Strava to include high-definition 3D maps after FATMAP acquisition
Strava has announced the acquisition of Fatmap, a high-resolution 3D mapping platform that Strava will incorporate into its app in the coming months to offer new and unique features.
Strava to take a leap in quality with Fatmap's high-definition 3D maps
The Fatmap platform was created a decade ago and is a benchmark for outdoor sportspeople who carry out their activities in mountains and areas where the conventional maps that most applications use cannot reach with definition. In these 10 years, Fatmap has worked with several satellite and aerospace companies to obtain high-resolution images that are used, for example, in ski resorts.
Fatmap, considered the Google Maps of outdoor sports, has 1.6 million registered users and until now offered an annual premium subscription that unlocked certain features of its free option. For the time being, both platforms will continue to work independently, but Strava expects to integrate their functions in the coming months, leaving the decision that Fatmap will also continue to work independently for a later date.
RECOMENDADO
![What is heart rate variability and how does it affect the cyclist?](https://cdn.brujulabike.com/media/39163/conversions/van-der-poel-variabilidad-620.jpg)
What is heart rate variability and how does it affect the cyclist?
![Change wheels if you want to transform your bike's behavior](https://cdn.brujulabike.com/media/40309/conversions/e209-mq-16x9-1-620.jpg)
Change wheels if you want to transform your bike's behavior
![What bike size do you need? Here's how to find out](https://cdn.brujulabike.com/media/29062/conversions/talla-de-bicicleta-620.jpg)
What bike size do you need? Here's how to find out
![We look back at all the results at the MTB events in the Olympic Games, from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2021](https://cdn.brujulabike.com/media/24928/conversions/mtb-atenas-2004-mtb-atenas-2004-1600-620.jpg)
We look back at all the results at the MTB events in the Olympic Games, from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2021
![How much money a cyclist can make in the Tour de France 2024?](https://cdn.brujulabike.com/media/7799/conversions/1-620.jpg)
How much money a cyclist can make in the Tour de France 2024?
![This is how they erase the penises that are drawn on the roads of the Tour de France](https://cdn.brujulabike.com/media/8402/conversions/1-620.jpg)
This is how they erase the penises that are drawn on the roads of the Tour de France
No information about the acquisition deal has been released, but with this purchase Strava saves years of development on similar technology and could take the lead in functional high-resolution mapping for almost any outdoor sport.
Fatmap will be fully integrated into Strava by mid-2023 and both free and premium users will be able to make use of new features.