kocio
(kocio)
April 27, 2018, 3:48pm
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Vector tiles are something that is still not in the mainstream, but they are more flexible than raster tiles:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Vector_tiles
We have some vector tiles with OSM data already even in production. Most common use are mobile apps (like OsmAnd, Maps.me or Yanosik). Some other examples are vector tiles being internally (server side) converted into raster tiles, like the maps served by Thunderforest:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenCycleMap
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Transport_Map
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoLJHgqDCzc
There can be however client side rendering used on the desktop, for example multilingual Belorus or India maps:
http://openstreetmap.by
https://openstreetmap.in/demo/#9.74/28.5851/77.2956
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/PlaneMad/diary/38176
You can also play relatively easy with local vector tiles server:
https://blog.klokantech.com/2018/04/maps-with-docker.html
There are multiple software solutions (and problems) for serving and rendering vector tiles - there’s a nice overview made by Paul Norman:
http://paulnorman.ca/blog/2016/11/serving-vector-tiles/
For me the biggest challenge now would be to move the standard tiles layer into vectors internally (just like in the Thunderforest case):
https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/3201
kocio
(kocio)
April 29, 2018, 12:03am
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Vector tiles can be useful not only for map rendering. There’s a project accepted for GSoC - Vector Tiles for iD Editor:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Princi%20Vershwal/diary/43802
kocio
(kocio)
April 30, 2018, 2:44pm
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Paul Norman has just announced new vector style called Bolder:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/pnorman/diary/43814
https://github.com/pnorman/bolder
It is a candidate for osm-carto migration, but there are still many moving parts, so expect no immediate results.
[UPDATE:] Bolder is unrelated to osm-carto vector migration. It’s just a new, client-side vector style using the same database schema as osm-carto.
kocio
(kocio)
May 3, 2018, 9:55am
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There’s a discussion on the OSM Carto issue ticket about migrating to vector tiles:
https://github.com/gravitystorm/openstreetmap-carto/issues/3201
kocio
(kocio)
May 20, 2018, 9:50pm
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Interesting article and tool from Mapbox - “Millimeter precision HD Vector Maps”:
https://blog.mapbox.com/millimeter-precision-hd-vector-maps-874327d8327c
kocio
(kocio)
July 10, 2018, 2:37pm
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kocio
(kocio)
July 14, 2018, 10:56am
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kocio
(kocio)
July 29, 2018, 3:21pm
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kocio
(kocio)
July 30, 2018, 10:30am
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naveenpf
(Naveen Francis)
July 31, 2018, 1:51am
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This is much needed waiting for this
kocio
(kocio)
August 26, 2018, 2:23am
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Jon_Burgess
(Jon Burgess)
September 11, 2018, 12:43am
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Another person asking for localized maps and recognizing that this might need us to implement vectors first: http://blog.gegg.us/2018/09/some-thoughts-about-localization-of-openstreetmap-based-maps/