I actually looked at the Kartotherian repo and answered my own question: yes, they're vector tiles. It helps to read the docs. 😊
Carry on... On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 6:43 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Very cool Susanna! Is https://maps.wikimedia.org/ rendering vector tiles? > Seems like it. I'm impressed by how far along the Maps project is. > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Susanna Ånäs <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> The Wikimedia Foundation has released a beta service for map tiles in >> both raster and vector formats, based on OSM data. >> >> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps >> https://github.com/kartotherian/kartotherian/ >> >> For crossover projects I think this should be explored. Is there interest >> in experimentally taking advantage of this? What would be required? OHM is >> mentioned in the broader future plans of the project. >> >> Susanna >> >> 2015-10-28 1:52 GMT+02:00 Albin Larsson <[email protected]>: >> >>> .mvt is a binary format, .geojson is human readable... Easier to work >>> with and more common. >>> >>> I guess most implementations can serve both formats. >>> >>> Glad to be back! >>> >>> // >>> Albin >>> On Oct 28, 2015 00:42, "[email protected]" < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> What about Mapbox's Vector Tiles spec? >>>> >>>> - >>>> - https://github.com/mapbox/vector-tile-spec >>>> - https://github.com/mapbox/awesome-vector-tiles >>>> - https://vimeo.com/106228141 >>>> >>>> >>>> Worth exploring as we amass so much data/metadata within OHM. >>>> >>>> Glad to have you back, Albin! Cheers! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Albin Larsson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, I'm back hacking on OHM again, too long since last time! >>>>> >>>>> I'm in need of vector tiles for my latest project, it's a requirement >>>>> for that time slider you know? ;-) >>>>> >>>>> I think GeoJSON is the preferred vector format these days. >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible for anyone with the time to set such a service up >>>>> providing data from OHM? >>>>> >>>>> Relevant links: >>>>> https://github.com/mapzen/vector-datasource >>>>> https://github.com/mapzen/vagrant-tiles >>>>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Vector_tiles >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Historic mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tod Robbins >>>> Digital Asset Manager, MLIS >>>> todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Historic mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Tod Robbins > Digital Asset Manager, MLIS > todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins> > -- Tod Robbins Digital Asset Manager, MLIS todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins>
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