Introduction to Geodata – Vector Tiles
summary
Explains how Smappen handles rendering many map points and the challenge of scaling from thousands to millions of points. Introduces vector tiles as the technology used by modern map apps to efficiently deliver and display large point datasets, and outlines their power for solving large-scale geodata visualization.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Geodata introduction
- 1:5110M points display issue
- 3:57What is a vector tile
- 8:32Creating vector tiles
- 10:20Demo: PostGIS & Martin
- 12:45GeoJSON vs vector tiles
- 13:29Optimizing vector tiles
- 14:51Conclusion
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