<p>This article was written by <a href="/team/luis-suter/">Luis Suter</a>, Sales Director at MapTiler. He recently took a team to <a href="https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/">Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025</a> in Barcelona at the beginning of March and has written up his key takeaways from the conference. Curious about nailing your strategy at an industry show with nearly 110,000 attendees? Read on!&nbsp;</p><h2>Context is key: How did MapTiler end up at MWC25?</h2><p>MapTiler is proudly Swiss. As I’ve spent time in the Swiss business ecosystem, I’ve seen that the associations of excellence and finesse live up to expectations. Switzerland has been the <a href="/news/2021/09/maptiler-awarded-as-the-most-innovative-swiss-startup/">perfect platform for our success</a>, and it continues to yield fruit.</p><p>Since 2021, MapTiler has participated in the <a href="https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/start-up-coaching-for-start-up">Innosuisse Start-up Coaching</a>, a consulting programme for companies transitioning from seed to scale-up. With Innosuisse, we were able to apply to “<a href="https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/international-trade-fairs">Pick your Fair</a>”, a financing package aimed at strengthening participants' GTM strategy through relevant industry fairs.</p><p>Surprise, surprise, we chose MWC. I first attended in 2023 with a small team of 4, and it was a resounding success. Buoyed by positive team feedback, I decided to bring a bigger team back this year and as part of the Swiss Technology pavilion organized by Switzerland Global Enterprise, to take the bull by the horns!</p><p>Planning for such an event can be daunting, but seeing that work pay off and representing your company is doubly rewarding! &nbsp;I’m writing this article to paint a picture of what it’s like to lead a team at a major industry show, and share what I learned in March.</p><p>In a nutshell, these were about:</p><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Brand</li><li>Product</li><li>Team training</li><li>Sales strategy</li><li>Team bonding</li></ol><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_2_e3deefbd30.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-2.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_2_e3deefbd30.jpg 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_2_e3deefbd30.jpg 208w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_2_e3deefbd30.jpg 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_2_e3deefbd30.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_2_e3deefbd30.jpg 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_2_e3deefbd30.jpg 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="1200"></p><h2>Learning 1: Think about your brand, think about your stand!</h2><p>As well as the usual work you’d expect from a Sales Director, I also have a focus on brand strategy. I love it! It’s varied, creative, and requires a different skill set from sales. I was recently reminded why events are <i>the best way</i> to validate your brand strategy</p><p>Standing out at an event this size <strong>requires rigorous attention to detail</strong>. I can’t stress this enough: every detail matters.</p><ul><li>What will people look at?</li><li>What will they hear?</li><li>What will they taste?</li></ul><p>Yes, taste! Like merch, it can and should be used meaningfully to tell your brand’s story. Everyone loves free stuff, especially premium Swiss chocolate.</p><p>Think of the experience like a game. How will your stand attract your prospects past the floating crowds, the background noise, and dancing robots so you can engage them enough to either have a productive chat or so that they never forget your brand?</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_3_7b7534c962.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-3.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_3_7b7534c962.jpg 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_3_7b7534c962.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_3_7b7534c962.jpg 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_3_7b7534c962.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_3_7b7534c962.jpg 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_3_7b7534c962.jpg 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="900">Already part of the SwissTech pavilion organized by Switzerland Global Enterprise, which had an impressive presence, we kept it simple. A logo positioned top-centre to capture attention; a TV screen showing our maps, and tables with merch and laptops for demos. The minimalism worked really well, but with hindsight, we could have gone bigger for the demos — something like an interactive kiosk screen.</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_4_05fef53030.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-4.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_4_05fef53030.jpg 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_4_05fef53030.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_4_05fef53030.jpg 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_4_05fef53030.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_4_05fef53030.jpg 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_4_05fef53030.jpg 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="900">Regarding merch, <strong>do not overlook it</strong>! Someone who takes and then uses one of your pencils, for example, or the trendy cool running scarf with a map of Barcelona (we do maps, remember?) will have MapTiler brought to the forefront of their memory. It’s powerful when done well — only 3 pencils remained.</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_5_24fb04aa13.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-5.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_5_24fb04aa13.jpg 94w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_5_24fb04aa13.jpg 117w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_5_24fb04aa13.jpg 338w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_5_24fb04aa13.jpg 563w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_5_24fb04aa13.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_5_24fb04aa13.jpg 938w," sizes="100vw" width="1200" height="1600">&nbsp;</p><h2>Learning 2: Note down everything said on your product</h2><p>I also come away from MWC with a new appreciation that there are huge opportunities to improve your product and validate market fit available if you prepare your team and get them all on-board with active listening, note taking, and insight sharing.</p><p>Managing a team of 7 added a layer of complexity. Some of the structures I put in place for targeting competitors and logging conversations fell away in the heat of the moment. You have to strike the balance between preparing well and unnecessary over-prep!</p><p>Our team included sales, customer success, and marketing personnel, but if I have one regret, it’s not bringing someone directly from the product team. The conversations around the stand make for wonderfully unfiltered and honest product analysis compared to demos, where guards can be up and both parties have business goals!