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Bubble map style
The Himalayas, z9, “Bubble” map style. Add Bubble to your account in Studio.Styling hypsometry and bathymetry for a different perspective on Earth’s contoursBy: Madison DraperEarth isn’t smooth like a...
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Visualizing the hottest month on record
Fast data visualization offline, with Atlas + Kepler.glBy: Adam KoeppelJuly 2019 is shaping up to be the hottest month on record, following a pattern of record high temperatures —the hottest June ever...
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Announcing Essential Support
Guaranteed response time and no contracts or long-term commitmentBy: Yaniv MarkovskiToday we’re launching our Essential Support plan, making it easier to build and grow your product with our tools at...
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Dosh hotel search
Find hotels that pay you backBy: Chihuei LiuDosh, a fast-growing app based out of Austin, is making it easy to earn instant cashback on everyday purchases, like shopping for groceries, dining out at...
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Mapsicle plugin for Figma
Add Mapbox maps to your designs with 0 codeBy: Amy Lee WaltonFigma is a cloud-based design tool that helps designers and teams work together efficiently. I love that it is an in-browser app,...
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Every dollar in the 2020 Democratic primary
By: Matt IrwinThe New York Times just published detailed maps of all 2,278,000 individual donations to Democratic primary candidates, painting a data-driven story of the $152 million raised to date....
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Designing the 8-bit map style
Build with 80’s 8 bit style in StudioAn 80’s inspired map to bring neon backBy: Madison DraperRecently, a friend and I went to a couple 80's music concerts where synths roared, neon lights flickered...
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SoftBank World
By: Eric GundersenMaps are part of everything — connecting the offline to the online, changing the way we move around the world, checking the weather, planning a trip, or visualizing how we run our...
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Designing the Treasure map style
Add Treasure to your Mapbox Studio accountLegendary nautical styling meets practical navigationBy: Madison DraperI was looking through Mapbox’s older styles Standard and North Star and thought about...
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Driver delivery maps: Combining navigation styles with aerial imagery
By: Matt IrwinThe last 100 meters of a package delivery can be super challenging. The best maps will guide a driver straight to the customer’s door versus wandering around a multi-unit apartment...
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What would a powerful earthquake feel like where you live?
By: Dan McSwainThis morning the LA Times published maps showing what may be among the worst-case scenarios of shaking you could feel at a particular address in California. Working with experts from the...
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Earthquake and big data mapping experts: Q&A with Zach Levitt from the LA Times
By: Brynne HennBig data is not only big; it’s typically slow and heavy when visualizing on the map. This week Zach Levitt, an intern at the LA Times Graphics and Data Visualization Desk, set a new bar...
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New cache management controls for Mapbox SDKs
By: Chloe KrawczykToday we’re launching new client-side cache management APIs in our Maps SDKs for Android, iOS, and Web, giving developers more control over caching. You can now implement methods that...
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What’s new | August 2019
Mapbox product updatesProduct Updates is our monthly newsletter highlighting recent product improvements and use cases so you can easily stay up to date on what’s new. For a recent changelog, scroll...
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Concept to map: My ideation process
Remaking “Wheatpaste”By: Madison DraperAs a designer at Mapbox I design new map styles for many reasons: to match specific use cases, to highlight product features, and even to speak to current events....
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Location is Personal: Issue 8, August 2019
Destination ResetLocation is Personal is published once a month by Lo Benichou & Amy Lee Walton. Sign up here to get it personally delivered to your email inbox, by an email sending robot.Addis...
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How the NYT mapped every dollar
Behind the scenes with Graphics Editor Josh KatzBy: Ryan MannionWhen the New York Times recently published an analysis of Democratic fundraising across the country, I was struck by the impact an...
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Building maps-first participatory urban planning
Q&A with Maptionnaire’s Festa IsufiBy: Marena BrinkhurstMaptionnaire is a survey tool built by Mapita that allows cities from Denver to Helsinki to create easy and effective public participation in...
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Announcing the winners of the VizRisk 2019 Challenge
Showcasing the nine category winners of our first-ever disaster data and map design challengeGrand prize winner: RIESGO, by Briane Paul V. Samson and Unisse C. ChuaBy: Marena Brinkhurst, Jocelyn...
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From zero to seven million riders
How TIER Mobility used location data to grow to 40 cities in 10 monthsBy: Becky HarrisBerlin-based TIER Mobility is the fastest-growing European provider of shared micro-mobility solutions. The company...
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