Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
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Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
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Re: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
#2I had no idea what vector tiles were and the page doesn't explain it.
Re: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
#3I had no idea what vector tiles were and the page doesn't explain it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_tiles
Here's how I understand it: Previously, OpenStreetMap's tile endpoints would serve pre-rasterized PNG images, so zooming in on a tile could cause it to get blurry, until your client requests a new, zoomed in tile. Now, they can serve tiles in SVG format, which scale better
Re: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
#4I had no idea what vector tiles were and the page doesn't explain it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_tiles
Here's how I understand it: Previously, OpenStreetMap's tile endpoints would serve pre-rasterized PNG images, so zooming in on a tile could cause it to get blurry, until your client requests a new, zoomed in tile. Now, they can serve tiles in SVG format, which scale better
SVG tiles use less data too, and can be recoloured/restyled.
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#5Nice. I already use Vector Tiles on my backend. But it is nice to have other sources like this.
Re: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
#6I had no idea what vector tiles were and the page doesn't explain it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_tiles
Here's how I understand it: Previously, OpenStreetMap's tile endpoints would serve pre-rasterized PNG images, so zooming in on a tile could cause it to get blurry, until your client requests a new, zoomed in tile. Now, they can serve tiles in SVG format, which scale better
Basically that + vector tiles can store information about the tile, styles, objects or buildings etc
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#7Nice. I already use Vector Tiles on my backend. But it is nice to have other sources like this.
A feature goal for this deployment was that the tiles would update continuously, keeping up with changes that people are making to the OpenStreetMap database.
Providing that feedback is one of the main purposes of the site.
Re: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
#8I had no idea what vector tiles were and the page doesn't explain it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_tiles
Here's how I understand it: Previously, OpenStreetMap's tile endpoints would serve pre-rasterized PNG images, so zooming in on a tile could cause it to get blurry, until your client requests a new, zoomed in tile. Now, they can serve tiles in SVG format, which scale better
> so zooming in on a tile could cause it to get blurry, until your client requests a new, zoomed in tile. Now, they can serve tiles in SVG format, which scale better
They still are blurry, because openstreetmap.org uses a JS library that does not seem to support vector tiles :/
Re: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
#9In case you wonder how much time / resources it takes to generate vector tiles, I'm running benchmarks with Tilemaker here for https://cartes.app
Re: Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
#10What's the impediment to not providing daily or weekly planet-wide mbtiles similar to the availability of OSM pbfs on AWS open data buckets[1]?