</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_6_c8065f38d9.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-6.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_6_c8065f38d9.jpg 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_6_c8065f38d9.jpg 208w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_6_c8065f38d9.jpg 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_6_c8065f38d9.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_6_c8065f38d9.jpg 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_6_c8065f38d9.jpg 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="1200">When I decided to write this article, I sent my staff a quick form to collect feedback on the event. I’m glad I did, because it teased out some key product insights from MWC, like our 3D displays appearing more impressive than our competitors. Most interestingly, many people chose our product as a European alternative to major US companies.</p><h2>Learning 3: An event like MWC25 is a big moment for your team</h2><p>In a similar vein, you need to properly prepare your sales staff because it is possible that, for a distributed team like many companies have today, an event like this is one of the first times a sales rep is exposed to direct, in-person selling.</p><p>As many of my staff discovered, capturing someone's attention face-to-face in a 10-minute conversation is a very different kettle of fish to doing everything online!</p><p>My team are world-class at delivering online sales experiences as that is what they do day in, day out. In a mostly inbound operation, they know exactly how to answer complex discovery questions. However, the people visiting the stand weren’t interested in highly technical analysis — they just wanted to get excited!</p><p>Sometimes it’s harder to sell the dream, but sometimes it has to be done.</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_7_1a8e3ffdef.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-7.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_7_1a8e3ffdef.jpg 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_7_1a8e3ffdef.jpg 156w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_7_1a8e3ffdef.jpg 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_7_1a8e3ffdef.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_7_1a8e3ffdef.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1200" height="1200"></p><p>Watching my team grow in confidence and competence during MWC25 was an absolute pleasure.</p><h2>Learning 4: Manage your pipeline expectations</h2><p>Events like these can be incredible pipeline generators if you <strong>understand what type of lead</strong> you’re getting, <strong>manage expectations</strong> on what can be achieved, and get your team <strong>hyper-focused on achieving these goals</strong>.</p><p>From watching my team at MWC, I picked up on the following key characteristics in sales conversations:</p><ul><li><strong>People are in a rush</strong> — everyone at these events is busy! Your average passerby has many stands to visit, their own sales ambitions to meet, and their own networking to do. You’ll probably only be able to get 3 minutes of their time, if you’re lucky!</li><li><strong>Events attract a diverse group</strong> — it’s not just about potential buyers! Expect CEOs scoping your business for a purchase, random curious passersby, people from the media, and existing product users looking to give direct feedback. You’ll need to prepare your team to handle each conversation lightly and individually.</li><li><strong>Prepare for new opportunities and existing ones</strong> — you will get some brand new business, but it’s also possible you’ll meet existing customers who represent opportunities for upselling. You’ll need to research who might attend the event.</li></ul><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_8_ef2f8e37a5.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-8.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_8_ef2f8e37a5.jpg 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_8_ef2f8e37a5.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_8_ef2f8e37a5.jpg 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_8_ef2f8e37a5.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_8_ef2f8e37a5.jpg 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_8_ef2f8e37a5.jpg 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1255" height="706"></p><p>The rush of an event like MWC25 means any attempt to hit specific metrics just isn’t realistic. I’ll set simple targets for my team next year that respect the nature of these conversations better.</p><h2>Learning 5: It’s really, really fun!</h2><p>Look, I don’t mean to point out the obvious, but how can it not be fun? Working remotely can get lonely sometimes, but that’s not to say it’s without connection. We all understand that with time, we start to care for the people we work with as friends.</p><p>Getting your team together for these kinds of events boosts buy-in, makes it all make sense and creates memories that can be shared in team meetings afterwards. After all, is there really any point in committing so much time to something if we don’t enjoy it?</p><p>Look at the smiles in these photos and tell me it won’t make a difference! It is “just a bit of fun”, but it counts! It all counts.</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2025_04_09_mwc_blog_9_39a143cd42.jpg" alt="2025-04-09-mwc-blog-9.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/xsmall_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_9_39a143cd42.jpg 125w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_9_39a143cd42.jpg 208w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_9_39a143cd42.jpg 450w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_9_39a143cd42.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_9_39a143cd42.jpg 1000w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/xlarge_2025_04_09_mwc_blog_9_39a143cd42.jpg 1250w," sizes="100vw" width="1600" height="1200">What more needs saying?</p><h2>And now some final cheese</h2><p>I’m so, so proud of my team. I saw my team grow in confidence in just a few days, and I know that, ultimately, the positive impact will be felt for many months to come.</p><p>Of course, there are areas where we can improve, and it’s my job now to take stock over the coming months and prepare for next year’s event even better.</p><p>I need to think deeper about providing the strongest possible foundation for my staff to enter that stand and perform at their best. But after my experience this year, I’m pretty sure my objectives are:</p><ul><li>Refining our brand strategy and thinking deeper about our stand</li><li>Improving the presence of the Product at the event</li><li>Integrating Sales training for the team in the months leading up to the event</li><li>Simplifying our stand pipeline generation strategy</li><li>Getting the most out of our valuable in-person time together!</li></ul><p>A wonderful experience I’m looking forward to repeating.</p><p>Thank you for reading!</p>

