Mapzen, founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, was an open source mapping platform company focused on the core components of geo platforms, including search (geocoding), rendering (vector tiles),[1] navigation/routing, and data. Mapzen's components are used by OpenStreetMap, CartoDB, and Remix, amongst others.[2][3] The components, hosted on GitHub, are written in JavaScript, Ruby, Java, and Python.[4] Mapzen's CEO, Randy Meech, was previously SVP of engineering for MapQuest.[5] Mapzen was supported by Samsung Research America and was known to have hired mapping specialists from Apple.[6]
Mapzen shut down operations in late January, 2018.[7][8]
On the 28th of January 2019 The Linux Foundation announced Mapzen would become a Linux Foundation Project.[9]
Projects
editMapzen's hosted products were powered by open-source components, including:
- Pelias - a geocoder/search engine
- Tangram - a set of cross-platform 3D map rendering libraries
- Tilezen - vector map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data
- Valhalla - a multi-modal routing engine
- Transitland - an open transit data platform that aggregates GTFS feeds
- Who's on First - a gazetteer
References
edit- ^ Bliss, Laura (2015-05-12). "Interactive Maps Can Now Get the 'Matrix' Treatment". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "Mapzen - OpenStreetMap Wiki". wiki.openstreetmap.org.
- ^ "Made With Mapzen · Mapzen". www.mapzen.com.
- ^ "Mapzen". GitHub.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/randymeech/ [self-published source]
- ^ AppleInsider (2015-06-30). "Samsung subsidiary Mapzen hiring Apple cartographers, designers for maps initiative". AppleInsider. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "Mapzen Shutdown :( · Mapzen". www.mapzen.com.
- ^ Marshall, Aarian. "An Open Source Startup Dies, But Mapping Is Still Hotter Than Ever". WIRED. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Mapzen Open Source Data and Software for Real-Time Mapping Applications to Become A Linux Foundation Project". The Linux Foundation. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-01-28.