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Find propane fast with Blue Rhino’s custom locator map, built with Mapbox GL JS, Geocoding, Studio, and the Matrix and Directions APIs

Key benefits of building with Mapbox

  • Mapbox Geocoding makes search easy, by street address or zip code 
  • The Mapbox Matrix API ranks locations by actual drive times 
  • The Mapbox Directions API provides turn-by-turn directions to suppliers

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Mapbox GL JS

Search

Matrix API

Directions API

About Blue Rhino

Imagine being surrounded by a group of hungry people and when you go to light up the grill - sparks, but no flame. Blue Rhino makes the emergency tank run painless by suggesting a place to pick up a tank based on actual drive times, so you can get back to the party faster.

Blue Rhino is America’s number 1 brand of propane tank exchange and available at thousands of retail stores nationwide.

Finding fuel faster with a custom propane finder map

Using Mapbox Studio, Blue Rhino created a custom map style and icons that match their brand. Type in your home address or search by zip code, and Mapbox Geocoding API will highlight the Blue Rhino propane retailers near you. Blue Rhino ranks the results using the Mapbox Matrix API to rank them based on the drive time.

Once you select a location, Blue Rhino uses the Mapbox Directions API to give you turn-by-turn instructions that you can send directly to your phone.

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