The MapTiler team attended the MWC25 conference in Barcelona and these are the key takeaways summarized by the team organizer, Luis Suter. 

<figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://labs.maptiler.com/showcase/weather-simple/#1.31/0/17"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://labs.maptiler.com/showcase/weather-simple/#1.31/0/17" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p>MapTiler is launching new weather layers in MapTiler Cloud and a MapTiler SDK module to visualize weather forecasts (or other raster time series data) like never before! &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/modules/weather/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GET STARTED &nbsp;</a> <a class="btn btn-lighter m-o5" href="https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/?q=weather" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CODE &amp; EXAMPLES</a></p><h2>Weather API: Data refreshed 4 times a day</h2><p>MapTiler Cloud’s weather layers can be used in any of your web-maps, by just adding a few lines of code in the MapTiler SDK.</p><p>Enable your users to check the current weather conditions and a 5-day forecast directly within your app’s UI, without needing to leave the session to go check another app.</p><p>The forecast is updated every few hours, so you’ll have the most up-to-date information at any given time.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/837972460?background=1&amp;#t=0s"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/837972460?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p>You can add six weather layers (more coming soon!), with preset or customizable color-ramps, stunning 60FPS animations and particle flow.</p><ul><li>Precipitation</li><li>Temperature</li><li>Radar</li><li>Wind</li><li>Pressure</li><li>Clouds</li></ul><h2>Basemaps for Weather</h2><p>We are providing specialist basemaps, like Dataviz and Backdrop to help communicate weather data to your users. Of course, you can also build your own maps with our styles, like Outdoors, Streets, or Satellite.<br><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_2_f5b15bad47.jpg" alt="2023-07-12-free-weather-sdk-and-api-for-web-maps-and-apps-2.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_2_f5b15bad47.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_2_f5b15bad47.jpg 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_2_f5b15bad47.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_2_f5b15bad47.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"><a href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up for a free account</a>, explore the basemaps, and use them in your next project.</p><h2>Weather and maps combined in one SDK</h2><p>With MapTiler, you can now just add key weather layers to your maps, letting users make more decisions without ever leaving your environment!</p><p>Checking the weather forecast online is something that millions of people do every day. It helps people plan everything from field work to events to the packing list for the journey. Users would often have one app for planning and then jump into another app to check the weather.</p><p>Improve your session length, retention, screen-flows, and time in app by using our SDK to simply add the weather to the map they are already looking at! We made integrating weather layers as easy as never before, even if you’re not an expert!</p><p>Billing is based on the number of map sessions your application generates, which is easy to calculate from your daily or monthly visitor statistics. Check out the new <a href="/cloud/pricing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MapTiler Cloud pricing page to estimate your costs</a>.</p><h2>3D weather maps and more</h2><p>If the weather is at the core of what you do, our Weather Plus features can unlock a new way to visualize your own weather data, even in 3D. Weather Plus also lets you animate isobars, create customized particle animations, and much more to come!</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/511582443?background=1&amp;#t=0s"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/511582443?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p>MapTiler Engine enables you to process and serve your own weather data or any other raster time series data, either from our Cloud or from your own infrastructure with MapTiler Server.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_3_794f40d047.jpg" alt="2023-07-12-free-weather-sdk-and-api-for-web-maps-and-apps-3.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_3_794f40d047.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_3_794f40d047.jpg 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_3_794f40d047.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2023_07_12_free_weather_sdk_and_api_for_web_maps_and_apps_3_794f40d047.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">It’s already in use by several large weather networks across the globe, and we have some great new features on the roadmap. If you have an idea or question, our team is always ready to help.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/modules/weather/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GET STARTED</a> <a class="btn btn-lighter m-o5" href="https://docs.maptiler.com/sdk-js/examples/?q=weather" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CODE &amp; EXAMPLES</a></p>

A free weather API for visualizing temperature, precipitation, wind, radar, pressure, and clouds to web maps and apps. Add weather layers and animations to your maps.

<p>The Swiss Economic Award is a prestigious prize that recognizes exceptional entrepreneurial accomplishments in Switzerland.&nbsp;</p><p>More than 120 companies applied for this prize in 2023. The selection process involved multiple stages, from which the jury selected 18 companies for a visit by their experts.</p><p>MapTiler were chosen as a top 3 company in the Services category, making it into the final round at the Swiss Economic Forum (8th-9th June 2023). This came with the opportunity to present MapTiler to representatives from the Swiss business, scientific, and political communities.</p><p>It was an honor to show our products and services as such a high profile event.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I0xGcEc5zt4?enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maptiler.com"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I0xGcEc5zt4" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/I0xGcEc5zt4">Watch the MapTiler pitch by Luis Suter (in German)</a></p>

The Swiss Economic Award is a prestigious prize that recognizes exceptional entrepreneurial accomplishments in Switzerland. 
More than 120 companies applied for this prize in 2023. The selection process involved ...

<p>MapTiler customers can now request sub-meter satellite imagery for specific areas of interest anywhere on earth! The imagery can be delivered as pre-rendered map tiles hosted on MapTiler Cloud for use on the web or mobile apps, or used on-premise or offline with MapTiler Server.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="/#contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CONTACT US NOW</a></p><p>We’ve partnered with Satellogic, a disruptor in the satellite imagery space, with the goal of commodifying satellite imagery. We have set up a process with transparent pricing and data delivery formats that make tasked imagery accessible for use in web maps.</p><p>For those who want imagery as raw GeoTIFFs, which are more useful for analysis, we can deliver those too!</p><p>Get in touch now to start receiving the Satellogic imagery you need!</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/870968660?h=a6577b912a&amp;amp;badge=0&amp;amp;autopause=0&amp;amp;player_id=0&amp;amp;app_id=58479"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/870968660?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><h2>High-frequency, detailed satellite imagery</h2><p>With the Satellogic constellation offering multiple revisits per day, week, month, or year to any site on earth! Your organization can now monitor developing situations, from wildfires to critical assets and infrastructure.</p><p>Tasked imagery from Satellogic can be requested for a Point of Interest, where you get a 5x10km image with your location at the center or an Area of Interest to cover a larger area. All images come with a guaranteed maximum of 20% cloud cover.</p><p>MapTiler makes it easy for you to deploy this imagery to where your users will see it! The opportunities to enhance decision-making processes and the quality of the basemaps your users see are amazing.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_3_4b1f7d00f7.jpg" alt="2022-12-02-satellite-imagery-on-demand-3.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_3_4b1f7d00f7.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_3_4b1f7d00f7.jpg 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_3_4b1f7d00f7.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_3_4b1f7d00f7.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">Satellogic imagery features:</p><ul><li>Global coverage,</li><li>Sub-meter resolution on multi-spectral imagery</li><li>Up to 4 daily revisits</li><li>Maximum 20% cloud cover</li></ul><h2>Your imagery served as you want it</h2><p>We provide easy integration of tasked imagery with MapTiler Cloud for hosting &amp; serving web-based applications or deployable on-premise or offline with MapTiler Server.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_4_0b92eb15cc.jpg" alt="2022-12-02-satellite-imagery-on-demand-4.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_4_0b92eb15cc.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_4_0b92eb15cc.jpg 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_4_0b92eb15cc.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2022_12_02_satellite_imagery_on_demand_4_0b92eb15cc.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">MapTiler brings:</p><ul><li>Tiling software (MapTiler Engine)</li><li>Global &amp; high-performance hosting &amp; serving capability with MapTiler Cloud or MapTiler Server for offline / on-premise options.</li><li>Easy integration into your web/apps with Javascript APIs &amp; SDKs</li></ul><p>Contact us now to start getting up-to-date, detailed imagery for your maps and apps.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="/#contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CONTACT US NOW</a></p>

