iOS 14: Foursquare mobile engineering
Takeaways and recomendations after reviewing the iOS 14 security and privacy changes on the Foursquare City Guide app.
[Culture]
Sep 30, 2022
Behind the Scenes of our Data Science HackathonThe competition was tough, with 22,285 submissions from 1,295 submitters on 1,079 teams from across the world. We sat down with Zisis Petrou...
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[Culture]
Sep 27, 2022
Finding The Right (POI) MatchGetting point of interest (POI) data right is hard. In order to maintain the utmost accuracy in our Places dataset, we tackle tough problems on a daily basis, aggregating billions of inputs from multiple sources...
Read
[Examples]
Sep 26, 2022
A Closer Look at Hex Tiles: How it’s Changing Geospatial AnalysisFoursquare’s Senior Director of Engineering Shan He was recently featured on the Mapscaping Podcast to discuss all things Hex Tiles. Let’s recap...
Read
[Culture]
Sep 22, 2022
How to Build a Local Search Map Using Foursquare Places APIBuilding a local search map can be easier than you think. We’ll be walking through how to do so by using simple place search autocomplete inputs and Vanilla Javascript.
Read
[Culture]
Sep 15, 2022
Foursquare Places API Adds Telephone Search CapabilityFoursquare's Places API has been enhanced to detect phone number queries...
Read
[Culture]
Sep 07, 2022
Top Tips for Data IntegrationThere is no choice, but to use data to make key decisions, which means there is no choice but to use data right. Integration may be tedious, but it pays off.
Read
[Places Database]
Aug 30, 2022
Using OpenStreetMap in Hex TilesCoverage of roads can be used in lieu of a basemap and is enough to visualize the basics of the street network. When transferred into a Hex Tile format, it can be immediately brought into H3-based analytics to help answer additional questions
Read
[Culture]
Aug 23, 2022
Introducing H3 Version 4.0.0Today marks the release of version 4.0.0 of the H3 hexagonal grid system. With this new version comes numerous API improvements as well as updates to the Java, Javascript, and Python bindings.
Read
[Places API]
Jun 14, 2022
Going Behind the Scenes of Foursquare’s Places APIlast year we launched our updated Places API, offering an enhanced database and even more seamless delivery for enterprises, and are now diving into the origin and technology behind this award-winning API.
Read
[Culture]
Mar 28, 2022
Highlights From Our Latest HackathonHere at Foursquare, we regularly host hackathons amongst our product and engineering teams to foster innovation, provide a change of pace, and cultivate diversity of thought, offering an opportunity to work with new people
Read
[Pilgrim SDK]
Nov 02, 2021
ANDROID 12: How developers can adjust to new features and support data privacyDevelopers may worry that Android 12 features could create new challenges for their products - Foursquare shares tips for how to implement, test, and adapt.
Read
[Examples]
Sep 09, 2020
iOS 14: Foursquare mobile engineering - take 1Here are the takeaways and recommendations from a Pilgrim SDK engineer after reviewing the iOS 14 security and privacy changes on the Foursquare City Guide app.
Read
[Places API]
Jul 28, 2020
New privacy controls, permissions, and debug logging in Pilgrim SDKWe have introduced a few new features for both iOS and Android to support privacy and make it easier to troubleshoot.
Read
[Culture]
Feb 05, 2020
How Foursquare data science balances practicality and rigorFoursquare outlines two examples of how balancing practicality and scientific fundamentals have kept data science focused and impactful internally.
Read
[Pilgrim SDK]
Jul 28, 2019
Why you need a phone's eye view of the world | developer week keynoteCheck out the video from Matthew Kamen, Head of Engineering at Foursquare, to learn more about Pilgrim SDK, and why our proprietary technology is best-in-class.
Read
[Culture]
Jul 18, 2019
Foursquare's new approach to hiring top talentTTP sits down with Foursquare to better understand why and how we have diversified the pipeline of talent, while adopting our own Associate Engineer (AE) Program.
Read
[Culture]
Apr 18, 2019
How our intern led Pants' migration to Python 3Foursquare details how an intern led the Pants to Python 3 migration, the major roadblock to our own internal migration.
Read
[Culture]
Feb 12, 2019
Good engineers can become good leadersFoursquare outlines the challenges in making the role of an engineering manager coherent and equally accessible across various teams and potential leaders.
Read
[Pilgrim SDK]
Apr 02, 2018
Phones, lambdas and the joy of Snap-to-Place technologyFoursquare explains the power of phone's-eye-view data and how we enhance our location insights via customized applications of machine learning methods.
