Tilez: serving seamless polygons in the browser with TopoJSON and Node.js — Luca Morandini, University of Melbourne from aurin and Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 11 min 83 sec ✓ Published: 16-Sep-2014
Description: This talk will introduce the Tilez project, which provides anNode.js-based realisation of a Tile Map Service tiles in both GeoJSON andnTopoJSON formats. This formats provide a seamless and highly performant usernmapping experience in both OpenLayers and Leaflet.nThe key to fast display of vector geometries in Tilezzlies in the use ofntiles, whichleverage both local and server-side caching. nWhilst linear features lend themselves easily to tiling, polygons have traditionally represented more