Technology has made the farthest corners of the planet more accessible than ever before. We can video call loved ones on the other side of the world; and we can view photos of foreign landmarks at the click of a button. Mapillary, is taking this accessibility to the next level by letting anyone and everyone create their own street-level maps.
They’re connecting millions of photos taken by thousands of users around the world, allowing users to create maps of previously uncharted territories in an instant, and giving people the ability to map the places they care about.
With more than 50 million photos, they have mapped more than 1.2 million kilometers in more than 170 countries to date. Through their app (available on iOS and Android), anyone can contribute photos from their smartphones, GoPros and other action cameras. Furthermore, their technology lets anyone use existing images on Mapillary — and the data that they extract from them.
Today, Esri Partner, Mapillary, is announcing $8 million in Series A funding from world’s most prominent venture capital firms, Atomico, Sequoia, LDV Capital, and PlayFair to help map the world beyond where cars can go. They not only plan to fill in the blanks on existing maps, but to create their own complete representation of the earth to benefit governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and curious explorers alike.allowing users to create maps of previously uncharted territories in an instant, and giving people the ability to map the places they care about.foreign landmarks at the click of a button. Mapillary, is taking this accessibility to the next level by letting anyone and everyone create their own street-level maps.
“Mapillary is reinventing the way we map and navigate our world,” said Niklas Zennstr
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They’re connecting millions of photos taken by thousands of users around the world, allowing users to create maps of previously uncharted territories in an instant, and giving people the ability to map the places they care about.
With more than 50 million photos, they have mapped more than 1.2 million kilometers in more than 170 countries to date. Through their app (available on iOS and Android), anyone can contribute photos from their smartphones, GoPros and other action cameras. Furthermore, their technology lets anyone use existing images on Mapillary — and the data that they extract from them.
Today, Esri Partner, Mapillary, is announcing $8 million in Series A funding from world’s most prominent venture capital firms, Atomico, Sequoia, LDV Capital, and PlayFair to help map the world beyond where cars can go. They not only plan to fill in the blanks on existing maps, but to create their own complete representation of the earth to benefit governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and curious explorers alike.allowing users to create maps of previously uncharted territories in an instant, and giving people the ability to map the places they care about.foreign landmarks at the click of a button. Mapillary, is taking this accessibility to the next level by letting anyone and everyone create their own street-level maps.
“Mapillary is reinventing the way we map and navigate our world,” said Niklas Zennstr
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