MapBox on Apps.gov

Federal agencies can now easily start using free custom designed maps

MapBox is now an approved software-as-a-service provider on Apps.gov. All federal agencies can freely use MapBox map tiles and only need to go to Apps.gov and enroll to get started.

MapBox on Apps.gov

This all started back in May when we learned that the Department of Education team behind Data.Ed.Gov was interested in using MapBox map tiles on their new website, (a Drupal build by the folks at NGP Software). The Department of Education team were building pages to help the public browse grant application data and wanted to make sure they had a nice cleanly designed base layer like MapBox’s World Light - USA tileset to show off their data. Here’s how it turned out.

Open Data Department of Education Drupal

To see more ways that MapBox maps are being used in practice, check out the Examples section on MapBox.com.

Ian Cairns is a Development Seed alum and now works for himself at Watershed Strategy as a consultant helping the government and other large organizations better integrate their business goals and technology projects. Follow Ian Cairns at twitter.com/cairnsim.

MapBox on Apps.gov

Federal agencies can now easily start using free custom designed maps

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