Mapbox, the SoftBank-backed developer of mapping applications that competes with Google Maps, TomTom and Here, has acquired the developers behind Mapzen’s Valhalla project in a bid to strengthen its ...

At Mapbox's current digs. Following an election in August in which workers voted against recognizing a union at DC geospatial software company Mapbox, union members said they experienced retaliation ...

The impending sale of Nokia’s Here mapping division has put a sharp focus on the role that location and maps in particular are playing in the mobile world. And while we are seeing a number of big ...

Geodata is blowing up like crazy. As of last year, more than 680,000 apps in the Apple store were using location services to pinpoint users and serve up site-specific directions or restaurant ...

Goodbye CDs, jump drives and visiting a dealer for an update. The next era of in-car navigation is here. Toyota is saying goodbye to the industry's dumb navigation maps, working alongside partners ...

Mapbox is a D.C.-based company that uses open-source data to create precise, customizable maps. Sounds like a potential competitor for companies with similar sounding names, like MapQuest. And yet, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mapbox, the location platform for developers, today announces its new 3D Lanes feature, which provides true-to-life road detail to assist navigation. The ...

CEO Eric Gundersen with a Mapbox rendering of San Francisco. His company is ramping up quickly, adding 69 employees in just the last quarter Image: Timothy Archibald for Forbes Eric Gundersen sipped ...

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This year's Tableau Conference, kicks off with its keynote and first day of sessions in New Orleans today. As part of the festivities, Tableau and open source geographic information systems (GIS) ...