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.