ProfessionalWiki / ProfessionalWiki/Maps

Support vector tiles

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enhancement
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Description

Feature request:

The Austrian Basemap now supports Mapbox 2.0 format:
https://www.data.gv.at/2019/06/25/basemap-at-vektor-tile-cache/

Vector tiles have advantages regarding size of data transported and are probably the future of mapping services.

Maps extension therefore should support this (as soon as it is avialable in leaflet or openlayers).
https://docs.mapbox.com/vector-tiles/specification/

AFAIK there are some first plugins:
https://github.com/SpatialServer/Leaflet.MapboxVectorTile
https://openmaptiles.org/docs/website/leaflet/
https://openlayers.org/en/master/examples/mapbox-vector-tiles.html

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Mapbox Vector Tile specification and the linked Leaflet and OpenLayers examples. Then inspect the Maps extension's map-rendering integration to determine which approach fits; done should mean the extension supports displaying vector-tile map sources.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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