Improved label placement in Mapbox Studio
We’ve added automatic source compositing to Mapbox Studio for improved label placement. Compositing lets you to choose to prevent overlapping labels from rendering, resulting in more legible and clean...
View ArticleMaps for tracking mileage with MileIQ
Our friends at MileIQ recently launched custom maps to help their users quickly identify their trips. MileIQ’s apps allows drivers to log data on their trips and submit them for reimbursement. With...
View ArticleGeoHorizon 2016, Chennai
We’ll be at GeoHorizon 2016 in Chennai this weekend talking about revolutionizing the mapping industry with open source software and data. We’re excited to introduce over 300 students to the...
View ArticleDesigning perspective maps in Studio
Here are three tips for designing perspective maps in Studio.Press Shift ↑ and Shift ↓ to adjust perspective viewThe same map design viewed at 0°, 40°, and 60° pitch.How do you enable perspective...
View Article4 major features for the new Android SDK
Our new Android SDK launches today, baking in support for offline maps, intelligent telemetry, better map interactions, and improved compatibility with the Google Maps Android API.Offline mapsYour app...
View ArticleClustering millions of points on a map with Supercluster
Last year, I explained how we use dynamic shape simplification and partitioning algorithms to renderhuge polygon and polyline datasets in Mapbox GL JS. This approach unfortunately doesn’t work for...
View ArticleBanff in high-res
We just rendered some beautiful, new 12cm imagery of Banff, Canada to our Mapbox Satellite basemap. The Town of Banff is planning another flyover this fall; we’re thrilled to be working with them to...
View ArticleKajari Ghosh joins Mapbox
Welcome Kajari Ghosh to Mapbox! Kajari will be based out of DC, diving into Mapbox Studio, working on performance optimization and our constantly-improving codebase based on Mapbox GL JS and...
View ArticleTracking the world's airliners with Flightradar24
Flightradar24 uses real-time transponder data to track more than 160,000 commercial flights per day. Their 3D visualizations use Mapbox imagery and terrain on a Cesium globe to give 360 degree views of...
View ArticleCameron Mace joins Mapbox
Welcome Cameron Mace! Cameron is joining the mobile and support teams to help developers get the most out of Mapbox Mobile.A native Texan, Cameron graduated from the University of Houston with a...
View ArticleFind your nearest bike station with Bikey
Powered by our iOS SDK, Bikey helps you find your nearest city bike station and lets you know the number of available bikes and parking spaces. You can even get the route to a desired bike station and...
View ArticleRodolfo Wilhelmy joins the team!
Rodolfo Wilhelmy is joining Mapbox! He is jumping into our telemetry data, helping to build our data processing pipeline and improve the map. He will also be working closely with our team in Ayacucho,...
View ArticleMapboxMap for a better Android SDK
Last week we released version 4.0.0 of our Android SDK with support for MapboxMap, a new object that improves testability, compatibility and configurability.How MapboxMap worksWith 4.0.0 we have...
View ArticleOffline maps and more in the iOS SDK
Version 3.2.0 of our iOS SDK is now available, featuring offline maps and improvements to battery performance and static framework installation.Offline mapsOffline maps in the iOS SDK help you avoid...
View ArticleSean Heffernan joins Mapbox!
We’re pumped to welcome Sean, who is joining the Mapbox business team! Sean will be working out of the DC Garage, helping bring new companies to the Mapbox platform and using his consulting experience...
View ArticleKeeping Mapbox Telemetry lightweight with hibernation mode
Our open-source iOS SDK collects anonymized, aggregated, ambient location data. While a Mapbox-powered application is running in the background, “hibernation mode” ensures that the SDK only collects...
View ArticleMapbox Light Refresh
Mapbox Light (and Dark) work best as underlays that complement visualizations of all sorts. However, we felt that our previous iterations had become somewhat stark, in terms of both data and design. In...
View ArticleSee you at Google NYC
Next week, we’ll be presenting the Mapbox Android SDK at the Google NYC office during an event organized by the NYC Google Developer Group (GDG).We’ll focus on the recently launched v4.0 and, in...
View ArticleWelcome Julianne Baker Gallegos!
A big welcome to Julianne Baker Gallegos, our newest member of the Operations team. Julianne will based out of our San Francisco office, where she’ll support our entire team and newly expanded SF...
View Article150,000 buildings imported in Los Angeles!
Earlier this month, local mappers in Los Angeles started importing building footprints frompublic domain data into OpenStreetMap. This is part of the local community’s push to improve building coverage...
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