Petr Sloup

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  • Incorrect usage of 512px tiles

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Other

    If you use 512x512px tiles instead of 256x256px tiles, make sure you display them correctly in your map viewer. Users sometimes use the 512px tiles without properly adjusting the viewer on their we...

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  • Geocoding API

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Geocoding

    Geocoding is the process of transforming place names into geographical coordinates. Reverse geocoding works in the opposite direction, transforming coordinates into place names. This article descri...

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  • How to create a land polygon with a drop shadow effect

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Map design

    A land polygon tileset is available in the Standard Tiles section of your MapTiler Cloud account. This article shows how to style land features with a drop-shadow effect. The land polygon tileset c...

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  • Managing maps using the Admin API

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Management

    This article provides an overview of the Admin API for uploading and management of tilesets. Both these APIs require secure authentication, provided by tokens which can be found in the credentials ...

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  • IP Geolocation API

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Geocoding

    As part of MapTiler Cloud, we provide an easy-to-use API endpoint to obtain basic geolocation information about the current visitor (based on the IP address of the incoming request). The precision ...

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  • How to upload MBTiles or GeoPackage into MapTiler Cloud using API

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Hosting & data

    This tutorial shows how to securely upload tiles in GeoPackage or MBTiles to MapTiler Cloud using the command-line utility. All requests are authorized by a token, which is much more secure than an...

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  • How to use Credentials to securely sign requests to MapTiler Cloud API

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Management

    This article describes how to sign requests to the MapTiler Cloud API with tokens. Using tokens is a much more secure way of authorizing requests to your MapTiler Cloud Account. Choose this method ...

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  • Difference between 256x256, 512x512, and HiDPI/Retina rasterized tiles

    1. MapTiler Cloud
    2. Other

    This article explains what are the several types of rasterized map tiles available in MapTiler Cloud. You will learn what is the difference between larger tile size and scale as well as what to cho...

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  • How to set up MapTiler Cluster

    1. MapTiler Cluster
    2. General

    This article shows the basic structure of the MapTiler Cluster and the necessary steps for its proper setup. What is MapTiler Cluster MapTiler Cluster is a solution for creating map tiles from larg...

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  • How to process files from Amazon S3 using GCS bucket

    1. MapTiler Cluster
    2. General

    MapTiler Cluster is now available only on the Google Cloud Platform, using Google Cloud Storage buckets as input and output for the processing. However, it is still possible to easily transfer your...

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