Stadia Maps
Stadia Maps is an international location services provider for Brave, Furkot, OneMain Financial, HolidayCheck Group, Ballotpedia, Plane Finder, HireHippo, Stay 22, and Stamen Design. Since 2016, it has grown from a single-client solution to a worldwide provider of location technologies to individual hobbyists, governments, and multinational businesses.
In addition to leveraging open-source technologies for its services, Stadia Maps also is actively involved in the open-source mapping community and contributes new open-source technologies[1][2], code updates to existing projects, and sponsorships to organizations. Stadia Maps is also a Bronze Corporate member of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.[3] The CEO and co-founder, Luke Seelenbinder, also serves on the governing board for the open-source mapping libraries organization, MapLibre.[4]
History
Founded in 2016 by Ian Wagner and Luke Seelenbinder to satisfy a client's requirements of needing a fast, easy to configure, and affordable mapping solution, it quickly grew into a service that other developers could benefit from.[5][6]
In the development of their mapping services, Stadia Maps has undertaken several key initiatives. Initially, they introduced the Alidade Smooth style, an easy-to-read map design enhancing data visualization applications. Subsequently, the company developed a custom mapping pipeline infrastructure to facilitate reliable, worldwide map delivery. Further expanding their offerings, Stadia Maps developed additional location-based APIs, including geocoding, autocomplete search, time zones, elevation, routing, isochrones, and time-distance matrices.[7]
In 2023, it was announced that Stadia Maps partnered with Stamen Design to update the underlying data and deliver their iconic Toner, Terrain, and Watercolor map styles.[8] In addition to the partnership, Stadia Maps also announced the creation of an open-source cross-platform navigation SDK, Ferrostar.[1]
Data privacy is paramount to Stadia Maps' mission, so they offer European Union-only endpoints, allowing users to connect exclusively to servers in the EU.[9]
Software Development Kits
To facilitate rapid development, Stadia Maps has developed multiple open-source software development kits (SDKs) for use with its products, covering the languages of JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, and Swift.[10]
See also
External Links
- Official website
- Explore the Map, a global map and interface for exploring the available Stadia Maps styles
- Build a Map, an online tool to help you create a map for embedding into your website or app
Open-Source Projects
- Ferrostar, a cross-platform navigation SDK developed in Rust
- SDK Documentation, available in JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, and Swift
- mkjsfiddle, a MkDocs plugin that lets you edit code fences in JSFiddle
- maplibre-search-box, an autocompleting, search-as-you-type control to MapLibre GL JS powered by Stadia Maps Autocomplete Search API.
- Stadia Maps' github
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ferrostar: Building a Cross-Platform Navigation SDK in Rust (Part 1)". stadiamaps.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "Enhanced Documentation and Introducing mkjsfiddle". stadiamaps.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Corporate Members - OSMF". osmfoundation.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "About - MapLibre". maplibre.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "About Us". StadiaMaps.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Stadia Maps: Redefining Geospatial Services in the Digital Age". techblogwriter.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Stadia Maps Geospatial APIs". docs.stadiamaps.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Stadia and Stamen Partnership". stamen.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "European Union-only Endpoints Are Now Available". stadiamaps.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Official SDKs". docs.stadiamaps.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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