MapX highlights#

  • Most of MapX content (tools or data) is publicly available without the need to register in the application.

  • As of October 1, 2024, more than 1,900 public data layers have been published in MapX.

  • It is currently available in all the UN’s six official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish) and in German, Bengali, Dari/Persian and Pashto.

  • No programming capacity is required for accessing geospatial data, conducting basic data analysis, and building story maps.

  • MapX has been optimized for low Internet bandwidths and connectivity.

  • MapX has been developed following interoperability standards.

  • A Software Development Kit (SDK) has been developed to ease the integration of MapX into a webpage and to allow user interface customization.

  • The source code is provided under GPLv3 license.