Forget About Tilesets - How to Use Static Files for Performant Interactive Stories - William Davis

Forget About Tilesets - How to Use Static Files for Performant Interactive Stories
William Davis, The New York Times
Slippy maps are essential to web cartography, but they often include unnecessary data and can render inconsistently as individual tiles are processed. In this talk, I’ll share examples of web maps that use static json, png and mp4 files to create smoother storytelling experiences on interactive maps. You’ll also learn how to start building similar maps using open-source tools like gdal, ffmpeg, mapshaper, and maplibre GL JS.
This presentation was made at the 2024 annual meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS). For more information on NACIS, check out NACIS.org.