Tools

Web tools and libraries built around the VersaTiles ecosystem.

Available

• Editorial Tools: A web-based suite for newsrooms — create locator maps, area maps and point maps for stories on local events, exclusion zones, and more.
• GeoJSON BBOX Tool: Select a bounding box on a map and export the coordinates in various formats.
• Server Installer: Generates customised shell commands for setting up a map server on Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, Windows and more.
• Style-Maker: A MapLibre plugin for customising map styles — colours, fonts and language settings.
• SVG Renderer: A JavaScript library for rendering map regions as SVG, suitable for static map generation on the front-end or back-end.

Planned

• VersaTiles-Studio: A desktop application in Rust for converting geographic data into vector tiles with size optimisation.
• Generate City Maps: An interactive web demo for generating stylised black-and-white city map posters from any region.
• Style Converter: A Node.js utility for converting map styles from the OpenMapTiles schema to the Shortbread schema.