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Satellite imagery for low bandwidth environments
Flightradar24 just launched with low bandwidth satellite imagery. If you’re tracking your journey with in-flight Wifi, your 3D map in Flightradar24 will always load fast.To see the maps in action,...
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Developing JOSM plugins for better mapping
The Java OpenStreetMap Editor (JOSM) is our favorite editor for power mapping, and we use plugins to work more efficiently. We’re constantly looking for ways to improve mapping tools, and have built...
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Make your own cartography game with Mapbox GL at our workshop in Bengaluru!
Join us at our Bengaluru office on April 21 to learn about Mapbox GL’s ability to style maps on demand by building a fun geography game from scratch.This is a continuation of our previous workshop in...
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25 years of political donations with MapD
Spending by US presidential campaigns is rising steadily. In 2012, the Obama and Romney campaigns spent more than $1 billion apiece. Democratic and Republican candidates have already spent a total of...
View ArticleSimulating route guidance with Mapbox GL JS and Directions API
To keep pace with high-definition in-car displays, navigation applications need to simulate driving routes smoothly and seamlessly from a driver’s perspective. We’re bringing together Mapbox GL’s fluid...
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Emma Grasmeder joins Mapbox
Welcome Emma Grasmeder to Mapbox DC!Emma is diving into our telemetry, running data analysis and modeling. Previously, Emma was a Women Who Code DC director, chief data scientist at Solebrity, and...
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Resolving conflicts in OpenStreetMap using JOSM
Data conflicts happen in OpenStreetMap when multiple users edit the same map feature simultaneously. Thousands of volunteers edit the map every minute, and it’s common to face a conflict in areas with...
View ArticleLaunching DigitalGlobe's Maps API
DigitalGlobe, the largest commercial satellite data provider in the world, just launched the Maps API. DigitalGlobe collects 70 terabytes of imagery on an average day with their constellation of six...
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Labels for navigation in Mapbox GL
We’ve been working on a label placement strategy in Mapbox GL tailored specifically for navigation.Left: current basemap labelling in Mapbox GL. Right: prototype of navigation labelling in Mapbox GL.To...
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DCFemTech honors powerful women programmers
Last night, Alex Ulsh and Carol Hansen received the Powerful Women Programmers Award at DCFemTech’s 2nd annual (and sold out!) reception. The DCFemTech awards congratulate women who work in tech and...
View ArticleMapQuest launches new mobile apps
MapQuest just launched redesigned mobile apps for iOS and Android using our mobile SDKs. Rebuilt from the ground up, the app includes TomTom map data and a completely custom map design that highlights...
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Landsat imagery reveals drying reservoirs in Central India
More than a third of India is currently facing drought after two years of deficient monsoon rainfall. One of the hardest hit areas is the central Indian state of Maharashtra, whose agricultural output...
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Rain, rain, go away: IBM Weather Alerts for Insurance
IBM just launched Weather Alerts for Insurance, a platform that combines data from The Weather Company, Mapbox maps and geocoding, and real-time alerts to protect insurance policyholders.Imagine you’re...
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Come talk maps! Mapbox at OpenStreetMap events
We love being a part of the OpenStreetMap community, and can’t wait to connect with new and familiar friends around the globe at events this year.Here’s what we have on our calendar this year (so...
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Visualizing Ecuador's earthquake with Studio
In the aftermath of one of the strongest earthquakes in Ecuador’s history, I’ve been using the dataset editor to visualize data from the United States Geological Survey to better understand the scope...
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Creating custom maps at Maptime Madison
This Thursday, we’ll be presenting on the new Mapbox Studio at this month’s Maptime Madison meetup.We’ll show how you can design fast, beautiful maps for the web and mobile apps all using Studio....
View ArticleIntroducing Mapbox Android Services
Today we’re releasing Mapbox Android Services (MAS) v1.0, a new Java library to help consume Mapbox APIs on Android. Mapbox Android Services is the evolution of the existing geocoding and directions...
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Getting started with iD for crisis mapping
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) is supporting mapping after the Ecuador earthquake, creating map data that may prove useful to response teams, locating people and delivering services where...
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CUGOS Spring Fling
Photo credit: Aaron RacicotLast week we attended the 2016 CUGOS Spring Fling in Seattle. As the Northwest chapter of OSGeo, CUGOS focuses on learning and teaching open source spatial technology every...
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Roadtrippers launches GL maps for iOS
Powered by our iOS SDK, Roadtrippers just launched a new version of their iOS app to help you plan trips, book accommodations and find “off the beaten” path adventures along the way.Roadtrippers...
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