OpenMapTiles
Toolset for generating vector tiles from OpenStreetMap
OpenMapTiles is an open-source toolset for self-hosting the entire pipeline of generating vector map tiles from OpenStreetMap data. It produces ready-to-use tiles and styles for serving custom maps.
Key features
- Full vector tile pipeline
- OSM data import
- Multiple map styles
- Self-hosted tile generation
Strengths
- Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (3.2k GitHub stars)
- Written in PLpgSQL
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