![]() ![]() Like the ferries, you can now see labeled cable cars on the maps. Adding new dataĪs well as these new ways of representing roads, there is new data in version 3.13.įirstly, sticking with the transport theme, you can now label shipways such as ferry routes on your maps. Junction numbers are highlighted in bold on this map, with both east and westbound locations for each one. These junctions are the most important so being able to style them independently means that they stand out and override other features on the map if necessary. In OpenMapTiles 3.13, a new attribute to the transportation_name layer has been added to serve just the junction nodes for motorways, allowing them to be styled differently than the junctions on other roads. This map style above, OSM Americana by Brian Sperlongano, shows both the new designation I40 and the historic Route 66 in the labeling. This enhancement allows you to use both pieces of information on a single map. Many roads have two independent labels, for example, Interstate road I40 and the historic Route 66. Here they are shown in blue which the National Mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, uses. The motorways in the UK have been styled differently from those in other countries. This feature is great for making maps with roads styled differently to match their national mapping agency’s color scheme, for example. This change means that you can create different styles for roads in the same category, such as us-interstate and gb-motorway. ![]() The network tag is now available in the transportation layer, not just in the transportation_name, to help improve the styling of roads in different places. The private roads around Edinburgh Castle are shown highlighted in red. Access=no in the vector tiles from OpenMapTiles uses both the access=no and access=private from OpenStreetMap. This tag enables you to style private roads with no public access differently from others. The Access tagĪccess is a new tag that you can use to define who can use a road. A map highlighting motorways, those in green don’t have tolls and those in red require a toll to be paid for use. Showing toll roads enables users to see why they are not recommended routes in this scenario. This information is important to show on the map, particularly if you have specified alternative routes that don’t include tolls. You can now highlight paid motorways on your maps by using this tag. Busways in Amsterdam highlighted in green. Highlighting bus routes is vital to creating access maps and providing routing information for public transport users. The Busway tagīusways represent bus or public transport routes and are found in the data worldwide. An expressway is highlighted in green, with other major roads in yellow and motorways in orange. Highlighting these routes often shows the fastest connections, which are not always the large multi-lane roads. The Expressway tagĮxpressways are mainly used in the USA, with some examples in the United Kingdom and France. These changes enable you to represent the data better, particularly when showing routes. The key enhancements to this layer have been the addition of several new tags that help differentiate roads. If you want to get started with OpenMapTiles then MapTiler provide cloud and self hosting solutions:ĬLOUD HOSTING SELF HOSTING New tags to enable better route maps Huge thanks go to the community that actively discusses, contributes ideas, fixes bugs, creates new functionality, and generally improves OpenMapTiles. ![]() You can find a complete list of changes in the GitHub release notes here: Release v3.13. The update also has new data you can add to the map, changes to what is available to see at each zoom level, and improvements to almost every layer. As always, there have been many improvements in the latest update to OpenMapTiles, with the most significant changes found in the transportation layer this time. ![]()
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