Alan McConchieMar 15, 2023
Huge thread about the history of vector tiles from Nathaniel Kelso! It's the 10th anniversary of a landmark blog post by @migurski that defined much of the modern landscape of #VectorTileCartography: https://mstdn.party/@kelsoscorner/110029394759495359 #cartography #WebMapping #WebMaps #maps
Nathaniel V. KELSO (@[email protected])

🎂10 years ago today @[email protected] blogged about open vector tiles in TileStache. This was a rich epic in mapping history, and by 2016 many creative and inventive people had reinvigorate mapping as a globally accessible platform for new innovations. http://mike.teczno.com/notes/postgreslessness-mapnik-vectiles.html

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Stamen DesignFeb 8, 2023
Very cool to see the continued refinement of maps at Meta led by Stamen alum @jonahadkins https://engineering.fb.com/2023/02/07/web/basemap-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-improvements/ You can read more about how Stamen helped build the foundation for these maps in our blog post from two years ago: https://stamen.com/launching-the-facebook-map-8d028c4f0e0e/ #cartography #maps #design #FullStackCartography #VectorTileCartography #OpenStreetMap #Meta #Facebook
Improving Meta’s global maps

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