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Built in React Native: the Charlotte Light Rail app
By: Erin QuinnCharlotte, NC based development shop Team Luna built the Charlotte Light Rail App for their city’s light rail service, allowing riders to see their closest station, get stop-by-stop...
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Custom voice instructions for navigation
Optimize fleets with context-rich navigation in your appBy: Bobby SudekumRide-sharing and on-demand logistics companies need to fully control the navigation experience, providing context-rich,...
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Create a mobile game with our Maps SDK
By: Langston SmithWith our Maps SDKs for iOS and Android, you can create custom map interfaces for your mobile games. As an example, I put together a simple geography quiz game using our Maps SDK for...
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How to map a billion: Visualizing big data @ Locate
Locate | Pier 27, San Francisco, CA | May 30–31, 2018By: Rachel HolmUnderstanding data from mobile users allows companies to view trends and make data-driven decisions. In the race to parse and...
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Complex stories of positive change
Supporting our community partners and the maps they makeBy: Marena BrinkhurstWorking closely with local and global organizations spans the entirety of our work. We’re continuing to deepen those...
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SatSummit 3: We’re back
By: Camilla MahonSatSummit 3 is officially a “go”. In partnership with Development Seed, we’re hosting the third iteration of SatSummit at Washington D.C.’s International Trade Center on September...
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Mapping moving objects with Mapbox, , and a self-driving bus named Olli
By: Raj SinghPhoto credit: Ryan Boles via FlickrRaj is a Developer Advocate for Watson and Cloud at IBM. He specializes in data science and all things geospatial. Raj pioneered Web mapping-as-a-service...
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Speaking @ Locate: Nicolás García Belmonte
Head of Visualization at UberBy: Rachel HolmLocate | Pier 27, San Francisco, CA | May 30–31, 2018At Locate, our two-day user conference, we’re exploring how big data visualization generates valuable...
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Mappen’s friend-first map
Designing a user experience for your social lifeBy: Ceci AlvarezMappen makes it easier for friends to make plans, share their location, and connect. Let’s say you just landed in a city and you want to...
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View from the sky
Designing the Cali Terrain map styleThe Sierra Nevada mountains in the Cali Terrain styleBy: Amy Lee WaltonThe Cali Terrain map style was inspired by a recent trip from DC to LA. I’ve flown many times...
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Speaking @ Locate: Kent Marten
Product Manager, Maps at Tableau100,000 aircraft flights by Anya A’Hearn and Joe Mako in TableauBy: Joe GomezLocate | Pier 27, San Francisco, CA | May 30–31, 2018Visualizing big data is a key theme of...
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Automatically change map text to a user’s language
The Localization Plugin for AndroidBy: Langston SmithLanguage changes with location context which is why we’ve released the Android localization plugin. It wraps label changing behavior...
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Chris Anderson starts DIY Robocars: A space for self-driving developers
By: Eric GundersenLast week I ran into Chris Anderson, CEO of DIY Robotics, and spent hours talking about his latest project: Self-driving DIY Robocars. TL;DR Chris is creating a new surface area for...
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Building a map taxonomy chart
By: Nathaniel SlaughterOur designers spend a lot of time thinking about the complexities of designing map styles that visually communicate the information you need to understand the world, know where...
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Green Street Advisors releases Atlas, a data viz app for real estate investors
By: Angelina CalderonFor over 30 years, Green Street Advisors has provided independent research for REIT and real estate, developing its own datasets for the market. Recently, Green Street launched...
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Assessing satellite imagery at scale
How we’re mapping the quality of our satellite tilesBy: Damon BurgettWe’ve been developing new ways to evaluate our satellite and aerial data at scale. On the Satellite team, we manage petapixels of...
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Plan and manage build sites with Smart World Pro
A new 3D mapping tool from CityzenithBy: Caren PlummerCityzenith just launched Smart World Pro, a 3D mapping tool that helps architects, engineers, urban planners, and property managers make informed...
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Scholarships for Locate = $0
By: Eric GundersenWe’re bringing people building amazing location tech together at Locate, May 30–31st in San Francisco. Pier 27 will be converted into a two-day event; +500 people that build real...
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Partnering with MicroStrategy to enable data discovery
By: Julie MunroToday, MicroStrategy released Geospatial Services, a new set of mapping capabilities powered by Mapbox and available across MicroStrategy’s 10.11 platform. MicroStrategy users can now...
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Mapping nationwide evictions: How we built it
By: Marena BrinkhurstThe Eviction Lab has created an expansive, nationwide database on evictions, and they’ve just launched an interactive map that the the New York Times featured. James Minton, Pat...
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