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Setting up a map server takes several technical steps: getting the geographic data, turning it into vector tiles, then serving them through a dedicated server. This article explains how to...
Once the tiles (MBTiles/PMTiles) are ready and served by a server (TileServer GL, Martin, etc.), the “map” users see is mostly defined by a style file. The style describes what to display...
Digital elevation models (DEM) represent the shape of the terrain. One of the most widely used representations in cartography is the hillshade, which simulates the shadows cast by the relief...
This article explains how to set up a routing server (computing a route between two points) from OpenStreetMap data, using GraphHopper. The goal is an HTTP API (e.g. /route) that a web app,...
A topographic server (or elevation server) exposes an HTTP API that returns the altitude of one or more GPS coordinates. It is typically used for: the elevation profile (climb) of a route,...
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