🎂10 years ago today @michalmigurski blogged about open vector tiles in TileStache. This was a rich epic in mapping history, and by 2016 many creative and inventive people had reinvigorate mapping as a globally accessible platform for new innovations. mike.teczno.com/notes/postgres… Mike's work followed Google Map's pioneering efforts in 2010 with vector tiles on Android and Apple Map's 2012 launch as the 1st vector native maps platform. By 2013, Google Maps added vector tiles on the web and we all started asking: How can the "rest of us" join the party?

📣 Tilezen v1.9 is out! Significant perf gains to reduce p99 vector tile file sizes (-45%) to under 200 kb, internationalization for OpenStreetMap disputed boundaries, MapLibre support, and OSM Daylight distribution–just in time for DST. Full changelog: github.com/tilezen/vector… 📉Tilezen v1.9 file size changes (dark blue) achieved with more geometry simplification, property removal, and feature removal. v1.6 (light blue) shows unfiltered Natural Earth at low zooms, unfiltered OpenStreetMap at zoom 7+, and zoom 15 onslaught of OSM 2.5D buildings.