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NextBillion.ai’s Road Editor Tool: Accurately…
Have you ever been on your way to an important meeting, social event, appointment or to catch a flight when …
NextBillion.ai’s Road Editor Tool: Accurately Reflect Road Closures and Restrictions Read More »
Livestock Services Provider Improves Operational…
About the Company The customer offers livestock services tailored towards Australia’s Northern Territory. The company’s primary service offerings include farm …
4 Ways NextBillion.ai’s GIS Support…
Geospatial and location-based technologies are transforming businesses across the world! However, as businesses continue to develop their own innovative use …
4 Ways NextBillion.ai’s GIS Support Team Helps Address Custom Mapping Requirements Read More »
Solving VRP With a Route…
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) is an optimization problem that involves finding the most efficient routes for a fleet of …
Solving VRP With a Route Optimization API — An Intro for Developers Read More »
Route Optimization API: The Key…
An app or website exists for everything you could possibly want. Online shopping for all your retail purchases. On-demand and …
Route Optimization API: The Key to Last-Mile Delivery Success Read More »
2022, Mapped: NextBillion.ai’s Year in…
We started the year 2022 with 15+ customers, two market-ready products (Distance Matrix and Direction APIs) and a long list …
Customizable, Performant Mapping APIs Enable…
About the Company An ambitious Indian startup — the country’s first super app — was preparing to go to market …
Ride-Share Company Enables Faster, More…
About the Company The customer is an on-demand ride-sharing service that connects office commuters with other like-minded professionals traveling on …
Ride-Share Company Enables Faster, More Accurate Routing for Multiple Drop-Offs Read More »
Deliver Better Waste Collection Services…
Waste collection plays a big part in ensuring the cleanliness of any given locality and maintaining its inhabitants’ wellbeing, comfort …
Deliver Better Waste Collection Services While Saving Millions Read More »
ZUS Coffee Shortens Counter-to-Couch Delivery…
About the Company Malaysia-based ZUS Coffee is a tech-driven coffee chain that has made specialty coffee affordable and accessible to …
A B2B Trucking Logistics Startup…
About the Company With a vision to disrupt the trucking industry, an Indian B2B logistics startup was aiming to become …
A B2B Trucking Logistics Startup Improves Cost Estimation Read More »
Cargo Company Improves Freight Rate…
About the Client Besides operating its own fleet of 120+ trucks, the company provides freight rates forecasts to trucking, logistics …
Cargo Company Improves Freight Rate Forecast Accuracy Read More »
Unlocking Value in the Supply…
Bart De Muynck Chief Industry Officer project44 Tara Cordyack Director of Sales, NextBillion.ai Supply chain visibility is one of the …
How Gojek Nailed ETA Accuracy…
Ajay Bulusu Co-Founder, NextBillion.ai Gaurav Bubna Co-Founder, NextBillion.ai Nate Smith Head of Product, Cartography, Gojek Germayne Ng Lead Data Scientist, …
How Gojek Nailed ETA Accuracy in a Hyperlocal Economy Read More »
Route Optimization API Redefines Efficiency…
About the Company Hawx Smart Pest Control, one of the largest pest control service providers in the US was in …
Route Optimization API Redefines Efficiency for Hawx Smart Pest Control Read More »
Tipplr Unlocks Cost-Efficient Growth By…
About the Company Tipplr is a Bangalore-based food and beverage discounting platform that connects customers to their favorite restaurants and …
Tipplr Unlocks Cost-Efficient Growth By Switching to NextBillion.ai Read More »
NextBillion.ai Partners With L&T Smart…
Cities of the future have always been envisioned as tech-enabled hubs that are geared towards seamlessly maximizing government efficiency as …
NextBillion.ai Partners With L&T Smart World to Power Smart Cities Across India Read More »
6 Reasons Why You Need…
Parking — be it on-street or off-street — has become a huge challenge for last-mile and on-demand delivery drivers, especially …
6 Reasons Why You Need Map Data Solutions for Efficient Off-Street and On-Street Parking Read More »
Creating a Map to Find…
In this article, we will learn how to create a web application to search for the world’s seven wonders. The …
Creating a Map to Find the Seven Wonders of the World Read More »
The Challenges of Electric Vehicle…
At this point, we all know that the future of road transportation — at least in the near term — …
The Challenges of Electric Vehicle Routing — More Than Meets the Eye Read More »
End-to-End Route Optimization API: Vehicle…
Prospect #1 – A food delivery company with a fleet size of 22 vehicles (6 types of vehicles) that fulfills …
How to build a Swiggy…
Introduction For products involving deliveries, ride-hailing, ecommerce, and logistics, it is important include an optimized last-mile delivery tracking experience. NextBillion.ai …
How to build a Swiggy like tracking experience with NextBillion.ai in VueJS Read More »
