MapTiler explained

MapTiler AG
Type:Private
Key People:Petr Pridal
Industry:Maps
Location City:Zug
Location Country:Switzerland

MapTiler is a Swiss provider of custom online maps for websites and applications.[1] [2]

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]

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MapTiler dominates the Christmas edition of the CzechInvest Start-up Challenge . CzechInvest . Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic . 24 April 2024 . CzechInvest . 5 December 2019.
  2. News: Duskova . Marketa . Winning the "space Oscars" helped us, says the founder of the MapTiler startup . 24 April 2024 . iDNES . MAFRA media group . 3 March 2020 . iDNES.
  3. Netek . Rostislav . Masopust . Jan . Pavilcek . Frantisek . Pechanec . Vilem . Performance Testing on Vector vs. Raster Map Tiles—Comparative Study on Load Metrics . ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information . 6 February 2020 . 9 . 2 . 9 . 10.3390/ijgi9020101 . free . 2020IJGI....9..101N . ISPRS.
  4. Fleet . Christopher . Pridal . Petr . Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland . . 2012-11-29 . 22 . 3 . 247 . 10.18352/lq.8052 . 19 April 2024.
  5. Book: Muehlenhous . Ian . Web Cartography: Map Design for Interactive and Mobile Devices . 10 December 2012 . CRC Press . 9781439876237 . 213 . WebCart.
  6. Book: Peterson . Michael . Mapping the Cloud . 28 March 2014 . Guilford Publications . 9781462510412 . 321 . MapCloud.
  7. Web site: MapTiler - Maps API for Your Apps - Copernicus Masters . Copernicus Masters . European Commission . 19 April 2024 . CopernicusMasters.
  8. News: Plumley . Alan . MapTiler wins Airbus Challenge of the Copernicus Masters 2018 . 19 April 2024 . Geoconnexion . GeoConnexion Ltd . 5 December 2018 . GeoConnex.
  9. News: MapTiler's international growth results in a Swiss launch . 19 April 2024 . StartUpTicker.ch . startupticker.ch . 26 May 2021 . startupticker.
  10. News: Cozzens . Tracy . Massive global map provided free from MapTiler . 19 April 2024 . GPS World . North Coast Media LLC . 2 February 2022 . GPSWorld.
  11. Web site: Cepicky . Jachym . Global high-resolution satellite map . MapTiler News . MapTiler . 17 April 2024 . MaxarPost . 31 October 2023.
  12. Web site: Service - MapTiler Desktop . Miami University Approved Applications . Miami University . 19 April 2024 . MiamiApps.

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