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by iamleppert 2849 days ago
Hopefully you guys can replace Mapbox. Any plans on trying to implement mapbox GL style and/or native (iOS/Android) map frameworks?

The one thing that Cesium doesn't really provide is really good 2D map support (i.e. ortho). Mapbox really shines here and its mostly due to their Mapbox GL stuff and Vector Tiles. It would be nice to have a leaflet-like GL accelerated mapping framework (the mapbox GL API is vastly different than leaflet and is horrid in comparison). Mapbox GL also doesn't support any other projection besides mercator.

It would be nice to have an alternative to them as they are increasingly more and more corporate and a hot mess internally.

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Mapbox GL JS is fully supported. Just log in, select any map and under "Use vector style" headline you can find source code examples for Mapbox GL JS, OpenLayers with vector tiles and Leaflet GL (plus OpenLayers, Leaflet and WebGL Earth for raster tiles).

For mobile development, Mapbox mobile SDKs, Carto mobile SDK and Tangram SDK (RIP) are supported.

On the desktop, you can use either QT or .NET with our maps.

More info: https://www.maptiler.com/blog/2018/05/openmaptiles-gives-you...