 Get high resolution satellite imagery for your specified date and location. MapTiler and Satellogic have partnered to bring you tasked imagery at the most competitive prices, ready for use in your web maps and apps.

<p>3D Radar visualizations are now possible with <a href="/weather/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MapTiler Weather</a>, letting you take your weather maps to a new level.&nbsp;</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/511582443?background=1&amp;#t=0s"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/511582443?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p>Millions of people check weather forecast maps daily. Make sure your users benefit from this cutting-edge feature of our next-generation javascript library, made for rendering weather data as 60FPS animations directly in a web browser.</p><h2>Interactive 3D radar</h2><p>Imagine tracking hurricanes or tornadoes in 3D across space &amp; time, and then pausing the animation to look inside the storm cells… why don’t you try it yourself!<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_2_b29d4f4eab.jpg" alt="2022-06-07-create-amazing-3d-weather-maps-2.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_2_b29d4f4eab.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_2_b29d4f4eab.jpg 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_2_b29d4f4eab.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_2_b29d4f4eab.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="/tools/weather/3d/#7.95/23.861/54.939/-7.8/60">TRY IT NOW</a></p><p>With MapTiler Weather, your users can immerse themselves in your weather maps. The 3D radar user interface is optimized for web browsers and touch-display devices.</p><h2>High-resolution weather data</h2><p>Your maps are only as good as your data; this is especially important for 3D radar. To make the best visualizations, high-resolution imagery with many vertical layers are critical.</p><p>We’ve partnered with a premier weather data provider, Meteomatics, to give you extremely precise local forecasts, with a resolution down to a few hundred meters!</p><p>Weather data is the fuel for these visualizations, and we have taken the hard work out of sourcing the best data for your applications.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_3_48b5e2d6c3.jpg" alt="2022-06-07-create-amazing-3d-weather-maps-3.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_3_48b5e2d6c3.jpg 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_3_48b5e2d6c3.jpg 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_3_48b5e2d6c3.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2022_06_07_create_amazing_3d_weather_maps_3_48b5e2d6c3.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">If you want to start making weather maps now, then get in touch:</p><p style="margin-left:calc(var(--bs-gutter-x)/-2);text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="/#contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CONTACT US</a></p>

Build animated weather radar maps with MapTiler Weather

<p>At this year’s&nbsp;»venture» award MapTiler was ranked first among 357 Swiss startups. The company building a new generation of software mapping platforms was highlighted by a jury of experts, investors, and CEOs of the most innovative companies in Switzerland. Maptiler’s CEO Petr Pridal first went on the stage to accept the award for winning the vertical category ICT. The jury then announced the Grand prize of CHF 150,000 for Switzerland’s most innovative startup of the year, which went to MapTiler.</p><p>The company, which offers high-detailed street and satellite maps of the entire world, impressed the jury, among others, with its success on the market. Global companies have integrated MapTiler into apps, including Siemens, NASA, Wetter.com, and Surfline. More than 300 million people worldwide use MapTiler maps every month, and this number is still rising.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_09_13_maptiler_awarded_as_the_most_innovative_swiss_startup_2_526a56e470.jpg" alt="2021-09-13-maptiler-awarded-as-the-most-innovative-swiss-startup-2.jpg" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_09_13_maptiler_awarded_as_the_most_innovative_swiss_startup_2_526a56e470.jpg 203w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_09_13_maptiler_awarded_as_the_most_innovative_swiss_startup_2_526a56e470.jpg 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_09_13_maptiler_awarded_as_the_most_innovative_swiss_startup_2_526a56e470.jpg 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_09_13_maptiler_awarded_as_the_most_innovative_swiss_startup_2_526a56e470.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">The competition is co-organized by some of the most innovative Swiss institutions: ETH Zurich, McKinsey &amp; Company, Knecht Holding, Innosuisse, and EPFL. Established in 1997,&nbsp;»venture» ranks and celebrates the top 3 winners in the five categories that represent the pillars of the Swiss economy.</p>

At this year’s >>venture>> award organized by ETH Zurich, McKinsey & Company, Knecht Holding, Innosuisse, and EPFL, MapTiler was ranked first among 357 Swiss startups.

