Mapbox is a mapping platform for developers
Our building blocks make it easy to integrate location into any mobile or online application. We want to change the way people move around cities and understand our planet.
How our tools work together
Maps: design and data
Design smooth, fast vector maps that render data in real-time.
Developer tools
Use our mobile SDKs and JavaScript APIs to bring your map and data online.
Search & geocoding
Turn your addresses into coordinates or the other way around.
Directions
Get turn by turn directions for drivers, walkers, and cyclists.
Satellite
Work with our imagery or transform your drone or satellite imagery into a map.Choose a map
Choose from one of our professionally designed maps for your application or project. Use the provided style URL with our developer tools or customize the map in Mapbox Studio.
How our tools work together
Mix and match our tools and APIs to add location to any website or application.
Building blocks for live data
Build a logistics app for your delivery service that performs spatial analysis on the fly. Read more about this project on our blog.
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Search & geocoding|API
A customer requests a delivery at an address, which our geocoding API transforms into coordinates.
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Smart Directions|API
When the courier accepts a task, Smart Directions generates a route specifically for their mode of transportation.
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Turf|JavaScript library
Turf assigns each available courier the nearest and oldest orders and sends them an instant push notification with Layer.
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Mapbox Light|Base maps
All these interactions take place on top of Mapbox Light, one of our free to use base maps.
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Building blocks for route planning
Build an app to find bike stations near you and your destination. Add directions to navigate there and an elevation profile to better understand the route. Read more about the bikeshare project on our blog.
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Turf|JavaScript library
Turf finds the closest bikeshare to your current location and your destination so you can quickly pick up a bike and drop it off nearby.
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Smart Directions|API
Smart Directions generates a cycling route to your destination with the bikeshare drop-off location along the way.
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Mapbox Studio|Design tool
We customized a map in Mapbox Studio to have detailed streets and terrain.
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