The mapping company's new software development kit will let its customers tap into data from their users' phone cameras to keep tabs on the streets in real time.

Interactive map of 311 calls in San Francisco using Cognos and Mapbox The geodata provider will help IBM let non-techies track things like sales, real estate values, and citizen complaints by address.

Google Maps may dominate the digital mapping space, but open-source mapping is coming up the rear with startup company MapBox is leading the way.

Mapbox has gotten this far by focusing strictly on the developers, creating a basic building block, à la Stripe or Amazon Web Services, that a wide variety of businesses can use.

Today the startup is unveiling Mapbox Drive, a new version of its mapping data designed for use in cars equipped with autonomous navigation capabilities.

MapQuest announced last week it would start using Mapbox's apps. Here's how the open-source, D.C.-based customizable mapmaker has gained traction in a crowded field.