<p>MapTiler has Swisness in its DNA since the very beginning. After success in the international field, we are now focusing more deeply on our homeland and launching <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://maptiler.ch/"><strong>MapTiler.ch</strong></a>, a home for customers from Switzerland!</p><h2>Swiss cartography and government data via API</h2><p>Apart from standard street data from OpenStreetMap, MapTiler offers data from swisstopo - the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. Data are seamlessly integrated with the global map and perfectly blended on the borders.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_2eb51bed93.png" alt="2021-03-05-swisstopo-maps-via-api-or-offline-3.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_2eb51bed93.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_2eb51bed93.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_2eb51bed93.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_2eb51bed93.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">Four Swiss-cartography-inspired map styles are available - Light, Vivid, Gray, and Dark.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm/customize">LIGHT</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm-vivid/customize">VIVID</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm-grey/customize">GRAY</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm-dark/customize">DARK</a></p><p>These map styles can be easily customized to fit your website, app, or company/institution brand.</p><p>Labels like city names are available in all four official languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian, and even Romansh!<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_2_a02096270b.gif" alt="2021-04-13-launching-maptiler-switzerland-2.gif" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_2_a02096270b.gif 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_2_a02096270b.gif 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_2_a02096270b.gif 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_2_a02096270b.gif 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">Read more about swisstopo vector tiles available via <a href="/news/2021/03/swisstopo-maps-via-api-or-offline/">Maps APIs or deployable on-premise in the standalone article</a>.</p><h2>High-resolution aerial imagery of entire Switzerland</h2><p>MapTiler offers high-resolution swissimage aerial images of entire Switzerland in a resolution of 10 cm/px. This swisstopo data is seamlessly blended and color-corrected with the global satellite layer.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/530512943"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/530512943?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><h2>Trusted by Swiss government &amp; businesses</h2><p>We are proud to serve customers all over Switzerland: our infrastructure, data, and software are trusted by major Swiss companies and institutions, including the <a href="/story/sbb/">SBB</a>, <a href="/story/swisstopo/">swisstopo</a>, MySwitzerland, Repower, and many more.</p><p>In the past year, our work in Switzerland grew through participation in national map projects with swisstopo. This included the creation of a <a href="/news/2020/08/swisstopo-vector-tiles-development/">data processing pipeline for official Swiss geodata</a> and supporting the development of a new <a href="/news/2021/02/launch-of-the-swisstopo-vector-maps/">LBM map style and the test-version of the new geoportal</a>.</p><p>MapTiler supplied tools for data processing, hosting, and serving the map, and is providing global map data to Swiss government agencies over MapTiler Cloud. That cooperation with swisstopo is ongoing and shows our <a href="/industry/government/">commitment to supporting government and businesses</a>.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_4_eefaa1147c.png" alt="2021-04-13-launching-maptiler-switzerland-4.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_4_eefaa1147c.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_4_eefaa1147c.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_4_eefaa1147c.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_4_eefaa1147c.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p><h2>MapTiler among Top 10 Swiss startups</h2><p>To unify products under a single brand, our team with more than ten years of experience with maps moved in 2020 into the newly created legal unity, MapTiler AG. Currently, we are serving thousands of customers across the globe - including many in Switzerland - with our high-quality maps.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://maptiler.ch/">VISIT MAPTILER.CH</a></p><p>The company has benefited from the innovative start-up culture in Switzerland, being part of the Swiss Start-Up Association, Startup.ch, and being listed by VentureLab as a Top 10 Cloud-based Start-Up in Switzerland. This has led to opportunities with business &amp; government clients.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_3_658df7330f.png" alt="2021-04-13-launching-maptiler-switzerland-3.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_3_658df7330f.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_3_658df7330f.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_3_658df7330f.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_04_13_launching_maptiler_switzerland_3_658df7330f.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p><p>Visit <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://maptiler.ch/">MapTiler.ch</a> to start customizing your own maps of Switzerland (or the world), with a product built here in Switzerland.&nbsp;</p>

MapTiler is launching MapTiler.ch, a home for customers from Switzerland.

