Style Components in Studio
A new way to design completely customized mapsBy: Dana SulitWe’ve just launched Style Components in Studio to manage complex hierarchies like road network, land use, color palettes, and typography...
View ArticleLocation is Personal: Issue 11, December 2019
The patterns of the sky and planet EarthWith this issue of Location is Personal, we’re closing the year and the run of this newsletter. It’s been a pleasure to enrich your inboxes with projects,...
View Article5 ways to impress your friends with new Mapbox Studio
By: Julia RicklesLast week, we introduced Style Components in Studio, an intuitive new approach to map-making. If you’ve ever been intimidated by map design, Style Components in Studio offers a more...
View ArticleWhat’s new | December 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, see...
View ArticleIntroducing GL JS v1.6.0 with rich text labels
By: Asheem MamoowalaThe latest GL JS release (v1.6.0) introduces new features and improvements, including the ability to search arrays and strings, and to show rich text labels on your map. Check out...
View Article19 amazing maps from 2019
There was a whole lot of 😍 this yearBy: Elijah ZarlinIt’s been nearly 10 years since Mapbox was founded in 2010. Since then, we’ve continued to invest in what can be done with our tools. But what makes...
View ArticleDid we find aliens in 2019?
Visualizing telemetry data for the Storm Area 51 eventBy: Sofia HeislerOf all the weird and wonderful news events of 2019, one of my favorites was when the internet banded together and decided it was...
View ArticleSuunto 7 smart sports watch
Live location, offline maps, heatmaps, custom styles and moreBy: Chris RiethToday the Suunto team introduced the Suunto 7 — their first true premium smartwatch.Suunto 7 runs on Google’s WearOS, and...
View ArticleBuilding a cross-country road trip for the 50 States Project
Route-planning as participatory artThe classic American road trip is a perfect project for an interactive map. Mapbox volunteers worked with artists from Capitol Hill Arts Workshop to support a...
View ArticleSamsung’s Digital Cockpit 2020
Safety first experience powered by multi-screen maps and AR navigationBy: Tory SmithSamsung’s eye-catching Digital Cockpit returned to CES this year, reimagined with driver safety features front and...
View ArticleVision is everywhere at CES 2020
Cutting edge tech from Raven Connected, DENSO, Luxoft, and Samsung powered by Vision SDKBy: Tory SmithMapbox is all over CES 2020, in some of the biggest, most innovative automotive, navigation, and...
View ArticleHow El País tells stories with data
By: Julie MunroEl País is a Spanish-language daily newspaper headquartered in Madrid, Spain, that also focuses on topical issues in Brazil and in other parts of Latin America. Over the past year,...
View ArticleDoing CES differently
More maps, fewer boothsBy: Peter SirotaRivian, Samsung, Harman, Luxoft, Byton, Suunto, Panasonic, DENSO — the future of automotive and custom maps was on full display last week at CES.Not only did we...
View ArticleWhere, how, and why: Q&A with Christian Peratsakis, new Senior Director, TAM
By: Elijah ZarlinChristian Peratsakis recently joined Mapbox as Senior Director of Technical Account Management in the DC office. Christian’s path in the location space mirrors Mapbox’s in many ways....
View ArticleStanford Education Opportunity map
Seeing beyond test scores by visualizing the shifting landscape of education accessBy: Megan DanielsonThe Educational Opportunity Project (EOP), a research initiative at Stanford University, recently...
View ArticleWhat’s new | January 2020
Mapbox product updatesHey Builders,We took a different approach to this issue of Product Updates. If you’re a fan, let us know by subscribing.In product news: We released faster, better offline maps in...
View ArticleMini Tokyo 3D: A real-time 3D map of public transportation in Tokyo
Mini Tokyo 3D: 東京の公共交通のリアルタイム3DマップMini Tokyo 3D: https://nagix.github.io/mini-tokyo-3d/By: Ben Truscello2020 is an Olympic year, and a number of programs and projects have launched in Tokyo to make...
View ArticleGoCity’s real-world game map: How we built it
GoCity, a location-based game from Shipyard Games, had one of our favorite maps from the last year. We asked Shipyard’s CTO and Co-Founder Teemu Harju to share how they built it.By: Teemu HarjuShipyard...
View ArticleLaunching Mapbox Elections
2020 election mapping resources for journalists, academics, and citizens2016 presidential returns by county, extruded by vote total and colored by vote margin. From historical presidential elections...
View ArticleUsing Boundaries for election analysis
New data analysis possibilities with Congressional and State Legislative districts, now in Mapbox BoundariesBy: Jeff ButlerBlue states, red counties, swing districts. Election maps rely on boundaries...
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