Post-earthquake imagery update for tracing in Nepal
DigitalGlobe has tasked their satellite constellation to capture the most up-to-date and cloud-free imagery in Nepal to help with mapping for earthquake relief. The images from yesterday’s satellite...
View ArticleLinking the most interesting places in the world
The Geotaggers' World Atlas is my long-term project to discover the world’s most interesting places and the routes that people follow between them. Five years ago I first started retrieving photo...
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OpenStreetMap rallies for Nepal
As reports came in on Saturday that Nepal was hit with the biggest earthquake since 1934, the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) immediately rallied the OpenStreetMap community. Since then,...
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Guiding mapping priorities in Nepal with seismological data
To better guide Nepal mapping efforts we used Turf, TileReduce, and seismological data from the USGS to calculate approximate impact levels for each building and road in OpenStreetMap. Combined with...
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Fundraiser for relief mapping in Kathmandu
We’re turning tonight’s kickoff event for the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Summit into a fundraiser to support relief mapping efforts by our friends at Kathmandu Living Labs. Mapbox and...
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Cloudy satellite imagery: A chronicle of imagery collection over Nepal,...
Every high-resolution satellite in orbit is trying to get pictures of critical parts of Nepal. On Tuesday, we posted images of Kathmandu from WorldView-3, and the hills north and west of the city are...
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Print maps for Nepal
To aid post-earthquake relief efforts in Nepal, we have created a print-friendly OpenStreetMap based map style highlighting key infrastructure like emergency facilities, drinking water, public...
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Everest avalanche aftermath captured by satellite
There was a break in the clouds over Mount Everest for the first time since the avalanches, allowing a satellite to snap the first shots over the North and South Base Camps. The scenes were first...
View ArticleBuilding blocks for logistics: Maps and notifications
View full-screen demoClick anywhere on the map to drop a new order at that location.Technology is reinventing on-demand services to include everything from shipping to laundry, and the central...
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Let's talk OpenStreetMap at the United Nations in New York
This year’s annual State of the Map US conference is shaping up to be a big deal. From June 6th to 8th, OpenStreetMappers from all over the world will come together at the United Nations headquarters...
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Introducing Emerald for GL
We've brought the Emerald basemap to GL. Some highlights:Interactive mapDeep road hierarchy Not all streets are created equal. From bustling motorways to the narrowest alleys and backroads, Emerald...
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Mapping areas affected by tornadoes in Oklahoma
Photo courtesy of newsok.comYesterday an outbreak of tornadoes throughout central United States damaged many communities. That night Mapbox and MaptimeOKC sprang to action and mapped the heavily...
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Optimizing Battery Life on iOS
We’ve been testing the battery impact of various iOS software configurations. In addition to being fast, secure, and beautiful, our new mobile GL technology needs be extremely battery efficient. This...
View ArticleSeamless context for mobile apps
As we prepare to release Mapbox GL for iOS and Android, we’ve spent a lot of time prototyping user experiences around maps and location. The most important, obvious takeaway: frictionless context is...
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Ramya Ragupathy Joins Mapbox
Ramya is the newest team member of our data team. She will be focusing on adding and improving content on OpenStreetMap based on satellite imagery, customer feedback and automated error...
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MapTab: A Chrome extension for viewing beautiful maps
MapTabI open new browser tabs every few minutes and didn’t want to look at a blank page anymore, so I built MapTab: a Chrome extension for viewing beautiful maps when opening a new tab.Many tabs, many...
View ArticleMapping train tracker data to help understand the Amtrak derailment
Although the formal investigation is still in progress, Amtrak’s real-time train tracker provides some information about what happened in yesterday’s tragic derailment. Every several minutes, Amtrak’s...
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Chau Nguyen joins the team
Chau Nguyen is the newest member of the Mapbox team. She is currently completing her Master’s degree at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Karlsruhe, Germany. Chau brings her passion for graph...
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Announcing Mapbox Mobile
Mapbox Mobile just launched on iOS! The open source SDK lets developers add beautiful maps to their apps. Mapbox’s Cocoa Touch API works just like Apple MapKit: swap out MKMapView for MGLMapView and...
View ArticleBicycle routing on Mapbox Directions
We love cycling at Mapbox and most of our team bikes to the office. That’s why we’re excited to launch worldwide bicycle routing on Mapbox Directions. You can use the API to request routes and...
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