Mapbox
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Mapbox is a location data and mapping platform that provides customizable maps, geospatial APIs, and tools for developers to build location-based applications.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mapbox canonical | 3 |
| Mapbox Maps SDK for Android | 1 |
| Mapbox Maps SDK for iOS | 1 |
| Mapbox Studio | 1 |
| Mapbox Tiling Service | 1 |
| Mapbox tiles | 1 |
| TileMill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10827938 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mapbox Context triple: [OpenStreetMap, usedBy, Mapbox]
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A.
MapKit
MapKit is an Apple framework that enables developers to embed interactive maps and location-based features into their iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS applications.
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B.
Nokia HERE Maps
Nokia HERE Maps is a mapping and navigation service offering offline maps, turn-by-turn directions, and location-based features across multiple devices and platforms.
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C.
MapServer
MapServer is an open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web.
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D.
Baidu Maps
Baidu Maps is a Chinese web mapping and navigation service offering detailed maps, real-time traffic, and location-based services primarily for users in China.
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E.
Oracle Maps JavaScript API
Oracle Maps JavaScript API is a web mapping library from Oracle that lets developers embed interactive, data-driven maps and spatial visualizations into browser-based applications using Oracle spatial technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mapbox Target entity description: Mapbox is a location data and mapping platform that provides customizable maps, geospatial APIs, and tools for developers to build location-based applications.
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A.
MapKit
MapKit is an Apple framework that enables developers to embed interactive maps and location-based features into their iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS applications.
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B.
Nokia HERE Maps
Nokia HERE Maps is a mapping and navigation service offering offline maps, turn-by-turn directions, and location-based features across multiple devices and platforms.
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C.
MapServer
MapServer is an open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications on the web.
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D.
Baidu Maps
Baidu Maps is a Chinese web mapping and navigation service offering detailed maps, real-time traffic, and location-based services primarily for users in China.
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E.
Oracle Maps JavaScript API
Oracle Maps JavaScript API is a web mapping library from Oracle that lets developers embed interactive, data-driven maps and spatial visualizations into browser-based applications using Oracle spatial technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location data platform
ⓘ
mapping platform ⓘ technology company ⓘ |
| businessModel | software as a service ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedBy |
Eric Gundersen
ⓘ
Will White ⓘ Young Hahn ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
3D maps
ⓘ
custom map styles ⓘ data-driven styling ⓘ offline maps ⓘ raster tiles ⓘ real-time traffic visualization ⓘ vector tiles ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 2010 ⓘ |
| industry |
geospatial technology
ⓘ
location-based services ⓘ mapping software ⓘ |
| offers |
customizable maps
ⓘ
geocoding APIs ⓘ geospatial APIs ⓘ location data services ⓘ map tiles ⓘ mapping SDKs ⓘ navigation SDKs ⓘ routing APIs ⓘ search APIs ⓘ traffic data APIs ⓘ visualization tools ⓘ |
| product |
Mapbox Directions API
ⓘ
Mapbox GL JS ⓘ Mapbox Geocoding API ⓘ Mapbox Maps SDK for Android ⓘ
linked to:
Mapbox
Mapbox Maps SDK for iOS ⓘ
linked to:
Mapbox
Mapbox Navigation SDK ⓘ Mapbox Studio ⓘ
linked to:
Mapbox
Mapbox Tiling Service ⓘ
linked to:
Mapbox
|
| specializesIn |
digital mapping
ⓘ
location-based applications ⓘ real-time location data ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Android
ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ iOS ⓘ web ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
enterprises
ⓘ
software developers ⓘ startups ⓘ |
| uses | OpenStreetMap data ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mapbox Description of subject: Mapbox is a location data and mapping platform that provides customizable maps, geospatial APIs, and tools for developers to build location-based applications.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mapbox