<p>The <a href="/news/2021/02/launch-of-the-swisstopo-vector-maps/">recently launched</a> swisstopo maps are now available for commercial use from MapTiler’s global infrastructure with guaranteed SLA, seamlessly blended with global maps, as raster tiles, on mobile devices, with dark and gray styles, and much more!</p><p>It’s never been easier to integrate Swiss maps and high-resolution imagery into your business products, through MapTiler Cloud or for self-hosting with MapTiler Server.</p><h2>Dark, gray and vivid style for swisstopo light map</h2><p>Creation of swisstopo Light Base Map was drifted by the idea of having a simple, yet powerful map for overlaying additional data. As swisstopo <a href="https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/geodata/maps/smw/smw_lightbase.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pointed out</a>:</p><p style="margin-left:40px;">“The Light Base Map is a background map to provide a foreground theme with optimal spatial orientation. The graphic design of this web map, based on vector tiles technology, is therefore unobtrusive with reduced content.”</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_2_66142511da.gif" alt="2021-03-05-swisstopo-maps-via-api-or-offline-2.gif" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_2_66142511da.gif 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_2_66142511da.gif 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_2_66142511da.gif 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_2_66142511da.gif 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p><p>To make maps even more attractive for end-users, MapTiler has developed a series of presets based on the new swisstopo style, including Dark Mode, Grayscale, and Vivid. The first two are a perfect choice for overlaying own datasets while Vivid is an unofficial style inspired by the traditional Swiss national topographic maps.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm/customize" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LIGHT</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm-vivid/customize" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VIVID</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm-grey/customize" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GRAY</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/maps/ch-swisstopo-lbm-dark/customize" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DARK</a></p><p>The swisstopo dataset includes town names in all four official languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian, and Romansh. You can set the map to show town labels in the language used in each place or set the whole map to use your preferred language. Alternatively, the map language can be changed based on the end-users' preferences.</p><p>Additional changes like font selection or color adjustment can be done using the <a href="https://customize" data-restricted="true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Customize</a> tool.</p><h2>World map with swisstopo data</h2><p>International businesses need global maps. With MapTiler, you can get unique swisstopo features - like hand-drawn reliefs - integrated with global datasets like OpenStreetMap Vectors, Hill-Shading, and Contours. Everything is prepared for you as a single map.</p><p><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_1_acc3de4411.png" alt="2021-03-05-swisstopo-maps-via-api-or-offline-3 (1).png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_1_acc3de4411.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_1_acc3de4411.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_1_acc3de4411.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_03_05_swisstopo_maps_via_api_or_offline_3_1_acc3de4411.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"><i>Three countries - identical map style</i></p><h2>Raster tiles &amp; map services from swisstopo LBM</h2><p>With MapTIler Cloud, the Swiss maps are provided on reliable, fast, and secure map service, running on a global infrastructure with 200 datacenters on five continents.</p><p>The maps are served via MapTiler Cloud APIs, backed by our enterprise SLA of over 99.9%. The maps can be served as Retina/HighDPI raster tiles or OGC WMTS for ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, and other GIS software. Web developers get access to viewers with sample code for Leaflet, OpenLayers, MapLibre/Mapbox GL JS libraries, and <a href="/sdk-javascript/">MapTiler SDK</a>.</p><p>You can get Maps API endpoints and a sample viewer with a free account on MapTiler Cloud:</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="https://cloud.maptiler.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GET FREE ACCOUNT</a></p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/519604729"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/519604729?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><h2>Self-hosting swisstopo maps on-premise</h2><p>The swisstopo data and MapTiler’s preset styles can also be packaged with MapTiler Server for self-hosting. The MapTiler Server can run natively on Windows, Mac, Linux, or through Docker.</p><p>The Swiss data can be combined with global MapTiler maps.</p><h2>Swiss Maps in Android and iOS</h2><p>Programmers can use the MapTiler mobile app source code to <a href="https://support.maptiler.com/i28-build-mobile-apps-with-maps-using-sdk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">develop their own mobile apps using a variety of open-source SDKs</a>, including [MapTiler SDK] (/sdk-javascript/).</p><p>The entire Switzerland can be stored on the device and used completely offline: vector tiles of the whole country use only about 500MBs.</p><p>It’s never been easier to use <a href="/industry/government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">official government data in your maps</a>.</p><p style="text-align:center;"><a class="btn btn-primary m-o5" href="/#contact">CONTACT US</a>&nbsp;</p>

The recently launched swisstopo maps are now available for commercial use from MapTiler’s global infrastructure with guaranteed SLA, seamlessly blended with global maps, as raster tiles, on mobile devices, with dark and gray styles, and much more!

<p><a href="/news/2020/08/swisstopo-vector-tiles-development/">MapTiler Team has been working with swisstopo</a>, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography, to develop a new vector map for the modern user. The Swiss data - processed into vector tiles with MapTiler tools - is combined with global maps from MapTiler Cloud and is available in the test version of the next <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://test.map.geo.admin.ch/">Swiss GeoPortal</a>.</p><h2>New Technologies for Swiss Maps</h2><p>Governments can supply authoritative geodata, to complement the extensive open data from sources like OSM. However, making the government data dynamic and interactive in the way modern users have come to expect is a challenge. That <a href="/news/2019/02/what-are-vector-tiles-and-why-you-should-care/">interactivity is powered by Vector Tiles</a>.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/516299690"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/516299690?background=1" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p>The MapTiler Team supplied tools for data processing, hosting, and serving the map, as well as lending technical and cartographic expertise to facilitate the development of a new map for the next generation of the Swiss Geoportal. MapTiler will now assist the cartography team with further modernization work on swisstopo maps and projects related to Swiss open data.</p><h2>Software for Data Processing</h2><p>MapTiler’s powerful data processing pipelines were customized for separate authoritative datasets produced by swisstopo, including external layers like street names and public transport stops. These datasets are regularly updated with the latest official information. With the current setup, swisstopo can update such layers and have them appear on the national map portal - in the official styles - withing minutes.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_2_a67d6da567.png" alt="2021-02-25-launch-of-the-swisstopo-vector-maps-2.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_2_a67d6da567.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_2_a67d6da567.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_2_a67d6da567.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_2_a67d6da567.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">Switzerland also has some truly unique datasets to represent its mountainous terrain, including hand-drawn reliefs of cliffs and glaciers. <a href="/desktop/">MapTiler Desktop</a> is used to process these raster reliefs, and could also be used to process aerial imagery, into map tiles. These data could then also be integrated into a dynamic map.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_3_7ff669075d.png" alt="2021-02-25-launch-of-the-swisstopo-vector-maps-3.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_3_7ff669075d.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_3_7ff669075d.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_3_7ff669075d.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_3_7ff669075d.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p><h2>Cartographic Tools for Map Design</h2><p>Swiss maps are world-famous for their detail, beauty and style, precisely because of features like the hand-drawn reliefs. In order to make the vector maps visually fit with these hand-drawn images swisstopo used MapTiler Cloud’s <a href="/cloud/customize/">customize and advanced editor tools</a> to create their own map style. The resulting new Light-Base-Map style is made to serve as a good background map for other government datasets.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_4_559e7f9444.png" alt="2021-02-25-launch-of-the-swisstopo-vector-maps-4.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_4_559e7f9444.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_4_559e7f9444.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_4_559e7f9444.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_4_559e7f9444.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_5_2a5f90219c.png" alt="2021-02-25-launch-of-the-swisstopo-vector-maps-5.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_5_2a5f90219c.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_5_2a5f90219c.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_5_2a5f90219c.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_5_2a5f90219c.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">To get immediate feedback on their work, swisstopo cartographers run their own instance of MapTiler Server with live previews. All of this work produced a “Swiss” map style which can be applied to the whole world!</p><h2>Global Maps Hosted by MapTiler</h2><p>The updated official swisstopo basemap shows the whole world, while the older version cut off a little over the border. The global map is powered by <a href="/data/">MapTiler Data</a>, served over <a href="/cloud/">MapTiler Cloud</a> infrastructure, which is trusted by swisstopo due to its high reliability, security, and speed.&nbsp;</p><p>The MapTiler maps will now be provided to Swiss government agencies, along with the official swisstopo data. This means Swiss agencies can also benefit from unique MapTiler Cloud abilities, like being able to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://support.maptiler.com/i636-display-disputed-borders-according-to-the-official-country-s-policy">show disputed borders according to different national policies</a>. This feature can be quite interesting for a country famous for neutrality.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_6_ab7fff93ba.png" alt="2021-02-25-launch-of-the-swisstopo-vector-maps-6.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_6_ab7fff93ba.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_6_ab7fff93ba.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_6_ab7fff93ba.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2021_02_25_launch_of_the_swisstopo_vector_maps_6_ab7fff93ba.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">Meanwhile, the users of the Swiss Geoportal will have a seamless and modern map experience, while knowing they are looking at the best data from within Switzerland.</p><p><strong>We are truly proud to have contributed to Swiss cartography with innovations developed by MapTiler.</strong></p>

