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Map hacks: Directions API + Draw tools
Create a multi-stop, bike route plannerBy: Rafa GutierrezRecently, developers have been asking us about ways to use our Directions API for designing routes (think hiking routes, bike rides, and road...
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AWS lead and EMR General Manager, Peter Sirota, joins Mapbox as Sr. Vice...
By: Eric GundersenWe’re excited to welcome Peter Sirota, previously of AWS and Elastic MapReduce (EMR), as our new Senior Vice President of Engineering.Peter was employee # 30 at AWS, directly working...
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Visualizing the Disappearing Rivers of the American West
By: Erin QuinnThis week we interviewed the teams that created the stunning Disappearing Rivers visualization accompanying the Disappearing West project. The Center for American Progress and...
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Barkly Pets shifts map providers to track dog walks
How a lean team made the switch in midstreamThe Barkly Pets founding team: Jim Camut, David Comiskey, and Chris GonzalezBy: DJ SlaughterBarkly Pets uses customized, live-updating maps to give dogs (and...
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Put your satellite, aerial and drone imagery to work
Achieve raster mastery with our tools and APIsDrape satellite and drone imagery across any scene for an immersive real-world AR/VR experience with our Maps SDK for Unity.By Camilla MahonCalling all...
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Top 3 ways to engage and retain travel users
By: Becky HarrisToday’s travelers are seeking more comprehensive and streamlined services so they can discover destinations, book their itinerary, and start exploring as soon as they arrive — all in...
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Build AR experiences with Places data
Better tools for bringing the real-world into your appsBy: Jim MartinToday, we’re releasing new features for the Maps SDK for Unity that make it even easier to build location-based experiences using...
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3D Laser printing maps in Glowforge
By: Eric GundersenI just bought a Glowforge to print 3D maps. It arrives in the office later this week — I don’t know how I have lived without it. I ran into Dan Shapiro (CEO of Glowforge) last week,...
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Designing maps for navigation
Better visual hierarchy of features and a cleaner, lighter mapBy: Alex ParlatoLast week, we launched a new version of our navigation maps, designed to be viewed in a small display, at arm’s length, or...
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Data visualization techniques to tighten up your supply chain
Historical shipping route data, mapped across the San Francisco BayBy: Stephen LambeAn array of new technologies like cheap mobile devices, cloud storage, and improved software are underpinning a...
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Sooner Heath joins Mapbox to lead solutions engineering for automotive
By: Alex BarthTelenav customer solutions leader Sooner Heath joins our team to build the automotive solutions engineering practice at Mapbox. Sooner comes with more than a decade of experience shipping...
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Turn-by-turn voice guidance upgraded to Amazon Polly
By: Bobby SudekumWe upgraded our voice guidance in both our iOS and Android Navigation SDKs to Amazon Polly, which generates audio guidance from the turn-by-turn text instructions streaming from our...
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Revisiting the 1968 D.C. Riots with maps
By: Lo BénichouOn April 4, 1968, a short time after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. had reached the ears of residents in D.C., riots sparked throughout the city, leaving 13 dead and 900 businesses...
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Flynex maps real-time drone flight data
Visualizing millions of features to make operating drones easierBy: Rob AltenhausFlyNex, based in Germany, makes drone operations software to help companies and enthusiasts plan, execute, and analyze...
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Raven turn-by-turn navigation for connected cars
Seamless directions, traffic, and ETAs from dash to mobileBy: Joe GomezDrivers can now plan their trip on the Raven mobile app and use the Raven in-car device to guide them from A to B. Our...
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The minds behind Mapbox AR @ Locate
Locate | Pier 27, San Francisco, CA | May 30–31, 2018https://medium.com/media/821c453e922444ddf60d2df630e83b15/hrefBy: Joe GomezYou’ll have a chance to meet our AR designers and engineers at Locate,...
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The Mapbox Developer Network
By: Rafa GutierrezOne of the most common questions on our Support channel is “Can you refer us to developers experienced with Mapbox tools?”. Today, we’re excited to announce our Developer Network, a...
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Tinder Places: Match with Maps
By: Hannah GelfondToday Tinder launches Places, letting people find common ground (literally) with potential matches. The locations where we hang out say everything about us. Places lets you see...
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The Unfinished Map
A Q&A with Kaitlin Yarnall, SVP of Media Innovation at the National Geographic SocietyExplorer Paul Salopek’s walking route from his Out of Eden project mirrors ancient human migration across the...
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Find your session @ Locate
The full schedule is live and tickets are almost sold outBy: Joe GomezLocate is next week, which means you only have a few days to figure out how to see over 60 presentations, panels, and interactive...
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