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Mapbox is an American provider of custom online maps for websites and applications such as Foursquare, Lonely Planet, the Financial Times, The Weather Channel, Instacart, and Strava. [3] Since 2010, it has rapidly expanded the niche of custom maps, as a response to the limited choice offered by map providers such as Google Maps .
On 11 July 2016, MapQuest discontinued its open tile API, [19] [20] and users such as GNOME Maps were switched to a temporarily free tier of the Mapbox tileserver, [21] while considering alternatives. [22] In 2019, Verizon Media sold Mapquest to System1. [23] [24]
Places a link to a full-page map in a box at the side of the page. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Above above Content (such as explanatory text) appearing above the links String optional Below below Content (such as explanatory text) appearing below the links String optional Left-align text text-left Set this to "yes" to change the link text from ...
Leaflet is open source, and is developed by Volodymyr Agafonkin, who joined Mapbox in 2013. [4] Leaflet is an open-source, JavaScript-based library for creating interactive maps. It was created in 2011 by Volodymyr Agafonkin, a Ukrainian citizen. [5] It covers a wide range of features a developer would need in creating interactive maps.
Formulas for the Web Mercator are fundamentally the same as for the standard spherical Mercator, but before applying zoom, the "world coordinates" are adjusted such that the upper left corner is (0, 0) and the lower right corner is ( , ): [7] = ⌊ (+) ⌋ = ⌊ ( [ (+)]) ⌋ where is the longitude in radians and is geodetic latitude in radians.
OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, open map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. [4] Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery, and import from other freely licensed geodata sources.
ArcGIS is a family of client, server and online geographic information system (GIS) software developed and maintained by Esri.. ArcGIS was first released in 1982 as ARC/INFO, a command line-based GIS.
The most widespread use of multitier architecture is the three-tier architecture (for example, Cisco's Hierarchical internetworking model). N-tier application architecture provides a model by which developers can create flexible and reusable applications. By segregating an application into tiers, developers acquire the option of modifying or ...