MapTiler Team has been working with swisstopo, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography,  to develop a new vector map for the modern user.

<p>Maps are crucial tools to give your stories geographic context. For visual content creators, the <a href="/cloud/geolayers/">GEOlayers plugin</a> in Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool for adding maps into videos.</p><p>MapTiler has partnered with GEOlayers to offer its pre-made and fully customizable maps into Adobe After Effects.&nbsp;</p><h2>GEOlayers plugin for Adobe After&nbsp;Effects&nbsp;</h2><p>Maps in a video can serve more purposes than just pinpointing a place being discussed. Maps might highlight different objects, trace them on the move, visualize data about selected areas, and compare areas. These geographic visuals can also serve as purely artistic features.</p><p>It is possible to use static maps in videos, however, this detracts from the overall flow and feeling conveyed by moving picture videos. To give your audience the most engrossing viewing experience, maps should be dynamic, with the ability to zoom in and out, pan, rotate, follow selected objects or fly through photorealistic 3D terrain. All of these effects are producible with MapTiler maps in the GEOlayers plugin.</p><p>After downloading and installing the GEOlayers plugin and activating the MapTiler Cloud subscription, you can add a selection of pre-set maps or a customized map, and produce an animation for your video.</p><h2>Maps perfectly fitting your&nbsp;video</h2><p>Thanks to the vector tile technology used by MapTiler, the maps can be completely customized to fit your use case.</p><p>You can change colors of your map, adjust the width of lines, pick a favorite font or completely remove selected map elements, all directly from the GEOlayers plugin!</p><p>The only limit is your creativity. For representing historical themes, you can get a map imitating ancient charts and maps. For corporate videos, you can adjust the map to automatically use the coloring scheme of your logo. You can add your own data to the map and have it be integrated subtly or let it stand out with a contrasting map design.</p><h2>Start with the GEOlayers plugin</h2><p>Download the GEOlayers plugin from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://aescripts.com/geolayers/">aescripts.com</a> and <a href="/cloud/geolayers/">follow the installation instructions</a>. To learn the basics about the plugin, watch the tutorial below.</p><p>MapTiler offers flexible licensing plans for maps used in video productions of any size, with pricing that is affordable also for smaller products.</p>

The GEOlayers plugin for Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool for adding maps into videos.

<p>MapTiler is proud to support <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.purpleair.com/map?mylocation">PurpleAir’s map</a> and mission to improve the accessibility of air quality data while making this data open. Such work is critical, especially during times of disaster, such as the massive wildfires witnessed across Australia, Siberia, and currently in the Western United States.&nbsp;</p><h2>Citizen Science</h2><p>PurpleAir relies on citizen scientists and everyday users to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www2.purpleair.com/collections/air-quality-sensors">purchase and install air quality monitoring sensors</a> and publishes real-time air quality data on their map. Over nine thousand sensors are now distributed around the world.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_2_65d203edbf.png" alt="2020-09-14-monitoring-ari-quality-during-wildfires-in-partnership-with-purpleair-2.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_2_65d203edbf.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_2_65d203edbf.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_2_65d203edbf.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_2_65d203edbf.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.purpleair.com/map?mylocation#1/25/-30">The map displays</a> measures of air quality at the global to local scale, showing how neighborhoods can suffer from particulate matter, including those generated by wildfire smoke.</p><p>While crowdsourced data is inherently imperfect, the PurpleAir maps are an important resource even for government bodies. Their sensors even feed into the EPA’s <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.airnow.gov/">AirNow.gov tool</a>.</p><h2>Wildfires Beyond the Scale of Comprehension</h2><p>With the unbelievable scale of the wildfires currently scorching the Western United States, PurpleAir has seen over a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wired.com/story/bay-area-just-turned-orange-all-eyes-on-purpleair/">1000-fold increase in daily traffic</a>. Increases are typical during the fire season, but the size of this year’s fires is unprecedented. Moreover, it’s just the beginning of the fire season, as the biggest blazes don’t typically occur until the autumn.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_3_cbbc1a5a8c.png" alt="2020-09-14-monitoring-ari-quality-during-wildfires-in-partnership-with-purpleair-3.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_3_cbbc1a5a8c.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_3_cbbc1a5a8c.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_3_cbbc1a5a8c.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_3_cbbc1a5a8c.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">The wildfires are causing <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/us/wildfires-live-updates.html">hundreds of thousands</a> to flee their homes, and are also affecting far away regions, causing many <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/climate/california-smoke-wildfires.html">suffer from the respiratory effects of breathing the smoke</a>. This makes the availability of granular and localized air quality data even more important.</p><h2>Supporting the Public&nbsp;Good</h2><p>According to PurpleAir CEO Adrian Dybwad, the PurpleAir map has been used by local and regional safety departments to make critical decisions, including when to close schools. During times of crisis, data and spatial context are critical to making correctly informed decisions.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_4_0821a0742a.png" alt="2020-09-14-monitoring-ari-quality-during-wildfires-in-partnership-with-purpleair-4.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_4_0821a0742a.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_4_0821a0742a.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_4_0821a0742a.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2020_09_14_monitoring_ari_quality_during_wildfires_in_partnership_with_purpleair_4_0821a0742a.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">With climate change set to increase the scale and intensity of wildfires, PurpleAir mission is critical to the greater good, and MapTiler is proud to support this important map.&nbsp;</p>

