an open-source mapping lab

Mapzen builds open-source mapping tools and collaborates on open geodata initiatives.

Tangram is a flexible mapping engine, designed for real-time rendering of 2D and 3D maps. LEARN MORE VIEW ON GITHUB
Mapzen Turn-by-Turn is an open-source routing service for client-side routing applications and hosted solutions. LEARN MORE VIEW ON GITHUB
Mapzen Search is a geographic search engine for places based entirely on open-source tools and powered by entirely open data. Learn more
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Scenes from a SIGGRAPH
It's 82 degrees outside, all the palm trees are imported, and the auditorium seats a thousand. I try to relax.
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This is It: Mapzen Search is now live

Mapzen Search is our modern geographic search service based entirely on open-source tools and powered by entirely open data. And as of today it's open for all to use. You can sign up for an API key and start building with it today.

We're taking the occasion to take a look back at some of the ideas and people who made Mapzen Search what it is today.

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Spelunker - Jumping into Who's On First
If you’re not from New York you may not appreciate just how wrong the current data for the Gowanus Canal is. ... This sort of discrepancy is exactly what the spelunker was built to uncover.
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