Data coverage and quality
Mapbox data is the foundation for all our maps, search, and navigation services. We update data continuously to serve customers and use cases across the globe, ingesting updates from open and proprietary sources.
This guide describes Mapbox data that developers can use, including information on data coverage and quality.
To contribute data, see our Improve this map utility.
Key terms
It can be helpful to understand key terms related to map data.
For more detailed definitions, click the terms below or visit the Glossary.
- raster: a pixel-based data format that stores data in a grid structure
- vector tile: a lightweight data format for storing vector data
- tileset: a collection of raster or vector data broken up into a grid
Map data
Mapbox tilesets offer developers access to a wide variety of map data, including road networks, place names, points of interest, satellite and aerial imagery, elevation data, live traffic data, expertly curated national borders, transit data, and more. The data in these tilesets is suitable for a wide variety of applications, both visual and analytical.
Click a tileset to learn about its layers, data sources, data updates, and more:
Vector tilesets
Most of the data that appears on Mapbox maps is served by vector tilesets:
Raster tilesets
Raster tilesets contain aerial and satellite imagery and terrain and elevation data:
Premium tilesets
Custom tilesets
You can learn how to create your own custom tilesets in our Add new data getting started guide.
Data coverage and quality
Mapbox continuously improves data coverage and quality for all our services.
The following table shows data coverage by country for our Geocoding and Search APIs. Some data are available at a city level and do not appear in this list. Data coverage can change due to various reasons, including construction activities for roads, changes in government regulations, and changes in the licensing agreements with data providers.
See the Geocoding API documentation for definitions of data types.
Legend
| ● | Service is available within this geography with premium data quality. |
|---|---|
| ○ | Service is available within this geography with basic data quality. |
| — | Service is not available, or has low data quality. |
Try out our Geocoding API to understand the most up-to-date coverage for specific countries.
Country | ISO | Region | District | Postcode | Place | Locality | Neighborhood | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | AD | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | - |
| Anguilla | AI | ● | - | - | ● | ○ | - | - |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AG | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Argentina | AR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | - |
| Aruba | AW | ● | - | - | ● | ○ | - | - |
| Australia | AU | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Austria | AT | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Bahamas | BS | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Bahrain | BH | ● | - | ● | ● | ○ | - | - |
| Barbados | BB | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Belgium | BE | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● |
| Bermuda | BM | ● | - | - | ● | ○ | - | - |
| Brazil | BR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| British Virgin Islands | VG | ● | - | - | ● | - | - | - |
| Brunei Darussalam | BN | ● | - | - | ● | ○ | - | - |
| Canada | CA | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Caribbean Netherlands | BQ | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Cayman Islands | KY | ● | - | - | ● | ○ | - | - |
| Chile | CL | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | - |
| Christmas Island | CX | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Cook Islands | CK | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Costa Rica | CR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | - |
| Croatia | HR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Curacao | CW | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Cyprus | CY | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Czech Republic | CZ | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Denmark | DK | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Estonia | EE | ● | - | ● | ● | - | - | ○ |
| Finland | FI | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| France | FR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Germany | DE | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Gibraltar | GI | ● | - | ● | ● | ○ | - | ○ |
| Greece | GR | ● | - | ● | ● | - | - | ○ |
| Guam | GU | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Guernsey | GG | ● | - | ● | ● | ○ | - | ○ |
| Holy See | VA | ● | - | ● | - | - | - | ○ |
| Hong Kong | HK | ● | - | - | - | ● | - | - |
| Hungary | HU | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Iceland | IS | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Ireland | IE | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Israel | IL | ● | - | - | ● | - | - | - |
| Italy | IT | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Japan | JP | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Kuwait | KW | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | - |
| Latvia | LV | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Liechtenstein | LI | ● | - | ● | ● | ○ | - | ● |
| Luxembourg | LU | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Macedonia | MK | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Malaysia | MY | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | - |
| Maldives | MV | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Malta | MT | ● | - | ● | ● | - | - | ○ |
| Marshall Islands | MH | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Martinique | MQ | ● | - | - | ● | - | - | - |
| Mexico | MX | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Monaco | MC | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Montenegro | ME | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Montserrat | MS | ● | - | - | ● | ○ | - | - |
| Netherlands | NL | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| New Zealand | NZ | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Norfolk Island | NF | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Northern Mariana Islands | MP | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Norway | NO | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Palau | PW | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Paraguay | PY | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | - |
| Poland | PL | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Portugal | PT | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Puerto Rico | PR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Republic of Korea | KR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | - |
| Russia | RU | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | - | ○ |
| Saint Barthelemy | BL | ● | - | - | ○ | ○ | - | - |
| Saint Martin | MF | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| San Marino | SM | ● | - | ● | ● | - | - | - |
| Seychelles | SC | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Singapore | SG | ● | - | ● | - | ● | - | ○ |
| Sint Maarten | SX | ● | - | - | ○ | - | - | - |
| Slovakia | SK | ● | - | ● | ● | - | - | ○ |
| Slovenia | SI | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| South Africa | ZA | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Spain | ES | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Sweden | SE | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ● |
| Switzerland | CH | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Taiwan | TW | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | ● | - |
| Thailand | TH | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | - |
| Turkey | TR | ● | - | ● | ● | ● | - | ○ |
| Turks and Caicos | TC | ● | - | - | ● | ○ | - | - |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GB | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| United States of America | US | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | VI | ● | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Map projections
By default, Mapbox renders maps and map tiles with the popular Web Mercator projection using the EPSG:3857 projected coordinate system (sometimes called EPSG:900913). Because Web Mercator is used by most web maps, you can often combine map tiles and layers from other platforms that use the same projection with your Mapbox maps. You can use Mapbox GL JS adaptive projections to display map tiles on the web using different projections.
Use our data
You can use our map data as source data for your map styles in Mapbox Studio, access our data directly using the Mapbox Maps Service APIs, or contribute to our data sources through OpenStreetMap.
Mapbox Studio
You can use our tilesets directly in Mapbox Studio on the Tilesets page. Whenever you create a new style from a template style in the Mapbox Studio style editor, you are using a Mapbox tileset.
Maps APIs
With our Maps APIs, you can request Mapbox tilesets programmatically:
- Retrieve vector tiles with the Vector Tiles API.
- Retrieve features from vector tiles with the Tilequery API.
- Retrieve raster tiles with the Raster Tiles API.
- Retrieve TileJSON metadata for vector and raster tilesets with Mapbox Tiling Service (MTS).
- Access elevation data using the instructions in our Access Elevation Data guide.
Contribute to OpenStreetMap
We contribute to OpenStreetMap, and you should too!
Sign up for a free account to start contributing. The OpenStreetMap web editor allows you to draw or edit features such as roads, buildings, parks, traffic signals, and labels. Read Learn OpenStreetMap for a step-by-step guide to start contributing to the project.
We've covered how Mapbox works with OpenStreetMap data, the quality controls behind it, and how you can be a part of this growing movement to provide a free and open data set for everyone.
Next steps
Now that you know that you can use Mapbox data and create your own vector or raster tilesets, you are ready to begin building with map data.
These tutorials can help you start building:
- Tutorial: Add points to a web map, part 1: prepare your data using custom data.
- Tutorial: Customize label text for a single label using Mapbox Streets data.
- Tutorial: Add 3D buildings to a Mapbox Studio style using Mapbox Streets data.