Tangram
Flexible WebGL map rendering engine
Tangram is an open-source map rendering engine that draws 2D and 3D maps using WebGL with fully customizable styling. It works with vector tiles and is designed for creative cartographic experiments.
Key features
- WebGL rendering
- 2D and 3D maps
- Custom styling
- Vector tile support
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Active community (2.3k GitHub stars)
- Written in JavaScript
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
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