Read
[Culture]
Sep 30, 2022
Behind the Scenes of our Data Science HackathonThe competition was tough, with 22,285 submissions from 1,295 submitters on 1,079 teams from across the world. We sat down with Zisis Petrou...
Read
[Culture]
Sep 27, 2022
Finding The Right (POI) MatchGetting point of interest (POI) data right is hard. In order to maintain the utmost accuracy in our Places dataset, we tackle tough problems on a daily basis, aggregating billions of inputs from multiple sources...
Read
[Culture]
Sep 22, 2022
How to Build a Local Search Map Using Foursquare Places APIBuilding a local search map can be easier than you think. We’ll be walking through how to do so by using simple place search autocomplete inputs and Vanilla Javascript.
Read
[Culture]
Sep 15, 2022
Foursquare Places API Adds Telephone Search CapabilityFoursquare's Places API has been enhanced to detect phone number queries...
Read
[Culture]
Sep 07, 2022
Top Tips for Data IntegrationThere is no choice, but to use data to make key decisions, which means there is no choice but to use data right. Integration may be tedious, but it pays off.
Read
[Culture]
Aug 23, 2022
Introducing H3 Version 4.0.0Today marks the release of version 4.0.0 of the H3 hexagonal grid system. With this new version comes numerous API improvements as well as updates to the Java, Javascript, and Python bindings.
Read
[Culture]
Mar 28, 2022
Highlights From Our Latest HackathonHere at Foursquare, we regularly host hackathons amongst our product and engineering teams to foster innovation, provide a change of pace, and cultivate diversity of thought, offering an opportunity to work with new people
Read
[Culture]
Feb 05, 2020
How Foursquare data science balances practicality and rigorFoursquare outlines two examples of how balancing practicality and scientific fundamentals have kept data science focused and impactful internally.
Read
[Culture]
Jul 18, 2019
Foursquare's new approach to hiring top talentTTP sits down with Foursquare to better understand why and how we have diversified the pipeline of talent, while adopting our own Associate Engineer (AE) Program.
Read
[Culture]
Apr 18, 2019
How our intern led Pants' migration to Python 3Foursquare details how an intern led the Pants to Python 3 migration, the major roadblock to our own internal migration.
Read
[Culture]
Feb 12, 2019
Good engineers can become good leadersFoursquare outlines the challenges in making the role of an engineering manager coherent and equally accessible across various teams and potential leaders.
Read
[Examples]
Sep 26, 2022
A Closer Look at Hex Tiles: How it’s Changing Geospatial AnalysisFoursquare’s Senior Director of Engineering Shan He was recently featured on the Mapscaping Podcast to discuss all things Hex Tiles. Let’s recap...
Read
[Examples]
Sep 09, 2020
iOS 14: Foursquare mobile engineering - take 1Here are the takeaways and recommendations from a Pilgrim SDK engineer after reviewing the iOS 14 security and privacy changes on the Foursquare City Guide app.
Read
[Places Database]
Aug 30, 2022
Using OpenStreetMap in Hex TilesCoverage of roads can be used in lieu of a basemap and is enough to visualize the basics of the street network. When transferred into a Hex Tile format, it can be immediately brought into H3-based analytics to help answer additional questions
Read
[Places API]
Jun 14, 2022
Going Behind the Scenes of Foursquare’s Places APIlast year we launched our updated Places API, offering an enhanced database and even more seamless delivery for enterprises, and are now diving into the origin and technology behind this award-winning API.
Read
[Places API]
Jul 28, 2020
New privacy controls, permissions, and debug logging in Pilgrim SDKWe have introduced a few new features for both iOS and Android to support privacy and make it easier to troubleshoot.
Read
[Pilgrim SDK]
Nov 02, 2021
ANDROID 12: How developers can adjust to new features and support data privacyDevelopers may worry that Android 12 features could create new challenges for their products - Foursquare shares tips for how to implement, test, and adapt.
Read
[Pilgrim SDK]
Jul 28, 2019
Why you need a phone's eye view of the world | developer week keynoteCheck out the video from Matthew Kamen, Head of Engineering at Foursquare, to learn more about Pilgrim SDK, and why our proprietary technology is best-in-class.
Read
[Pilgrim SDK]
Apr 02, 2018
Phones, lambdas and the joy of Snap-to-Place technologyFoursquare explains the power of phone's-eye-view data and how we enhance our location insights via customized applications of machine learning methods.
Read