Engineer at Mapbox, creator of Leaflet, open source enthusiast, algorithms geek, speaker, singer-songwriter (Obiymy Doschu), father of twin girls, Ukrainian
An important distinction to make is that Mapbox is not a GIS company — it's a developer platform. So while some of our tools (such as Mapbox Studio) can be used directly for GIS purposes, the focus is on enabling other developers to create location-aware applications, and we excel at this.
That being said, here are some of the reasons we're the best developer platform for location apps, from the top of my mind:
Pretty much everything we do is open source. This is a huge selling point, because our users can actively participate in the development of our products — they're transparent, not a "black box" like with some competitors.
Thought leadership in the industry — we put an unusual amount of resources into research and development of innovative technologies that later get adopted in the industry, with competitors constantly playing catch up.
Focus on open data. We rely on OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses, Landsat and many other awesome open data sources, and only fill the gaps with commercial sources where necessary.
Exceptional support — my team mates are some of the most loving, empathetic and talented people I know.
To put it simply, an amazing product.
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What's advantage of mapbox vs other companies doing gis?
An important distinction to make is that Mapbox is not a GIS company — it's a developer platform. So while some of our tools (such as Mapbox Studio) can be used directly for GIS purposes, the focus is on enabling other developers to create location-aware applications, and we excel at this.
That being said, here are some of the reasons we're the best developer platform for location apps, from the top of my mind: