Company:MapTiler

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MapTiler AG
TypePrivate
IndustryMaps
Founded2018; 8 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Zug
,
Switzerland
Key people
Petr Pridal (CEO)
Websitemaptiler.com

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]

References

  1. ↑ "MapTiler dominates the Christmas edition of the CzechInvest Start-up Challenge". Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. 5 December 2019. https://www.czechinvest.org/en/Homepage/News/December-2019/MapTiler-dominates-the-Christmas-edition-of-the-CzechInvest-Start-up-Challenge. 
  2. ↑ Duskova, Marketa (3 March 2020). "Winning the "space Oscars" helped us, says the founder of the MapTiler startup". iDNES (MAFRA media group). https://www.idnes.cz/brno/zpravy/petr-pridal-kartografie-mapy.A200302_184620_brno-zpravy_mama. 
  3. ↑ Netek, Rostislav; Masopust, Jan; Pavilcek, Frantisek; Pechanec, Vilem (6 February 2020). "Performance Testing on Vector vs. Raster Map Tiles—Comparative Study on Load Metrics". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 9 (2): 9. doi:10.3390/ijgi9020101. Bibcode: 2020IJGI....9..101N. 
  4. ↑ Fleet, Christopher; Pridal, Petr (2012-11-29). "Open source technologies for delivering historical maps online - case studies at the National Library of Scotland". The Journal of the Association of European Research Libraries 22 (3): 247. doi:10.18352/lq.8052. https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10644. Retrieved 19 April 2024. 
  5. ↑ Muehlenhous, Ian (10 December 2012). Web Cartography: Map Design for Interactive and Mobile Devices. CRC Press. p. 213. ISBN 9781439876237. 
  6. ↑ Peterson, Michael (28 March 2014). Mapping the Cloud. Guilford Publications. p. 321. ISBN 9781462510412. 
  7. ↑ "MapTiler - Maps API for Your Apps - Copernicus Masters". European Commission. https://copernicus-masters.com/winner/maptiler-maps-api-for-your-apps/. 
  8. ↑ Plumley, Alan (5 December 2018). "MapTiler wins Airbus Challenge of the Copernicus Masters 2018". Geoconnexion (GeoConnexion Ltd). https://www.geoconnexion.com/news/maptiler-wins-airbus-challenge-of-the-copernicus-masters-2018. 
  9. ↑ "MapTiler's international growth results in a Swiss launch". StartUpTicker.ch (startupticker.ch). 26 May 2021. https://www.startupticker.ch/en/news/maptiler-s-international-growth-results-in-a-swiss-launch. 
  10. ↑ Cozzens, Tracy (2 February 2022). "Massive global map provided free from MapTiler". GPS World (North Coast Media LLC). https://www.gpsworld.com/massive-global-map-provided-free-from-maptiler/. 
  11. ↑ Cepicky, Jachym (31 October 2023). "Global high-resolution satellite map". MapTiler. https://www.maptiler.com/news/2023/10/global-high-resolution-satellite-map/. 
  12. ↑ "Service - MapTiler Desktop". Miami University. https://miamioh.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1813/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=52396. 



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