just a few of the various places maps are used across Facebook Across the Facebook platform, maps are essential to bringing people together and are used in a variety ways, including checking in at a favorite park, searching a local community for cat cafes, or sharing location with friends. A Global Base Mapįacebook’s mission is to give people the power to build communities and bring the world closer together. In late 2020, this map went live, and we’re extremely proud of the results. For the past year and a half, it’s been our privilege to work on one of our largest and most ambitious undertakings ever: collaborating closely with a team of Facebook engineers, designers, and data experts to roll out a global, multi-scale base map for all of Facebook’s billions of users.
In particular, we’ve spent almost two decades designing and building interactive web maps using open source tools, such as our popular Watercolor map style using OpenStreetMap data. At Stamen, we specialize in cartography and data visualization, helping our clients to communicate with complex data.
