Valhalla is live on Mapbox
By: Kevin Kreiser
Valhalla is now up and running on Mapbox’s global infrastructure, using Docker containers on AWS with multiple layers of targeted caching that can autoscale to support traffic spikes worldwide.
Our Valhalla team just joined a month ago, and we immediately got to work on our combined navigation offerings for auto and logistics.
Valhalla running at scale allows us to combine its open source APIs with real-time traffic, powered by 225 million miles of anonymized mobile sensor data we collect each day.
“Mapzen originally built Valhalla because we saw a real need for a global, open, multi-modal routing engine, and I’m very proud of the results. I’m excited that Mapbox is continuing the work with the Valhalla team and extending it to real-time traffic. This means that users will continue to be supported, and they can expect the product to evolve to meet future market needs.” — Randy Meech, CEO of Mapzen
Valhalla brings more customizable and flexible routing features including support for public transit routing in 35+ countries, elevation-based routing, on-device streaming of map data, and the offline environment necessary for in-car navigation.
If you’ve recently migrated from Mapzen or are interested in Valhalla-powered services, please reach out to me personally at kevin.kreiser@mapbox.com and I will connect you to the right people on our team to get you started. If you want to stay up-to-date on Valhalla, follow this blog tag or subscribe to our newsletter.