Mapping Mobility: What It Really…
Devin de Vries CEO, WhereIsMyTransport Sanjay Kumar CEO, Geospatial World Tara Cordyack Director of Sales, NextBillion.ai Mobility-driven businesses are discovering …
Mapping Mobility: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Hyperlocal Economy Read More »
Improve Emergency Response Time With…
For emergency response services, every second counts. And when it comes to shaving critical minutes and seconds off response times …
Improve Emergency Response Time With NextBillion.ai’s Map Data Platform Read More »
5 ways NextBillion.ai’s Fleet Management…
Any mobility-driven operation, by definition, relies on vehicle fleets to generate value for the business. And where there are numerous …
4 Deal Breakers When Choosing…
Quick question: Out of the three options listed below, which one, according to you, is the most fundamental element that …
4 Deal Breakers When Choosing a Mapping Platform for On-Demand Delivery Business Read More »
NextBillion.ai and GeoJunxion Launch World’s…
Location and mapping technology has always and will continue to play an important role in solving the biggest environmental problems …
All you need to know…
Drones, defined simply as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), have been around from as early as 1783, when the Montgolfier brothers, …
Why (and How) To Break…
Jim Welch Director of Solutions Engineering Be it misleading licensing policies, deceiving pricing methods or changing business needs, the reason …
Why (and How) To Break Up With Mapbox’s Proprietary License Read More »
Increase Shipping and Delivery Accuracy…
Failed deliveries are one of the biggest and most expensive problems that businesses like shipping, e-commerce, package delivery, last-mile and …
Increase Shipping and Delivery Accuracy With Address Validation Read More »
Top 7 Technologies Every Long-Haul…
Over the past decade, trucking and fleet management operations have become two of the most important factors in driving trade …
Top 7 Technologies Every Long-Haul Trucking Company Must Have Read More »
How Grocery Delivery Companies Optimize…
Ultra-fast grocery delivery services are exploding and rapidly evolving at the moment. But quite a few have already folded or …
How Grocery Delivery Companies Optimize Route Operations With Dynamic Geofencing Read More »
Announcing NextBillion.ai’s $21 Million Series…
We have some exciting news to share! We’re pleased to announce that NextBillion.ai has raised $21 million in a Series …
Announcing NextBillion.ai’s $21 Million Series B Funding Round Read More »
Migrate from Google Maps or…
Introduction Recently we published an article discussing the benefits of distance matrix services for logistics and delivery optimization. In addition, …
Migrate from Google Maps or Mapbox Distance Matrix to NextBillion.ai Read More »
Cross-Platform Mapping Application Development with…
NextBillion.ai provides a set of mapping and location-based service APIs and SDKs that allow developers to build applications for innumerable …
Cross-Platform Mapping Application Development with NextBillion.ai and Ionic Read More »
Easy Migration: MapboxGL to MapLibreGL…
Introduction “Change is hard.” While it may be an old adage, this doesn’t apply to your mapping platform services. There …
Easy Migration: MapboxGL to MapLibreGL with NextBillion.ai Read More »
Fixing the Trouble with Maps…
Rishabh Jain Co-Founder, Locale.ai Armin Fendrich Head of Sales, EMEA, NextBillion.ai Mapping is one of the foundations upon which the …
Fixing the Trouble with Maps for Mobility Services Read More »
Profitability of On-Demand Delivery: Understanding…
The unit economics of your on-demand delivery business reveals the path to sustainable growth and success. Understanding this simple formula …
Profitability of On-Demand Delivery: Understanding Unit Economics and the Role of Maps Read More »
The Map is Dead! Long…
This customary phrase announcing the ascension of a monarch to the throne due to the demise of a predecessor may …
Why NextBillion.ai Created Its Large…
Sharad Kumar Product Manager It’s no secret that Distance Matrix APIs are a critical part of any mobility-first operation, from …
Why NextBillion.ai Created Its Large Distance Matrix API Read More »
6 Popular Thematic Maps for…
Map nerd or not, nearly everyone has seen at least one Covid-19 map in the last two years. The world …
6 Popular Thematic Maps for Geospatial Data — Use Cases, Merits and Demerits Read More »
How do dynamic geofences help…
Yvan Montalieu Head of Solutions Engineering, EMEA and Asia Running and managing logistics operations in a dense, crowded city can …
How do dynamic geofences help businesses simplify logistics operations? Read More »
NextBillion.ai and Dista Enter Into…
The arrival of quick commerce, micro-mobility and no-contact services has reshaped the way businesses manage operational challenges. Business leaders relied …
NextBillion.ai and Dista Enter Into Strategic Alliance To Bolster Customers’ Operations Read More »
Is ‘No Code’ the answer…
