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MapTiler AG
Company typePrivate
IndustryMaps
Founded2018; 7 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Zug
,
Switzerland
Key people
Petr Pridal (CEO)
Websitemaptiler.com

MapTiler is a Swiss provider of custom online maps for websites and applications such as those created by NASA, IBM, and the BBC.[1]

MapTiler started as an open source software product used by libraries to turn digitised paper maps into tiled web maps. [2] By 2018, MapTiler had become a maps API with the capability of providing ad-free personalised maps in both online and offline environments.[3] These developments along with the inclusion of satellite imagery from Sentinel-2 and Airbus led to them being winners of the Airbus Multi-Data Challenge organised as part of the Copernicus Masters 2018.[4]

In 2021 MapTiler was providing maps that were being seen by over 300 million people per month and had a multi-million dollar turnover.[1]

Data sources and technology

The maps provided by MapTiler are created using open data sources, such as OpenStreetMap[5] and ESA[6], and from purchased proprietary data sources, such as Maxar Technologies.[7]

The original MapTiler software for turning raster images and vector geographical data into map tiles for interactive maps became MapTiler Desktop[8], later rebranded to MapTiler Engine in October 2022[9].

MapTiler Cloud is the service that provides maps via API for displaying the maps on the web or in applications.[10] MapTiler also provide a JavaScript SDK, MapTiler SDK, for use with API.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Big things from Czech space startups. They conquered the orbit and the secret of the image worth billions — Forbes". Forbes. 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ Fleet, Christopher; Pridal, Petr (2012-11-29). "Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland". The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries. 22 (3): 247. doi:10.18352/lq.8052. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "MapTiler - Maps API for Your Apps - Copernicus Masters". Copernicus Masters. European Commission. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ Plumley, Alan (5 December 2018). "MapTiler wins Airbus Challenge of the Copernicus Masters 2018". Geoconnexion. GeoConnexion Ltd. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "MapTiler's international growth results in a Swiss launch". StartUpTicker.ch. startupticker.ch. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ Cozzens, Tracy (2 February 2022). "Massive global map provided free from MapTiler". GPS World. North Coast Media LLC. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ Cepicky, Jachym (31 October 2023). "Global high-resolution satellite map". MapTiler News. MapTiler. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Service - MapTiler Desktop". Miami University Approved Applications. Miami University. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. ^ Mikita, Martin (24 October 2024). "MapTiler Desktop becomes MapTiler Engine". MapTiler News. MapTiler. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ a b R, Jules (20 September 2023). "MapTiler: The Mapping Platform for Data Visualization". Tech Times. Tech Times LLC. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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