Turf for local gov: potholes and parking meters
In an ideal world, data and visualizations inform decisionmaking. State and local government agencies rely on GIS, but technology, training, and funding can be barriers to broad adoption.Turf is part...
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NOAA doubles the spatial resolution of the Global Forecast System
Tropical storm Bansi, as it appeared last night, pulling warm water from rainforests of Madagascar, (full map live on Mapbox)Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
View ArticleOn the economics of data acquisition #DLD15
The DLD conference kicks off today in Munich. This years conference theme: “It’s just the begining” fits well with the “Maps & Data” panel I’m presenting on Tuesday.The mapping industry is changing...
View ArticleOpenStreetMap in Japan, 2007-2014
View more citiesView full screen map Ben Fry's classic map of the United States,"All Streets," demonstrated that a complete map of streets also implicitly creates a map of the topography around them,...
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Asia terrain update
Our terrain across Asia has tripled in detail as we continue to improve our data around the globe.Mount Everest, Nepal/China. Earth’s highest mountain at 8,848m. (SRTM 90m vs. SRTM 30m)Gunung Gede,...
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to-fix: improving OpenStreetMap through micro tasking
to-fix is a micro tasking tool we’ve been working on for improving map data. Feed to-fix a massive list of issues and it presents individual items, one at a time, to be worked on. Mappers log in, fix...
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Brad Leege joins the team!
Brad Leege has joined Mapbox, bringing a deep background in mobile development on both Android and iOS in the public and private sectors. He’s already leading development of our Android SDK and will...
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Your raster data on Atlas Server
Atlas Server can handle massive raster datasets – from commercial satellite scenes to drone imagery to a globe’s worth of navigational charts – whether it’s running on your private servers, your cloud...
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Installing Mapbox on AWS GovCloud
Mapbox Atlas Server is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region. GovCloud is an isolated region made specifically for US government agencies, giving them the power of AWS while still meeting their...
View ArticleUpload massive satellite and drone imagery
You can now upload massive TIFFs to your mapbox.com account – up to 4 GB files – and we've overhauled our data processing pipeline to quickly process all that data. We can now process a 4 GB TIFF and...
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Australia terrain update
Our terrain in Australia and throughout Oceania is now 200% more detailed.Uluru / Ayers Rock, Northern Territory, Australia. Sacred sandstone inselberg that rises 863m abruptly from the relatively flat...
View ArticleKeep on truckin' with Turf.js and Mapbox Directions
Most drives don't just go from point A to point B: along the way, everyone needs to make rest stops, grab dinner, or refill & recharge their cars. What if directions made this easy? In the...
View ArticleWhat OpenStreetMap can learn from HPMS, the open US highway dataset
New York CityView full screen map We've downloaded and reviewed the latest Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) national highway dataset provided by the Federal Highway Administration with an...
View ArticleGIS analysis with Atlas Server
Atlas Server brings Mapbox’s fast global maps to your private infrastructure. Now it includes Turf, so you can run advanced spatial analysis on private data. Now you can use GIS for analysis and...
View ArticleBlackbridge imagery uploads
With five identical 5-meter resolution RapidEye satellites and one day revisit time, our friends at Blackbridge offer imagery that is super useful for a variety of natural resource management tasks. I...
View ArticleSee you at Inman Real Estate Connect in NYC next week
We’ll be at Inman Connect in NYC January 27 - 29 – Eric, Jeff, Ali, and Mathias will be roaming the floor when they’re not posted up at our kiosk. We’re sponsoring this year’s event and are looking...
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Massive data in Mapbox Studio with PostGIS + SQL
Making maps with massive datasets can get complex, so I wrote a manual on how you can use PostGIS + SQL with Mapbox Studio to create fast, performant vector tiles.In the guide, I explain how I set up...
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Android GL SDK preview
We’ve been working in Java, JNI and C++ to bring our Mapbox GL engine to Android, and now you can test the preview of our official Android GL SDK on GitHub.The Ngorongoro Conservation Area & Crater...
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From fast styles to advanced cartography
You can create a map within minutes using our online Editor or you can do much more advanced cartography with Mapbox Studio. Here’s a comparison that should help you choose the right tool for the...
View ArticleAirbus imagery uploads
Our friends at Airbus offer a myriad of medium and high resolution imagery products that look great on Mapbox. This morning, I used a short bash script to stitch together sample imagery from the SPOT-6...
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