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Every dollar in the 2020 Democratic primary
By: Matt IrwinThe New York Times just published detailed maps of all 2,278,000 individual donations to Democratic primary candidates, painting a data-driven story of the $152 million raised to date....
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Designing the 8-bit map style
Build with 80’s 8 bit style in StudioAn 80’s inspired map to bring neon backBy: Madison DraperRecently, a friend and I went to a couple 80's music concerts where synths roared, neon lights flickered...
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SoftBank World
By: Eric GundersenMaps are part of everything — connecting the offline to the online, changing the way we move around the world, checking the weather, planning a trip, or visualizing how we run our...
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Designing the Treasure map style
Add Treasure to your Mapbox Studio accountLegendary nautical styling meets practical navigationBy: Madison DraperI was looking through Mapbox’s older styles Standard and North Star and thought about...
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Driver delivery maps: Combining navigation styles with aerial imagery
By: Matt IrwinThe last 100 meters of a package delivery can be super challenging. The best maps will guide a driver straight to the customer’s door versus wandering around a multi-unit apartment...
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What would a powerful earthquake feel like where you live?
By: Dan McSwainThis morning the LA Times published maps showing what may be among the worst-case scenarios of shaking you could feel at a particular address in California. Working with experts from the...
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Earthquake and big data mapping experts: Q&A with Zach Levitt from the LA Times
By: Brynne HennBig data is not only big; it’s typically slow and heavy when visualizing on the map. This week Zach Levitt, an intern at the LA Times Graphics and Data Visualization Desk, set a new bar...
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New cache management controls for Mapbox SDKs
By: Chloe KrawczykToday we’re launching new client-side cache management APIs in our Maps SDKs for Android, iOS, and Web, giving developers more control over caching. You can now implement methods that...
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What’s new | August 2019
Mapbox product updatesProduct Updates is our monthly newsletter highlighting recent product improvements and use cases so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new. For a recent changelog, scroll...
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Concept to map: My ideation process
Remaking “Wheatpaste”By: Madison DraperAs a designer at Mapbox I design new map styles for many reasons: to match specific use cases, to highlight product features, and even to speak to current events....
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Location is Personal: Issue 8, August 2019
Destination ResetLocation is Personal is published once a month by Lo Benichou & Amy Lee Walton. Sign up here to get it personally delivered to your email inbox, by an email sending robot.Addis...
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How the NYT mapped every dollar
Behind the scenes with Graphics Editor Josh KatzBy: Ryan MannionWhen the New York Times recently published an analysis of Democratic fundraising across the country, I was struck by the impact an...
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Building maps-first participatory urban planning
Q&A with Maptionnaire’s Festa IsufiBy: Marena BrinkhurstMaptionnaire is a survey tool built by Mapita that allows cities from Denver to Helsinki to create easy and effective public participation in...
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Announcing the winners of the VizRisk 2019 Challenge
Showcasing the nine category winners of our first-ever disaster data and map design challengeGrand prize winner: RIESGO, by Briane Paul V. Samson and Unisse C. ChuaBy: Marena Brinkhurst, Jocelyn...
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From zero to seven million riders
How TIER Mobility used location data to grow to 40 cities in 10 monthsBy: Becky HarrisBerlin-based TIER Mobility is the fastest-growing European provider of shared micro-mobility solutions. The company...
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Celebrating 10 years of Map Kibera
By: Mikel MaronMap Kibera has been mapping blank spots for 10 incredible years, and OpenStreetMap has been mapping the world for 15! Map Kibera celebrated on an incredible night, with people from past...
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Designing the Pencil map style
Washington, DC in Pencil. Explore Pencil style in Studio.Customizing Mapbox Basic to recreate a vintage designer classicBy: Madison DraperAs the end of summer nears and the first day of school...
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Taking data collection offline with Open Data Kit and Mapbox
Latest ODK Collect release adds new features and mapsThe Jane Goodall Institute uses Open Data Kit to help Village Forest Monitors collect data while patrolling forest reserves. SourceBy: Marena...
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Mapping 70 billion pain pills by pharmacy location
How the Washington Post built a new view of the Opioid Epidemic in AmericaBy: Lem ThorntonHalf of the 70 billion opioid pills distributed across America were handled by only 15 percent of the 83,000...
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15 things we learned were built with Mapbox
Location inspiration shared by Mapbox developersBy: Elijah ZarlinEvery day at Mapbox, our internal Slack is full of projects and apps using Mapbox tools that we’ve discovered in the wild. But the weird...
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