mapnik-vector-tile
A Mapnik implementation of the Mapbox Vector Tile specification. It provides C++ headers to turn geodata into vector tiles and to render vector tiles into images.
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Overview
mapnik-vector-tile is a Mapnik implementation of the Mapbox Vector Tile specification. It provides C++ headers for turning geodata into vector tiles and for rendering vector tiles into images. A tile is a direct serialization of Mapnik layers, designed for compact storage and fast reading. It builds with make and needs Mapnik and Protobuf.
Key features
- C++ headers to render geodata into vector tiles
- Renders vector tiles into images
- Tiles serialize Mapnik layers compactly for fast reading
- make builds fetch dependencies or use an installed Mapnik
Best for
C++ developers who work with Mapnik and need Mapbox Vector Tile support. The README notes it does not support Mapnik 3.1.x when building against an external Mapnik.
- Upstream
- mapbox/mapnik-vector-tile
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/mapnik-vector-tile
- Upstream stars
- 555
- Category
- Maps and geospatial
- Language
- C++
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Forked
- 2020-11-01
- Sync status
- In syncLast synced 2026-11-09
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