Oktoberfest at the MapBox Garage
We're bringing Oktoberfest to the MapBox Garage on Thursday, October 17. We're racing kegs - Hofbrau vs. PBR - and grilling up German sausages and halfsmokes in the alley. We'll get started after work...
View ArticleHiring an operations associate for the DC garage
This position has been filled.Our team is growing fast, and we're hiring an operations associate to help support us as we scale from a small startup working from a DC garage, to a larger startup...
View ArticleDesarrollando América Latina: Talleres de OpenStreetMap y MapBox el 20 de...
Tune in on Sunday, October 20 for virtual workshops on OpenStreetMap and MapBox in Spanish language. These workshops are part of our support for Desarrollando América Latina 2013, a fantastic Latin...
View ArticleEric Fischer joins MapBox
Eric Fischer joins the MapBox team! We have worked with Eric on some incredible projects, from mapping 3 billion tweets, to visualizing OpenStreetMap contributors across the globe, to analyzing the...
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown Map by the Washington Post
This government shutdown map by the Washington Post allows readers to comment how the closed government affects them and shows their response on a MapBox map. The result is an evolving visualization of...
View ArticleFlying the Matterhorn with Drones - Working with Sensefly's UAV Imagery
We are working with Sensefly to map the data from their latest mission on the Matterhorn. Here are three samples of the visualizations we have created from this data, each available as full source code...
View ArticleMore Open: Project OSRM Switches to BSD
We are happy to announce that effective immediately the Open Source Routing Machine (OSRM) is available under the very permissive simplified (two-clause) BSD license.OSRM was previously licensed under...
View ArticleCloudless Landsat Preview | Rio de Janeiro
We're processing new Landsat imagery right now, which will add 4 new zoom levels to our Cloudless Atlas. The progress is stunning. Here’s a view of Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest cities in the...
View ArticleNicki Dlugash Joins MapBox
Nicki Dlugash joins the MapBox team in DC! Drawing from her background in interaction design, data visualization, and marketing, Nicki will be jumping into her role as a designer with collaborative...
View ArticleRyan's Desk
Our designer & illustrator Ryan always maintains a pretty entertaining desk.
View Article$10 Million Funding from Foundry Group
We just closed a $10 million Series A round with Foundry Group. Now we grow.This round is squarely focused on bringing more amazing people to our team in both San Francisco and Washington, DC. We are...
View ArticleOpen Mapping on iOS in Moscow
Earlier this month, I spoke at Yet another Conference 2013, an event hosted by Yandex, Russia's largest internet company, each year in Moscow. YaC is the most widely attended tech conference in Eastern...
View ArticleSean Gillies Joins MapBox
We're excited to announce that Sean Gillies, author of Shapely and collaborator on the GeoJSON specification, is joining MapBox! Sean is going to bring his algorithmic wisdom to all parts of the MapBox...
View ArticleBiking Directions With OSRM's New External Data Support
Copenhagen's bike route planner I Bike CPH will use OSRM's all improved ability to integrate external data to find better directions for its users. Here is a walkthrough of how to use the Lua interface...
View ArticleBeers Next Tuesday - MapBox Team San Francisco
We're growing in San Francisco, and looking to hang out more. Join us for some Pacifico next Tuesday, October 29th, at 6:00pm @Raven (1151 Folsom St (btw 7th St. and 8th St.)), one of our favorite bars...
View ArticleAnnouncing MapBox.js v1.4.0
Today we're releasing MapBox.js v1.4.0, with new features, bug fixes, an updated version of Leaflet, and easier retina support. MapBox.js is an open source project, and many of the improvements in this...
View ArticleDesigning a Vector Terrain Map for Outdoor Apps
We are starting a major update to MapBox Terrain. We are designing this specifically for outdoor apps, making it easy to find running trails, check out ski slopes, or visualize your bike rides.There...
View Article9 Years of OpenStreetMap GPS Tracks Available for Mapping
All public GPS tracks ever uploaded to OpenStreetMap are now available for tracing in the iD editor. Click the new "OpenStreetMap GPS traces" option in the background settings panel to reveal an...
View ArticleMike Morris Joins MapBox
Mike Morris is a seasoned full-stack developer who joins us in DC with a wealth of experience in web development. Mike's passion as an open data advocate has made him a close friend of MapBox. He is...
View ArticleGerald Rich Joins MapBox
Gerald Rich just joined the MapBox team in DC! Gerald is a developer/data journalist who has previously worked with the NPR News Apps team, Texas Tribune, and Houston Public Media. Gerald brings an...
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