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MapTiler
Swiss provider of custom online maps for websites and applications From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MapTiler is a Swiss provider of custom online maps for websites and applications.[1][2]
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History
MapTiler was one of the companies pioneering map tile implementation.[3] It started as an open source software product in 2008 used by libraries to turn digitised paper maps into tiled web maps.[4] MapTiler converts data into tiles that can be used as a slippy map on a website.[5] A set of tiles is created for each zoom level along with an XML file.[6]
By 2018, MapTiler had become a maps API with the capability of providing ad-free personalised maps in both online and offline environments.[7] These developments along with the inclusion of satellite imagery from Sentinel-2 and Airbus led to them being winners of the Airbus Multi-Data Challenge organised as part of the Copernicus Masters 2018.[8]
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Data sources and technology
The maps provided by MapTiler are created using open data sources, such as OpenStreetMap[9] and ESA,[10] and from purchased proprietary data sources, such as Maxar Technologies.[11]
The original MapTiler software for turning raster images and vector geographical data into map tiles for interactive maps became MapTiler Desktop[12]
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