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]
Mapzen's hosted products were powered by open-source components, including:
