Case Study: Mapcarta achieves smooth rendering of 45 million locations with Mapbox GL JS

Mapcarta grows annual userbase 122% with Mapbox

Mapcarta needed a scalable and reliable map provider to integrate over 45 million locations from various open data sources into a single, high-performance interactive hub for its users. They turned to Mapbox and implemented a solution using Mapbox GL JS and custom Mapbox Studio styles to address their rendering challenges.

Using Mapbox GL JS, Mapcarta seamlessly integrated its curated data, utilizing zoom-based styling for a clean and responsive interface. The solution from Mapbox enabled problem-free rendering of tens of millions of points and provided a "wow" effect with features like the 3D Globe view. As a result, Mapcarta's annual user base grew 122%, from 37 million to 82 million viewers.