This section describes the core technologies that make Mapbox services work. Today, Mapbox supports maps and location services for a wide variety of web, mobile, automotive, and gaming applications. With the creation of Mapbox GL and our open source Mapbox Style Specification, a world of dynamic mapping applications opened up, and Mapbox became a company devoted to creating tools that put these capabilities in the hands of developers. Mapbox technology originated with a team of web developers who wanted to answer this question: How can we draw a map dynamically, inside a web browser, instead of downloading static map tiles rendered on a server? They wanted to embed dynamic, interactive, customizable maps on webpages and mobile devices, and they combined vector tiles and 3D rendering technology to create a solution.
If you want to start building now, you can:Ĭreate a free account Introduction to Mapbox In this guide, we will explain some of the foundational technologies that enable the services we offer, and introduce our suite of developer tools. Mapbox also provides customers with enterprise-grade location, traffic, and movement data, and APIs for routing, navigation, and delivery matrixing. If you've seen our logo in the corner of a static or interactive map, you may be familiar with our dynamic maps and map styling capabilities, which make Mapbox a favorite tool for application developers and information designers across industries. To see a sampling of some of these apps, visit our Built with Mapbox showcase. Welcome to Mapbox! Mapbox is a location data platform that powers the maps and location services used in many popular apps.