MBTiles

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MBTiles is a storage and exchange format where tiles are managed in a SQLite file.

See http://mapbox.com/developers/mbtiles/

MBTiles can be generated by:

  • TileMill to your MapBox account.
  • TileStache
  • TileCutter [1] (for integration into ArcGIS Dynamic Map Services.

MBTiles can be read from and/or is delivered by:

  • MapBox Online [2] - publish maps in the cloud. MapBox Hosting uses TileStream but adds many features and is a hosted service.
  • TileStream [3] - High-performance map tile server powered by MBTiles files (Serverside Javasctipt). Only serves maps read from MBTiles format. Can be used in OpenLayers, Google Maps, Modest Maps, and other Javascript APIs. Wax (Javascript lib) enhances it.
  • TileStache [4] - aka successor of TileCache (Python).
  • GDAL/OGR [5], which in turn is used e.g. by QGIS and UMN MapServer.
  • ArcGIS Dynamic Map Services (see TileCutter).

One can also use MBTiles files offline on mobile devices with the MapBox iOS SDK or on Android (OsmDroid).