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Maps built from 20 billion DNA records
DNA maps built from 20 billion recordsHow Ancestry creates ethnic origin visualizationsBy: Scott PietkaHave you ever wondered where you came from? Who your ancestors were? With more than 20 billion...
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Revamping the FAA’s B4UFLY mobile drone app
How Kittyhawk improved user experience with dynamic mapsBy: Lianna MartinEarlier this summer, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relaunched its public-facing drone operator app, B4UFLY, built by...
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No-code data visualization and analysis on closed networks
Launching the Atlas ToolkitBy: Alex UlshToday we’re announcing a private beta release of the Atlas Toolkit: Bundled offline versions of mapping and data visualization tools now included with Atlas. The...
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On Wednesdays we make pink maps
Maki meets Mean GirlsBy: Madison DraperIt’s October 3rd, and while we’re all busy posting Aaron Samuels gifs to Twitter, I wanted to try something a little different — putting the Burn Book on the...
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Congress moves to action following USA TODAY foreclosure analysis
How interactive data journalism made policy personalBy: Lemuel H. Thornton IIIAt the end of September, Congress announced actions to protect senior citizens and investigate the abusive practices tied...
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NIO in-car UI designer Angela Tam joins as Principal Designer for Automotive...
By: Dan McSwainMoving the Mapbox developer toolset into the automotive world is Angela Tam’s quest. In her new role with Mapbox, Angela will be defining future feature work for navigation,...
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What’s new | October 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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California power outages mapped by the L.A. Times
By: Eric GundersenIt’s hard to believe how big an area of California was impacted by public safety power shutdowns this week.L.A. Times data journalist Ben Welsh mapped where PG&E warned it may...
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Alteryx Public Gallery now featuring Mapbox macros
Discover, prepare, and analyze location data of any scaleBy: Chris ToomeyWhen it comes to data preparation and analytics, Alteryx is the gold-standard for capabilities and self-service. From the very...
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Introducing Data Explorer: A new way to quickly visualize data in the browser
By: Peter LiuMapbox has great tools to visualize geographic information, with powerful expressions to harness raw data for rich visual styling. But at the heart of data visualization lies a catch-22:...
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Yahoo! JAPAN new maps live on iOS and Android
By: Paul GoodmanYahoo! JAPAN just launched new maps for millions of people. Now, the leading Japanese app for maps and navigation is leveraging new map rendering capabilities to offer hyper-local,...
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Perspective from 15 years in mapping: Strategic Sales lead Mike Cottle
“Location is so fundamental”By: Elijah ZarlinEarlier this year, we were thrilled to welcome Mike Cottle to Mapbox to lead strategic sales. Mike and Mapbox go back years. He is a map industry veteran...
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Why we continue to improve boundary data
Expanded coverage now live in Mapbox Boundaries and offline in AtlasBy: Jeff ButlerLast week, my colleague Lem posted about a recent USA TODAY report that helped push Congress to action on protecting...
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Tracking vehicle performance in real time
How the Rebelle Rally is bringing live data to their analog proving groundBy: Brynne HennFor the third year in a row, the Rebelle Rally is using Mapbox to map the journey of the week-long, all-woman,...
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The story of Picture Book
Recreating a legendary styleAdd Picture Book to your accountBy: Madison DraperI have a special story for you today. Once upon a time, a young cartographer named Madison (👋 ) joined up with a magical...
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Weather maps that drive engagement
How AccuWeather creates a unified, cross-platform mapping experience for its most engaging featuresBy: Stephen GheysensMillions of people turn to AccuWeather every day for accurate weather maps that...
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Location is Personal: Issue 10, October 2019
Mapping disasters for the peopleLocation is Personal is a monthly newsletter by Mapbox, from the desks of Lo Bénichou and Amy Lee Walton. Sign up here to get it personally delivered to your email...
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Strava launches gorgeous new outdoor maps
Maps designed by athletes, for athletesBy: Eric GundersenI run with Strava wherever I am in the world, and they just launched new maps with stunning cartography — a totally custom, modern-minimalistic...
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The world’s most epic drives, now on CarPlay with ROADS by Porsche
By: Becky HarrisROADS by Porsche allows drivers to explore the world’s most epic routes. The app launched on the app store in November 2018, with maps and navigation powered by Mapbox, and already has...
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How much carbon is your server emitting?
Using Green Cost Explorer to understand emissions from AWS servicesBy: Franka SchmidtOne place that is often overlooked when calculating carbon use is energy spend by compute infrastructure.Last year,...
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