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