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Engineering

How we replaced Elasticsearch and MongoDB with Rust and RocksDB

Jeff Kao

Staff Engineer at Radar

How we replaced Elasticsearch and MongoDB with Rust and RocksDB

Radar offers geocoding, place search, and fraud detection APIs, powered by HorizonDB, a Rust-based engine delivering 20k QPS and sub-millisecond latency.

Product

Spring 2025 product release

Radar Team

Spring 2025 product release

This quarter, we're announcing new anti-fraud visualizations, floor level detection, a one-line maps migration SDK, and satellite maps.

Industry

On the Radar with Turvo

Radar Team

On the Radar with Turvo

On the Radar is content series highlighting Radar's customers and partners and their geolocation use cases, hosted by Radar Co-Founder and CEO Nick Patrick. This episode features Billy Sarracino from Turvo.

Guides

Limitations of the USPS API for address validation

Radar Team

Limitations of the USPS API for address validation

The USPS API is a suite of several APIs, including an address standardization API, a ZIP code lookup API, and a city/state lookup API. While authoritative, the USPS APIs can be challenging for developers to access and use.

Product

Radar Maps Platform showcase: Store locators, checkout forms, and more

Radar Team

Radar Maps Platform showcase: Store locators, checkout forms, and more

Since we launched Radar Maps Platform, dozens of companies have cut their maps bill significantly by switching from Google or Mapbox. Here are a few of the best examples.

Engineering

How Radar uses TypeScript to manage Terraform via CDKTF

Jeff Kao

Staff Engineer at Radar

How Radar uses TypeScript to manage Terraform via CDKTF

Learn how Radar uses TypeScript to manage Terraform via CDKTF.

Company

Radar 2023 year in review and 2024 preview

Nick Patrick

Co-Founder and CEO

Radar 2023 year in review and 2024 preview

With the launch of Radar Maps Platform and our geo-compliance solution for gaming, 2023 was the most ambitious year in Radar history.

Company

Radar brand refresh: Designing for the future of location-based experiences

Audrey Na

VP of Design

Radar brand refresh: Designing for the future of location-based experiences

With our most ambitious launches in company history planned for 2023, including Radar Maps Platform and our geo-compliance solution for gaming, we evolved our brand to better reflect the scope of our vision.

Company

Radar 2024 recap and 2025 preview

Nick Patrick

Co-Founder and CEO

Radar 2024 recap and 2025 preview

In this post, we reflect on a great 2024, preview an even bigger 2025, and thank our amazing community of customers and partners for their support.

Guides

What is geofencing? Geofencing definition, history, applications, and more

Radar Team

What is geofencing? Geofencing definition, history, applications, and more

Geofencing is an essential aspect of many applications we use daily, but what exactly is it?

Product

Winter 2025 product release

Radar Team

Winter 2025 product release

This quarter, we're announcing new risk and compliance reporting for gaming customers, campaign builder, and the general availability of international address coverage.

Company

Welcoming Tim Julien, our new CTO

Nick Patrick

Co-Founder and CEO

Welcoming Tim Julien, our new CTO

Tim will lead the way as we aggressively scale our tech stack and engineering team.

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