Welcome, Lingineni Naga Bhavana!
We’re excited to welcome Lingineni Naga Bhavana to the data team! She will be focusing on high precision content creation in OpenStreetMap using satellite imagery, telemetry, street level imagery, and...
View ArticleWelcome, Martha Leena Bonula!
By Abhishek SaikiaWe’re thrilled to welcome Martha Leena Bonula to the data team! She will be focusing on creating high quality data on OpenStreetMap using satellite imagery, telemetry and other...
View ArticleDesigning maps for mobile devices
By Nathaniel SlaughterBuilding maps for mobile devices creates a unique challenge. Maps are complex systems that require you to consider both data and data-styling decisions, and how the map is being...
View ArticleGovernment and citizens collaborate to map Canada
By Jinal FofliaStatistics Canada is collaborating with the OpenStreetMap community to build a single inventory of the location and attributes of every building in Canada. Mapbox is proudly supporting...
View ArticleWelcome Ceci Alvarez!
By Max SirenkoWe’re delighted to welcome Ceci Alvarez, who has joined the Mapbox team in San Francisco! After more than 5 years in consumer finance as a investor, regulator, and philanthropist, Ceci is...
View ArticleHow I determined there will be 195M ARKit devices by the end of 2017
A look at the methodology and why it mattersBy: Ceci AlvarezYesterday, I shared how there will be 195M ARKit-ready devices by the end of 2017. Here’s a behind the scenes view of how I got that figure...
View ArticleMappers across Africa share data with their leaders
By Mikel MaronAfrican leaders meet today in Nairobi to plan and commit to creating and using data to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals so that all are counted. Meanwhile, young people across...
View ArticleWelcome, Lingineni Naga Bhavana!
By Abhishek SaikiaWe’re excited to welcome Lingineni Naga Bhavana to the data team! She will be focusing on high precision content creation in OpenStreetMap using satellite imagery, telemetry, street...
View ArticleInstant maps with Cartogram
By: Brynne MorrisCartogram is our new drag-and-drop tool to create a custom map in seconds.Just upload a picture, select the colors you want, and get a map that fits your brand and style. These maps...
View ArticleA dive into spatial search algorithms
Searching through millions of points in an instantA visualization of an R-tree for 138k populated places on EarthI’m obsessed with software performance. One of my main responsibilities at Mapbox is...
View ArticleThe definitive cheat sheet of Studio’s keyboard shortcuts
By: Dana SulitDid you know that Mapbox Studio provides keyboard shortcuts for the main actions in the style editor and the dataset editor? We just added tooltips that reveal all the available shortcuts...
View ArticleMapbox helps power Snap Map
By: Bersabel TadesseOn June 21st, I watched as thousands of people flocked to Stonehenge to witness the sunrise and bring in the first day of summer. A second later, I was in Mecca watching first-hand...
View ArticleWelcome, Bhojaraj Basavanagowdara!
By: Abhishek SaikiaWe’re excited to welcome Bhojaraj Basavanagowdara to the data team! He will focus on creating and maintaining high quality data in OpenStreetMap using satellite imagery and...
View ArticleWelcome to the team, Kelvin Matthew!
By: Abhishek SaikiaWe’re excited to welcome Kelvin Mathew to the data team! He will be focusing on high-quality content creation for OpenStreetMap using telemetry, satellite imagery, and other...
View ArticleDesigning North Star
By: Nathaniel SlaughterMeet North Star, our latest designer style, ready to be used in your app or customized in Studio.North Star was inspired by older, nautical themed maps, such as the US Coast...
View ArticleHow to localize your maps in Mapbox GL JS
By: Lukas MartinelliLocalize your web map instantly using the new Mapbox GL language plugin for Mapbox GL JS. Just drop in the plugin and switch the labels to the language that best suits your users...
View ArticleMaps, Mapbox, and State of the Map!
By: Jinal FofliaThe strength of OpenStreetMap is in the relationships — both online and in person. State of the Map conferences celebrate the essence of these communities that are so integral to...
View ArticleWelcome aboard, Samara Steinberg!
By: Ryan BaumannWe’re excited to have Samara Steinberg join the Recruiting team in our San Francisco office! She will recruit across our offices and teams, and will be helping to develop and implement...
View ArticleWe support Net Neutrality. Still.
By: Michael SteffenWe’re built on open source software, open data, and open standards, but all this work depends on an open Internet. We’ve built global infrastructure to serve beautiful maps insanely...
View ArticleBuilding a Heads-Up navigation display
By: Dan NesfederWith an Android or iOS phone, a $30 universal HUD mount, and the Mapbox Navigation SDK you can create a heads-up display showing a car’s speed, alerts, or even navigation information.To...
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