MBTiles
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Version vom 30. November 2012, 20:34 Uhr von Stefan (Diskussion | Beiträge)
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.
- TileStache - see below.
- TileCutter [1] - Generates MBTiles from ArcGIS Dynamic Map Services.
MBTiles can be read from and/or is delivered by:
- MapBox Online [2]. Publishes 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). Serves maps from MBTiles format. Can be used in OpenLayers, Google Maps, Modest Maps, and other Javascript APIs. Wax (Javascript lib) enhances it.
- TileStache [4] (Python). Is aka successor of TileCache, based on Mapnik; reads MBTiles (metatiles) format. Generates vector tiles from OGR datasources in GeoJSON (usable in Polymaps). Writes (caches) to disk, Memcache, Amazon S3, MBTiles. Serves tiles in Google-style spherical mercator projection and WGS84 lat/lon projection. Runs from CGI, mod_python, or Gunicorn WSGI.
- 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).
