not guarantee that you will earn any HONEY tokens. Furthermore, HONEY tokens may have no value, and Hivemapper makes no promises or warranties as to the value of HONEY tokens.

Additionally, only original and authentic map content collected at a verifiable location will qualify for rewards. Any falsified or non-original content will not qualify and may result in banishment from the Service. HONEY rewards made to Contributors for map content that is later found to be in breach of this Agreement will be due back to Hivemapper, and will be automatically deducted from future rewards due.

Map Products

Customers use the Map Data Console to access Map Products derived from Mapping Network data. To use Map Products, customers must complete an order form and agree to the Master Subscription Agreement Terms and Conditions, available

API

The Hivemapper API is used by customers to gain access to derived content. In order to use the Hivemapper API a customer must complete the order form.

Your Information

Our explains what information we collect and how we treat your personal data and protect your privacy when you use the Services.

Restrictions

There are certain types of conduct that are strictly prohibited on the Services. Please read the following restrictions carefully. Your failure to comply with the provisions set forth below may result (at Hivemapper’s sole discretion) in the termination of your access to the Services and may also expose you to civil and/or criminal liability.

You may not, whether yourself or through any other means or person:

(1) copy, modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the Content included in the Services and/or Site, or in any way or publicly display, perform, or distribute them;

(2) make any use of the Content on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose, or replicate or copy the Content without without an Order Form with Hivemapper in place and subject to those terms;

(3) create a browser or border environment around the Content (e.g. no frames or inline linking);

(4) transmit or otherwise make available in connection with the Services and/or Site any virus, worm, Trojan Horse, time bomb, web bug, spyware, or any other computer code, file, or program that may or is intended to damage or hijack the operation of any hardware, software, or telecommunications equipment, or any other actually or potentially harmful, disruptive, or invasive code or component;

(5) interfere with or disrupt the operation of the Services and/or Site, or the servers or networks that host the Services and/or Site or make the Services and/or Site available, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of such servers or networks;

(6) sell, license, or exploit for any commercial purposes any use of or access to the Content and/or the Service and/or Site without an Order Form with Hivemapper in place and subject to those terms;

(7) create a database by systematically downloading and storing all or any of the Content from the Service and/or Site without an Order Form with Hivemapper in place and subject to those terms;

(8) forward any Content from the Services and/or Site without an Order Form with Hivemapper in place and subject to those terms;

(9) transfer or assign your Services accounts’ password, even temporarily, to a third party;

(10) use the Services and/or Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose;

(11) infringe or violate any of this Agreement

(12) directly or indirectly, use Hivemapper (or any product offered by Hivemapper from time to time) to track the location of any person (or property owned or used by that person) without that person’s consent.

Content and Proprietary Rights

Content on the Services

If you have a Hivemapper account, you may be able to upload Content to the Services. If you choose to upload Contributor Content, you attest to its locational accuracy and content authenticity. Additionally, you must not submit to the Services any Content that does not comply with this Agreement or the law. For example, the Content you submit must not include third-party intellectual property (such as copyrighted material) unless you have permission from that party or are otherwise legally entitled to do so. You are legally responsible for your Contributor Content. Content can include, for example, dashcam video, still images, GPS information, etc. You assume sole responsibility for any Content you post and you alone are liable for the consequences when you post Content.

Forbidden Content

It is strictly forbidden to knowingly submit Content that inaccurately portrays any location. It is also forbidden to submit Content of a commercial nature (including advertising), unless such Content pertains to Hivemapper or the Services, and such Content strictly complies with these Terms.

Additionally, when you submit Contributor Content, you must make sure it is lawful. For example, you may not submit Content that:

(1) is manipulated in any manner that would lead to an incorrect map;

(2) attempts to trick people by providing false, incomplete, or manipulated content;

(3) is knowingly not collected at the location it claims to be at;

(4) attempts to reveal the identify other persons;

The foregoing examples of unlawful Content are made solely for illustrative purposes and do not constitute an exhaustive list of restricted Content.

Hivemapper may decline to publish, or immediately delete any Contributor Content you submit if you or the Content have violated this Agreement or if you engaged in a commission or omission that is harmful or may be harmful to the Services, its Users, Hivemapper or any of its agents or affiliates. In such cases, Hivemapper may also terminate your access to the Services or prevent you from posting additional Content on the Services. The provisions of this clause are made in addition to any rights afforded to Hivemapper by any law.

Contributor Content does not reflect the views of Hivemapper. Publishing or processing Contributor Content does not warrant its validity, reliability, accuracy, legality or it being up-to-date.

Generated Content

“Generated Content” means both: (1) the Content resulting from the processing from the Software and available to view on the website (“Map Content”); and (2) the corresponding data returned through the Hivemapper Map Data Console (“Map Products”). Except as expressly permitted to Customers who have a signed Order Form with Hivemapper, Users are allowed only to view and search Generated Content and are not permitted to download, export, copy, manipulate or mine any Generated Content.

Proprietary Rights to Content

Hivemapper and/or third parties retain ownership and/or other applicable rights in all Generated Content and all Content other than Contributor Content.

When you submit Contributor Content, you represent and warrant that you own all intellectual property rights in the Content; that you are permitted to publish the Content and to permit Hivemapper to use the Content and exploit all intellectual property rights in and to the Content. Hivemapper receives no ownership rights in and to your Contributor Content. However, by submitting Content to Hivemapper, you hereby grant Hivemapper an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licenseable and transferable license to use, copy, distribute, and prepare derivative works from the Content. The license granted to Hivemapper in and to the Content you submit is not limited to personal use, but also extends to any commercial use of Content, at Hivemapper’s sole and absolute discretion. Other Users will not have access to your Contributor Content, though we reserve the right to change this in the future, in which case we will notify you prior to making your Content publicly available.

Removing Your Content

You may request to remove your Content from Hivemapper at any time, but removing such will not affect the Generated Content already created from your Content.

Removal of Content by Hivemapper

Hivemapper reserves the right to remove any Contributor Content that is found to be in breach of this Agreement.

Intellectual Property

Hivemapper Intellectual Property

As between the parties, Hivemapper owns and retains all right, title and interest in and to all of the Products, all improvements, modifications and derivative works of the foregoing, and all intellectual property rights in any of the foregoing. To the extent that Customer acquires any right, title or interest in or to any Product (including without limitation the Service), any deliverable, or any intellectual property rights therein, Customer hereby assigns to Hivemapper all such right, title and interest. Except for the licenses Hivemapper expressly grants to Customer hereunder, Customer is not provided with any license or right to the Products or the intellectual property rights therein, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise. Customer is not granted any right to use any Hivemapper trademark, service mark, logo or trade name.

Feedback

Contributors and Customer, its authorized users and its other employees and agents may (but are not required to) provide Hivemapper with suggestions, comments or other feedback regarding the Products ("Feedback"). If Customer, its authorized users or its other employees and agents do provide Hivemapper with Feedback, then Hivemapper may, and you hereby grant Hivemapper a license to, freely use, disclose, reproduce, license, distribute and otherwise commercially exploit such Feedback in connection with any product, technology, service, specification or other documentation.

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