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Debanding the world
In 2003 machinery on Landsat 7 broke. This malfunction now causes stark black diagonals across all images. Despite the malfunction, NASA kept the satellite in operation; it’s still collecting imagery,...
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Temperature and terrain cartography
Our new vector tile compositing technology opens possibilities for streaming data into maps. This week I added gridded temperature data from our friends at Weather Decision Technologies into our live...
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Turning diagrams from GPS
GPS logs can help ensure that Smart Directions match what someone with local knowledge would do in the same circumstances. One-way streets and turn restrictions are often obscured when you map raw GPS...
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Camilla Mahon joins Mapbox
Image Analysist Camilla Mahon joins Mapbox in San Francisco! Camilla is joining as an intern during the summer on our growing satellite team, ramping up our work to support environmental remote sensing...
View ArticleShrinking Lake Titicaca; via satellite
Lake Titicaca, the largest body of fresh water in South America, is rapidly losing water. As you can see from the imagery below, the lake is experiencing a significant decrease in water levels, due in...
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Introducing Mapbox GL
We just released Mapbox GL — a new framework for live, responsive maps in every iOS app. Now developers can have the most detailed maps sourced from ever-updating OpenStreetMap data, as well as the...
View ArticleWorld Cup Stadiums from Space
We are updating our satellite imagery with the 12 newly built soccer stadiums across Brazil just in time for the start of the FIFA World Cup next week. Below is a side by side showing the recent...
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Amy Lee Walton Joins Mapbox
Designer Amy Lee Walton joins the team in DC! She brings an experimental art+maker background alongside seasoned web chops ranging from designing interactive experiences, to metrics-based advertising...
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Simple Editing for Turn Restrictions in OpenStreetMap
The new version of iD, the web editor for OpenStreetMap, makes it even simpler to add turn restrictions to OpenStreetMap.Click an intersection where you want to add a turn restriction, select the...
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Drawing Antialiased Lines with OpenGL
Maps are mostly made up of lines, as well as the occasional polygon thrown in. Unfortunately, drawing lines is a weak point of OpenGL. The GL_LINES drawing mode is limited: it does not support line...
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40 cm satellite imagery starts today
Starting this morning, DigitalGlobe has new permission from the government to sell satellite imagery at 40 cm (16 inch) resolution, up from 50 cm (20 inches). The limit will drop further to 25 cm (10...
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Map Label Placement in Mapbox GL
Well-placed labels can be the difference between a sloppy map and a beautiful one. Labels need to clearly identify features without obscuring the map.The normal requirements for map labelling are to...
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Adding San Francisco Buildings on OpenStreetMap
Our data team has been busy tracing building footprints in San Francisco. The effort is not finalized but so far we have spent many hours tracing, improving and validating over 114,000 building...
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Drawing Text with Signed Distance Fields in Mapbox GL
Last week, Ansis explained how labels are placed in Mapbox GL, but once we know where to place labels, we still have to figure out how to draw them.Even in 2014 after over two decades of OpenGL,...
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Patrick Niklaus Joins Mapbox
Patrick Niklaus is joining Mapbox. He has worked on great projects before like the alaCarte map renderer. Patrick has been amazing to work with in academia and I’m excited to announce that he is...
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First #MaptimeDC at Mapbox tonight
Maptime is coming to DC with its inaugural meetup today, June 17 at 6:30 in the Mapbox garage. This hands on meetup teaches skills on how to make online maps, no matter your experience level. This...
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Lauren Budorick joins Mapbox
Lauren Budorick is joining the Mapbox team in San Francisco!Lauren is a graduate of Hackbright Academy, where she built an elevation-based running route generator. She’ll be putting her development and...
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Hikable.com launches
Hikable.com just launched, giving hikers step by step trail descriptions and tools for planing trips on detailed terrain map with elevation data. Anyone can now create their own hiking guides on a map...
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Video in Mapbox GL
Embedded videos in maps let you explore content in new and exciting ways. In the past we've shared how easy it is to integrate static imagery from satellites and drones into your maps as well as a...
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1.5 Million Walks, Runs, and Bike Rides
This is what 1.5 million walks, runs, and bike rides look like. The colors of the tracks denote route length, glowing white hot in the places where athletes most often work out. Longer routes over 20...
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