While California is suffocating due to strong wildfires, PurpleAir is monitoring the air quality.

<p>MapTiler is excited to announce a partnership with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/">MySwitzerland.com</a> (Switzerland Tourism, the national tourism organization), just in time for the Swiss National Holiday! All year round, Switzerland welcomes millions of tourists and many rely on the Switzerland Tourism website to plan their journeys. Organizing your trip has never been easier, with the updated MySwitzerland.com maps, powered by MapTiler.&nbsp;</p><h2>Functional and Beautiful</h2><p>Switzerland offers hundreds of summer and winter destinations, popular with both international and local tourists. The hardest part can be choosing what to do! With the functional and beautiful MySwitzerland.com maps, users can easily explore different options, filtering by destinations, accommodations, experiences, and transportation &amp; lodging.</p><figure class="media"><div data-oembed-url="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ix70HBCRx7Y?enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maptiler.com"><div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ix70HBCRx7Y" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div></figure><p>Users can view all the options within the country, or zoom to their specific neighborhood or destination for a detailed view. These interactive features are powered by technology and map data provided to Switzerland Tourism through <a href="/cloud/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MapTiler Cloud</a>.<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_2_8f78a6b6b3.png" alt="2020-07-31-myswitzerland-ch-now-powered-by-maptiler-cloud-2.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_2_8f78a6b6b3.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_2_8f78a6b6b3.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_2_8f78a6b6b3.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_2_8f78a6b6b3.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px">Users can also search for specific experiences or locations, and navigate to a detail page about their desired locations. On that page, users can view another map, allowing them to easily search for hotels, lodgings, and restaurants. All of these features help visitors to Switzerland plan and envision their adventures before even stepping foot in the country!<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_3_66ad2e0992.png" alt="2020-07-31-myswitzerland-ch-now-powered-by-maptiler-cloud-3.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_3_66ad2e0992.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_3_66ad2e0992.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_3_66ad2e0992.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_3_66ad2e0992.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p><h2>Full Customization with MapTiler&nbsp;Cloud</h2><p>One of the major benefits of MapTiler Cloud is the ability to customize maps, allowing MySwitzerland.com to show to their users exactly what they need to see, without any clutter.</p><p>The “<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://support.maptiler.com/i29-make-own-map-design">Customize</a>” and “<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://support.maptiler.com/i30-edit-style-advanced-changing-of-the-map">Edit</a>” tools let Switzerland Tourism freely select which features to highlight at different levels of zoom, including mountain peaks, national parks, and major transportation corridors. These tools also allowed MySwitzerland.com to adjust the map styling to fit the look and feel of their brand.&nbsp;</p><p>Integration was as simple as switching a few lines of code to call the custom map API, designed in MapTiler Cloud. We are proud to make it easy for our clients to make maps <i>their</i> way!<img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_4_e00f4e16e5.png" alt="2020-07-31-myswitzerland-ch-now-powered-by-maptiler-cloud-4.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_4_e00f4e16e5.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_4_e00f4e16e5.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_4_e00f4e16e5.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_4_e00f4e16e5.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p><h2>Proud to Support Swiss&nbsp;Tourism</h2><p>With the impacts of the coronavirus crisis being felt across the tourism industry, MapTiler is glad to support travelers’ safe and effective planning trips. With interactive maps, tourists from all over the world can plan adventures from the safety of their homes and make sure the experiences and accommodations are right for them.</p><p>Switzerland Tourism has an important role in facilitating travelers in visiting this beautiful country, and MapTiler is very proud to support this effort.<br><img src="https://media.maptiler.com/img/2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_5_0f9d52365c.png" alt="2020-07-31-myswitzerland-ch-now-powered-by-maptiler-cloud-5.png" srcset="https://media.maptiler.com/img/thumbnail_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_5_0f9d52365c.png 245w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/small_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_5_0f9d52365c.png 500w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/medium_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_5_0f9d52365c.png 750w,https://media.maptiler.com/img/large_2020_07_31_myswitzerland_ch_now_powered_by_maptiler_cloud_5_0f9d52365c.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></p>

MapTiler is excited to announce a partnership with MySwitzerland.com.

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Luis is responsible for sales and customer support in the DACH region. With a Master’s in Geography and GIS, Luis is a well-rounded generalist who can make you a custom offer, give advice on products & services, or will direct you to the right member of our team. He also works on projects to grow the MapTiler platform, market, and brand.

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