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Our open source team directory
We’re open-sourcing the software we use to manage Mapbox’s operations - our interpretation of modern HR - and starting with our team directory.As more amazing people have joined Mapbox, we’ve started...
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Mapping my hometown Jorhat
Jorhat is a small town in Upper Assam in India and is known as the cultural capital of Assam. While small at its heart, it is one of the major centers of education and commerce in the state of Assam....
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WhereCamp Berlin & Happy Hour
We are excited to be at WhereCamp Berlin this week. Meet Daniel, Konstantin and Johan to chat about Directions, Mapbox Studio and latest improvements to our mobile SDKs.We will also give a talk on “The...
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Digital Humanitarian Workshop in Doha
I’m headed to Doha tomorrow for a series of workshops hosted by the Qatar Computing Research Institute. The focus of my talks will be OpenStreetMap and Mapbox tools, such as Turf.js and Tile Reduce. I...
View ArticleScaling vector tile analysis for the whole world with TileReduce
We’re working on new technology for answering geographic problems on a global scale. To determine OpenStreetMap’s total coverage, identify bicycle paths that are in RunKeeper but not in OpenStreetMap,...
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Introducing the Mapbox Studio Gallery
Our new Mapbox Studio gallery showcases the very best of map design for web and mobile!Did you design a map or build an app with Mapbox Studio that we should showcase? Email us at gallery@mapbox.com.
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Mapbox in Tableau: learn from the masters
Want to learn more about using Mapbox in Tableau? This Thursday’s edition of Tableau’s weekly webinar, Think Data Thursday, is all about Mapbox integration. Check out details on Tableau’s site.Tableau...
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Crowdsourcing flood data for Chennai
My hometown Chennai is facing one of the wettest monsoons of the century, recording close to 120cm of rainfall this month. Daily life for over 6.7 million people was disrupted and the media called...
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Moritz Kobitzsch joins the team
I’m excited to welcome Moritz Kobitzsch to the team! Moritz comes to us from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology where he recently finished his PhD in efficiently computing Alternative Routes. At...
View ArticleTilt interaction added to the latest Android SDK
Today we’re releasing version 2.3.0 of the Mapbox Android SDK with improvements across the board.TiltTilt is now fully supported by the SDK. You can set the angle programmatically via the setTilt()...
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Custom mobile maps with Mapbox Studio + Twitter Fabric
Starting today, our iOS and Android SDKs are available on Twitter Fabric. Fabric is a free, modular development platform that streamlines the process of finding and using the best mobile SDKs in your...
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Alex Ulsh joins Mapbox!
A big welcome to Alex Ulsh, who joined Mapbox last week. Alex is on the platform team, where she will concentrate on security by running our security vulnerability reward program, improving our access...
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Tableau 9.2 launches with native Mapbox integration
Congratulations to our friends at Tableau on the launch of Tableau 9.2!The new version of includes Tableau’s gorgeous, code-free Mapbox integration. You can now add your custom Mapbox maps and data to...
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GeoBLR on Disaster Resilience
The December edition of GeoBLR will be all about Open Data for Disaster Resilience. We’ll have Eric, Alex, and Mikel in town, so come check out the talk, and hangout with Bengaluru’s liveliest...
View ArticleMapbox GL Directions plugin
Try it yourself. Click the map or enter a place for new directions.Today we’re releasing Directions, the first Mapbox GL JS plugin. Mapbox GL Directions connects our maps with the Directions and...
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Designing the Vintage style in Mapbox Studio
What makes a vintage map look “vintage”? Printing imperfections, discolored paper, and antiquated label names all play a part. Achieving this old-timey aesthetic on a digital map was a fun challenge to...
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Xiaowei Wang joins Mapbox!
We are excited to welcome to Xiaowei Wang to Mapbox! She joins the Map Design and Cartography team, where she will improve our core map offerings, develop custom styles, and build our data processing...
View ArticleCountry extracts for OSM QA Tiles
OSM QA Tiles are now available as country extracts, updated daily! Country extracts are smaller sized and focused, making it easier for anyone to run their own local analysis. We have been using OSM QA...
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Fast building tracing with JOSM
Here are a few techniques the data team uses to quickly trace buildings for OpenStreetMap. First, we use JOSM, the OpenStreetMap desktop data editor. We then install a couple custom plugins...
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Blythe Sheldon joins Mapbox!
A big welcome to Blythe Sheldon, who joined the Mapbox Studio team. In addition to technical know-how, Blythe combines her insights into information design, social science, and journalism to create...
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