Open Visualization Session Proposal: MapLibre Tile Format

[TimSylvester]

Proposal

I am volunteering to present Markus Tremmel's work on developing an updated vector tile data format.

GitHub Repo

FOSS4G EU 2024 slides

Topic of the session

Outline of the design and early implementation of the format.

Type of the session

• Collaborate
• Workshop
• Talk

Estimated duration of the session

30 minutes + Q&A

Date and Time of the session

Any available slot is fine

Level

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Pre-requisite knowledge

A basic familiarity with how vector data are stored and used will be helpful in understanding the concepts, but I don't think is strictly necessary.

Describe the session

I will be doing my best to present Markus' work based on his slides and answering questions about it.

Session facilitator(s), Github handle(s) and timezone(s)

@TimSylvester, PST

I plan to attend in person.

Meeting notes and Virtual Meeting Link

Follow-up / Set-up sessions (if any)

Additional context (optional)

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[chrisgervang]

Hey @TimSylvester, thank you for your submission! We’re finalizing the agenda and scheduled MapLibre Tile Format for October 9, 14:30-14:55 PT (25 minutes, typically ~20 min talk + ~5 min Q&A). We’ll follow up with venue access and presentation tech details by email about a week before the summit.

We'll have breaks throughout the summit that you can use for extra Q&A or hallway discussions if folks want to dive deeper. Thanks again - we’re excited to have you!

Could you please let us know what you'd like to title your session on the website and how you'd like your speaker info to appear? We can add a headshot, name, title, logo (presumably MapLibre).

[TimSylvester]

Okay, I will keep it short. You can use the repo <https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-tile-spec> title, "[A] Next generation vector tiles format," if that works. Tim Sylvester Lead Developer at Wet Dog Weather Full res WDW Logo <https://www.wetdogweather.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WDW-Logo_Stacked-FullColor.png> Here's a headshot: [image: image.png] If there's space, you can add a MapLibre logo from maplibre.org/about

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[chrisgervang]

Thanks Tim! Your headshot didn't come through ([image: image.png])