FOSS4GNA 2023 | The future of Vector Tiles elevation 3D arrays, ADAS - Yuri Astrakhan

Summary

Yuri Astrakhan, co-founder of Map Libre, discusses the project's evolution from a fork of Mapbox to a community-driven initiative covering data generation, packaging, visualization, and more. The Map Libre ecosystem includes projects like Map Libre GJS, Map Libre RS, and Martin, a tile server supporting various formats. Yuri emphasizes the importance of community involvement, stability, and the challenges of maintaining both native C++ and JavaScript/TypeScript codebases. The talk explores Map Libre's achievements, goals, and advanced features like 3D terrain, contour maps, and future plans for Map Vector Tiles (MVT) with enhanced capabilities.

Highlights

🗺️ Yuri Astrakhan presents Map Libre, a community-driven project evolving from a Mapbox fork.

🌐 Map Libre spans data bits to pixels, emphasizing community involvement, stability, and diverse projects.

🚀 Achievements include Map Libre GJS, Map Libre RS, Martin tile server, and successful community growth.

🌐 Challenges involve maintaining native C++ and JavaScript/TypeScript codebases for stability.

🌍 Map Libre explores advanced features like 3D terrain, contour maps, and Map Vector Tiles (MVT).

🔍 MVT enhancements include multiple M values, abandoning web mercator, and connecting with routing engines.

📈 Future goals encompass continuous development, unifying the stack, and supporting diverse font visualizations.