@VersaTiles

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VersaTiles is a completely FLOSS stack for generating, distributing, and using map tiles, free of any commercial interests.
Webhttps://versatiles.org
GitHubhttps://github.com/versatiles-org/
VersaTilesFeb 21
Our new showcases page is online!
39 projects using VersaTiles - from journalism and transit tracking to research and community tools:
https://docs.versatiles.org/showcases/
VersaTilesFeb 18

Have you ever wanted a clean, scalable SVG map? We've developed a SVG map renderer that can also be used as a MapLibre plugin.

Try it out by clicking the button in the top right-hand corner of this page: https://versatiles.org/versatiles-svg-renderer/demo/

Symbols and text are not yet supported, but contributions are welcome!

Repo: https://github.com/versatiles-org/versatiles-svg-renderer
Visual comparison: https://versatiles.org/versatiles-svg-renderer/e2e/report.html

VersaTilesFeb 11
I've updated our interactive "Server Setup Guide" to help you quickly and easily set up your own map server:
- locally or remote
- on Linux, Mac or Windows
- use map data covering just your city, a region or the whole world
- OpenStreetMap data and/or satellite imagery
- choose one of three frontends
https://versatiles.org/tools/setup_server
Show threadVersaTilesFeb 11
@stefan @commanderred
All EU countries are required to publish orthoimagery as open data (INSPIRE Directive).
Austria also provides orthophotos under a CC-BY licence:
https://data.bev.gv.at/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a9df237a-ed22-46fc-bab5-a25312ce0917
Unfortunately, we have encountered issues with their data as their coordinate system is inverted, preventing GDAL from processing it:
https://github.com/versatiles-org/orthophotos/blob/main/regions/at/status.yml
Hopefully, we can resolve these issues in the next iteration.
Datenkatalog BEV

Der Suchdienst des Bundesamtes fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV) liefert alle Metadatensaetze des Kataloges data.bev.gv.at aus.

VersaTilesFeb 10

Free satellite imagery for 11 EU countries — now live on our open tile server!
https://tiles.versatiles.org/#map=11.09/52.3749/4.8705&style=satellite

Want the full 720 GB dataset? Download it here:
https://download.versatiles.org/

You can find a list of the current data sources here.
https://versatiles.org/sources/

Yes, there are still a lot of bugs, but we can work on improving them step by step.
https://github.com/versatiles-org/orthophotos/issues

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VersaTilesFeb 5
In order to prepare the map and download servers for worldwide satellite and orthoimagery, I need to migrate some of our infrastructure. Unfortunately, this may result in brief outages over the next 1-2 days, but I will try to keep these to a minimum.
VersaTilesDec 27
We are at #39C3. 🖖
Get in touch if you'd like to meet and talk about VersaTiles.
VersaTilesDec 9
Two new experimental updates:
1. The latest map data now includes 11 languages!
2. We have developed a new 'Maplibre VersaTiles Styler' tool to help you create map styles interactively.
You can test both features here: https://tiles.versatiles.org/
Show threadVersaTilesOct 8
@jomo I therefore use the correct terminology internally, for example in the code and documentation, and on GitHub, but use more common descriptions publicly, for example on social media.
Does this make sense?
Show threadVersaTilesOct 8
@jomo I see it exactly the same way as you do. From a technical perspective, you are absolutely right.
However, I have discussed VersaTiles with many users, including developers who don't work closely with map data. Most of them don't understand the technical processes or terminology. This means that every technical term leads to a new side discussion.