[HN Gopher] Writing a Vector Tileserver for Osm2streets
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Writing a Vector Tileserver for Osm2streets
Author : maxerickson
Score : 48 points
Date : 2023-01-19 11:10 UTC (1 days ago)
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| andai wrote:
| Can someone elaborate on the word "slippy" in this context? It
| seems to refer[0] to maps that can be dragged and zoomed. But
| isn't that all digital maps?
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| The first one I've interacted with was Google Maps almost two
| decades ago, which seems to meet the criteria (as well as every
| alternative I have tried). So I'm not sure what a non-slippy map
| would be like (or why the word is a necessary qualifier in this
| context).
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| [0] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Slippy_map
| PLenz wrote:
| It's come to mean interactive maps web maps, usually tiled
| image based. This is still a very specific thing in GIS where
| most published maps are still static documents - and often
| meant for printing on large format printers in the ALEC world.
| n8cpdx wrote:
| Slippy maps is the baseline nowadays but it wasn't always.
|
| Example video showing terraserver:
| https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uaQNdMQ3NNk
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| As others mentioned there are also many maps meant for
| printing. There are also map servers that will generate a
| viewport-specific image (typically meaning no on-the-fly
| rendering) on demand.
| zyang wrote:
| Post mentioned Google Maps but Apple Maps actually has best lane
| level details, at least in major US cities.
| [deleted]
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