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Creating a new “Standard”
A custom designer mapBy: Saman Bemel-BenrudIntroducing Standard, a retro inspired map ready to be used for planning road trips, telling location-based stories, or added to Mapbox Studio for you to...
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Mapbox Alexa Skill, now with traffic maps
By: Antonio ZugaldiaWe recently bought a few Echo Show devices for the office. The first thing I did when they arrived was to update the Mapbox Skill to show maps. Here’s how it works:Adding...
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Updating 8.2 million km² of high-resolution satellite imagery
That’s roughly the size of BrazilBy: Camilla MahonWe just purchased 8.2 million km² of high-resolution satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe: enough to cover 10,000 metropolitan areas the size of New...
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Introducing the new Mapbox Help page
By: Colleen McGinnisOur support team just launched a new Help page! Whether you’re just getting started with Mapbox, or you’re looking to dig into how our tools work, the Help page’s fresh new design...
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Building a Location-based Game in 20 minutes
Building a location-based game in 20 minutesBy: David RhodesWe just got back from Unite Europe in Amsterdam and had a great time connecting with the many artists and developers building with our Maps...
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New plugins for our Android SDK
By: Cameron MaceDisplaying 3D structures and showing a user’s current location are now simple features you can add to your mobile app with a few lines of code. A couple months ago, we introduced...
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How I built it: Visualizing Foursquare check-ins with Mapbox + ARKit
By: Aaron Ngbody[data-twttr-rendered="true"] {background-color: transparent;}.twitter-tweet {margin: auto !important;}Downtown LA. My July 4th weekend FourSquare checkins visualized in AR. (ARKit +...
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Whaam!
A map style inspired by the pop art movementBy: Amy Lee WaltonDrawing inspiration from the likes of Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, and in particular, Roy Lichtenstein, our latest designer style Whaam!...
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7 data visualizations techniques for location
By: Ryan BaumannData visualization is a powerful tool. As a developer or designer, you want your data to tell your story. With Mapbox, you’re tapped into location data viz super powers. Own your data...
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Mapbox ❤️ Leaflet
By: Chelsea GoddardOriginally created by Vladimir Agafonkin (who’s been a part of the Mapbox family for almost four years), Leaflet is an entirely open JavaScript API used to make interactive maps....
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Welcome, Ann Millspaugh!
By: Sam MatthewsWe’re excited to have Ann Millspaugh join the Core Tech team in our San Francisco office! She will work with members of the engineering division to ensure that our mapping...
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Welcome to the team, Liz Shigetsohi!
By: Jake PruittWe’re thrilled to welcome Liz Shigetoshi to Mapbox!Liz joins our design and engineering teams in San Francisco. She’ll focus on developing and maintaining our front end...
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How I built a wind map with WebGL
Check out my WebGL-based wind power simulation demo! Let’s dive into how it works under the hood.I have an unflattering confession to make: for the last few years working at Mapbox, I avoided direct...
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Designer map hack
By: Brynne MorrisLast weekend, we asked you to show us what you could make with our latest designer maps Moonlight, North Star, Standard, or Whaam! — and you more than delivered.We saw everything from...
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How I built it: 3D agglomerations
Visualizing macro-urban trends in cities across the worldBy: Andrey KarmatskyAndrey Karmatsky, CEO of Urbica.co, used the Mapbox GL JavaScript API to build elaborate 3D visualizations that answer these...
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Fast traffic sign mapping with OpenStreetMap and Mapillary
By: Bryan HouselMapping traffic signs on OpenStreetMap just got a lot faster. The latest version of OpenStreetMap’s iD map editor highlights features detected in Mapillary imagery directly in the map...
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Compass for ARKit
By: Jordan KileySince ARKit was announced at WWDC, developers have been sharing amazing projects that they have made with ARKit.I used the Mapbox iOS SDK to make a map view to accompany an ARKit world...
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Twin Peaks with ARKit and Mapbox Unity SDK
By: Siyu SongTwin Peaks is a favorite landmark of San Francisco. Between the impressive view and characteristic fog, I thought it would make a fun challenge to build using the Mapbox Unity SDK +...
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Get outdoors with Mountain Hub and Mapbox
Offline terrain maps by Mountain HubBy: Brynne MorrisMountain Hub, a community-fueled app for the outdoors, released new features today for tracking outdoor adventures on iOS and web. Now, whether you...
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Drilling (all the way) down
By: Matt IrwinBusiness intelligence (BI) tools let users “drill down” through data to get higher levels of detail to answer a hypothesis — why does California have the highest average patient spend per...
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