Jim Welch Director of Solutions Engineering By 2030, over 75% of businesses (across all industries) are expected to fully adopt …
Is ‘No Code’ the answer to fast-tracking geolocation-based application development? Read More »
Scaling Your Hyper-Local Business? Achieve…
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaped the way we live our lives in many ways, including our shopping habits. Notably, since …
Making Maps Your Way: How…
Luis Suter Contracts Lead at MapTiler Tara Cordyack Director of Sales,NextBillion.ai project44 Everything about maps is changing. They’re no longer …
9,049 Orders Received Every Minute:…
Pradnya Karbhari VP Engineering, Location Intelligence at Swiggy Gaurav Bubna Co-Founder of NextBillion.ai Operational scalability is a huge challenge for …
9,049 Orders Received Every Minute: How Does Swiggy Deliver to the Right Doorstep? Read More »
Finishing Off 2021 in Style:…
When we started NextBillion.ai in 2020, we had set out to build an enterprise mapping platform for the next billion …
Finishing Off 2021 in Style: A Quick Recap of a Momentous Year Read More »
Build vs Buy: Finding the…
Are you on the fence about whether you should build a map data solution in-house or buy an off-the-shelf solution? …
Build vs Buy: Finding the Right Spatial Data Solution Read More »
Smart Logistics: Reducing Costs &…
Michael Cottle Vice President Of Worldwide Sales and Customer Success, NextBillion.ai Steven Moelk Fulfillment Project Implementation Manager – Zero Emission …
Smart Logistics: Reducing Costs & Increasing Sustainability in Last-Mile Read More »
The Importance of GIS Solutions…
As the world continues its shift towards e-commerce, transportation and logistics demands are growing along with it. In fact, the …
The Importance of GIS Solutions in the Maintenance of Your Supply Chain Read More »
5 Last-Mile Delivery Challenges and…
John, (name changed to maintain confidentiality), starts his day with a large Dunkin’ Donuts latte and a series of stretching …
5 Last-Mile Delivery Challenges and How to Solve Them Read More »
Distance Matrix API — NextBillion.ai…
What is a Distance Matrix API? In the simplest of terms, the Distance Matrix API is a service that computes …
Distance Matrix API — NextBillion.ai vs. Google and Mapbox Read More »
A Micromobility Company Achieves Compliance…
About the Company A micromobility company running e-scooter operations in 22 cities spread across five countries and four continents was …
A Micromobility Company Achieves Compliance with Local Government Regulations Read More »
A Top US-Based Food Delivery…
The Problem As the food delivery vertical continues to grow and customer expectations mount, it became important for this leading …
A Top US-Based Food Delivery Company Increases Delivery Delight Read More »
OpenStreetMap for Businesses: A Primer
Discover what makes OSM the best geospatial database available, how leading organizations across industries are using it in production, and …
How This AI Company Built…
The Problem A leading AI cloud computing company approached us for a bespoke cost-effective mapping solution that could efficiently map …
How This AI Company Built Country Scale Maps in 3 Months Read More »
Fleet Tracking: Creating an Uber-Like…
When it comes to tracking your fleet of drivers and agents, Uber takes the cake. Both for size of fleet …
Fleet Tracking: Creating an Uber-Like Tracking Experience With NextBillion.ai’s APIs Read More »
4 Ways to Improve Dispatch…
For an on-demand business, implementing effective dispatching can be a challenge. Matching your customers to the right agents happens during the dispatch …
4 Ways to Improve Dispatch for On-Demand Rides and Deliveries Read More »
The Trend Towards Map Self…
J. Kim Fennell Former CEO deCarta, Uber Maps Business Leader and Angel Investor Gaurav Bubna Co-founder of NextBillion.ai Creating maps …
The Trend Towards Map Self Reliance in an Era of Monopoly Power Read More »
Building Maps That Scale –…
Naveen Veeravalli Engineering Leader at Uber Gaurav Bubna Co-Founder of NextBillion.ai Building a scalable and tailored mapping solution that is …
Building Maps That Scale – How Uber built maps for 10 billion+ rides Read More »
Why Do You Need a…
A generic mapping solution negatively impacts the CX, platform and business bottom line for the identified industries; a custom map …
Measuring Impact of Inaccurate ETAs…
Welcome to part 2 of the Effective ETAs series! Check out part 1 if you want to understand why ETAs …
How Intuitive Freight Tracking Improved…
The Problem A leading Indian logistics tech company, renowned as the country’s largest neutral freight network, approached us for a …
How Intuitive Freight Tracking Improved ETAs for This Logistics Firm Read More »
Estimating Pre-trip Pricing for Cab…
The Problem A ride-hailing company with airport-centric operations approached us for a custom mapping solution. With an intra-city fleet of …
How to Calculate Estimated Time…
Seasoned product managers will agree - when you’re dealing with small numbers, there’s nothing as easy as calculating delivery times , it is …
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