boramalper@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoOpenFreeMap - a public vector tile server for OpenStreetMapopenfreemap.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down12cross-posted to: opensource@lemmit.onlineopensource@lemmit.online
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkOpenFreeMap - a public vector tile server for OpenStreetMapopenfreemap.orgboramalper@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: opensource@lemmit.onlineopensource@lemmit.online
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoI haven’t dug into the docs much. This really does return vectors? Because all of the OSM servers and services I have seen return tiles that are bitmaps, which for the type of data being displayed always seemed like a rather moronic way to do it.
minus-squareboramalper@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYep, vectors. See https://github.com/onthegomap/planetiler
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThey generally intend to move to vectors afaik. There was a blogpost and call for donations by them a while ago.
I haven’t dug into the docs much. This really does return vectors? Because all of the OSM servers and services I have seen return tiles that are bitmaps, which for the type of data being displayed always seemed like a rather moronic way to do it.
Yep, vectors. See https://github.com/onthegomap/planetiler
Neat.
They generally intend to move to vectors afaik. There was a blogpost and call for donations by them a while ago.