CartoDB & Mapzen are in an open relationship

Mapzen is excited to be partnering with CartoDB to bring our world-class vector tiles, navigation, and geocoding to all of their customers.

CartoDB and Mapzen

We were founded on the premise that open data would irrevocably change the business of geospatial software. Over the past two and a half years we’ve built a complete set of open source tools that we’ve always known could go head-to-head with commercial mapping platforms. It’s no surprise that our friends at CartoDB, fellow proponents of open source, recognize this and are the first to integrate Mapzen technology into their Location Data Services product.

We’re excited that every CartoDB user will gain access to these valuable tools at a scale previously unavailable: customers on their Enterprise plan will get custom limits and quotas for geocoding and routing, along with limitless views of maps.

Mapzen will continue to deliver a generous free tier for individual developers and small businesses. For customers requiring high quotas, service behind firewalls, SLAs, enterprise support, or professional services, CartoDB is ready to help with your business plan – drop them a line!

Our suite of geo and map tools is great, and is only getting better. We are very excited that CartoDB and their friends get to share the smooth ride along the open road, map in hand.

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Here we see a dramatic recreation of the negotiation process.

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Images from “Let’s Go For A Drive” by Mo Willems