Before using leaflet + Qunee to achieve the map topology, the same use of leaflet has a more professional map application: Mapbox, you can customize a simple, professional, beautiful map, in the traditional map service providers (Google,nokia, Apple ... ), with a better choice, Mapbox Studio is an open source software that uses a lot of web technologies: Mapnik, node. js, Backbone.js, leaflet, codemirror ... Its client itself is a WebApp + Chrome, cross-platform, has a good interactive experience, worthy of front-end developers to learn and reference
Original: https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox-studio/common-questions/#how-is-mapbox-studio-related-to-tilemill translation:/http Blog.qunee.comMAPBOX STUDIO FAQs
- What is a vector tile?
- What is the difference between a style project and a source project?
- Can I use Git to manage my projects?
- Do I need to use Mapbox via Mapbox account?
- What can I do with pro fonts or not?
- Mapbox the relationship between Studio and Tilemill?
- What is the relationship between Mapbox Studio and Mapbox GL?
- What is the file upload size display?
What is a vector tile?
vector tiles are converting vector data into picture blocks for online maps, using the cache mechanism of tiles to achieve scalable map rendering services, each of which represents a coordinate area, such as a corner of Lower Manhattan, including roads, buildings, and parks .
a vector tile containing all the coordinate information and metadata-such as road name, parcel type, building height-in a compact and resolvable format, vector tiles are a high-performance format that is more flexible in style, output format, and interactivity
What is the difference between a style project and a source project?
There is a big difference between these two projects in Mapbox Studio: Style items include style sheets, basic metadata (name, description, attributes, etc.) and a reference source item for a data source project containing the traditional map data format (shapefiles, Geojson, etc.), when converted to vector tiles, Style items can be styled
Mapbox Studio styles are related to data sources like the relationship between CSS style sheets and HTML documents
Can I use Git to manage my projects? Yes, also we recommend, each style and source project is a directory containing a variety of files, build a git repository to save these resources (style sheets, metadata, icons, textures), can be easy to version management, if there are new ideas, you can also create branches, etc. can be from GitHub, Extract an example style from OSG's bright warehouse as a referenceDo I need a Mapbox account to use Mapbox Studio? Yes, you need a Mapbox account to access the default vector tile data source in Mapbox, you can try these features for free, but if you want to use all the features you must join the Mapbox Standard program (https://www.mapbox.com/plans/) You can also use these styles and data outside of Mapbox studio, you can export vector tiles as standard mbtiles files, or you can package style items in. tm2z formatWhat can I do with pro fonts or not? Mapbox Studio contains more than 300 licensed fonts and is licensed for Mapbox studio only
You can:
- Use these font design styles in Mapbox Studio
- Use the Mapbox account to publish these styles
- Print and export a static picture
You cannot:
- Copy these fonts from Mapbox Studio
- Used in branch or derived applications in Mapbox Studio
- Publish maps using these fonts without your Mapbox account
Mapbox the relationship between Studio and Tilemill? Mapbox Studio is a new application designed by Mapbox, fully supports vector tiles, with the goal of full-featured replacement and improvement Tillmill
Same point:
- Open source, Mapbox Studio code hosted on GitHub
- Based on CARTOCSS style rendering, both are rendered using cartocss language and Mapnik
- Same extensive map data support, support for Shapefiles, Geijson, CSV, PostGIS, etc.
different points:
- Based on vector tiles, making style rendering faster, allowing anyone to use a massive global database, style modification layouts can be done in seconds
- Independent resolution, vector tile-based styling projects that support retina screens and support up to 600dpi rendering, which is not supported by normal maps
What is the relationship between Mapbox studio and Mapbox GL? Mapbox Studio is the predecessor of Mapbox GL, which uses different rendering techniques, and even a platform is based on Mapnik vector tile format, but Mapbox Studio uses Mapnik to render on the backend, while Mapbox GL uses the GPU (on the front) to render Vector data created by Mapbox Studio can be used directly with Mapbox GL, and with the maturity of Mapbox GL rendering technology, Mapbox Studio is expected to use GL's rendering technologyUpload file size limit? If you get such an exception, error:tile exceeds maximum size of 500k at zoom ..., which means that the vector tiles you upload contain too much data, maybe your style is too complex, causes rendering to. png tiles time too long, any individual tile can not exceed 500k, when the workaround, you can reduce the minimum scale of your data source, so at a lower zoom level, each vector tile contains less data
Mapbox Studio FAQs
