Mapbox Vector Tilesets

Tilesets are used in mapbox libraries and sdks as a core piece of making maps visible on mobile or in the browser.

Mapbox vector tilesets. Requires mapbox gl js v100 and above. Vector tilesets are the vector data equivalent of raster tilesets. Vector tiles are used to create mapbox vector tilesets. Mapbox boundaries is a family of vector tilesets that serve data visualization needs allowing you to connect your own tabular data with a managed set of geographical features representing various types of boundaries such as administrative divisions or postal code areas.

Use git or checkout with svn using the web url. If nothing happens download xcode and try again. Vector tiles encode geographic information according to the vector tile specification. If nothing happens download github desktop and try again.

Vector tiles can be manipulated and queried. A map load includes unlimited vector tiles api and raster tiles api requests. The mapbox tilequery api allows you to retrieve data about specific features from a vector tileset based on a given latitude and longitude. A tileset is a collection of raster or vector data broken up into a uniform grid of square tiles at up to 22 preset zoom levels.

The mapbox boundaries vector tiles only contain a minimal set of feature properties which keeps them small and performant. The focus of version 20 of the mapbox vector tile specification is the clarification of the intent of the intial version of the specification and the definition of interior and exterior rings within polygons. The tilequery api makes it possible to query for features within a radius do point in polygon queries query for features in multiple composite layers and augment data from the mapbox geocoding api with custom data. Vector tiles can be used as sources for styles or queried directly to create interactive experiences with the mapbox mobile sdks and mapbox gl js.

They are the vector data equivalent of image tiles for web mapping applying the strengths of tiling developed for caching scaling and serving map imagery rapidly to vector data. The token scopes are specified here. The fields within the protobuffer are more clearly defined in this version of the specification and the steps for decoders and encoders. Build vector tilesets from large collections of geojson features.

How web maps work traditionally maps are created from image tiles. Uploading vector data geojson shapefile kml or gpx files to your mapbox account results in vector tilesets. A vector tile is a lightweight data format for storing geospatial vector data such as points lines and polygons. They are also the main mechanism we use for determining map views.

Vector tiles make huge maps fast while offering full design flexibility. Before you begin download and install the mapbox tilesets cli command line tool available on github and create a secret token with the appropriate scopes using your free mapbox account. Instead of storing raster data in the form of pixels vector tilesets store vector data in the form of points lines and polygons as vector tiles.