DataOps Engineer. Building geospatial tools at Living Map.
Dockerised Postgis: granular control
Dockerized applications offer tremendous advantages in production settings, especially when integrated with Kubernetes. For a comprehensive and well-maintained solution suitable for general purposes, I highly recommend Kartoza’s PostGIS Docker image. It comes with most essentials out of the box, and the repository is actively maintained.
However, in some cases, precise version control is essential. If you find yourself in such a situation, creating your own PostGIS image might be the way to go.…
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Open Sourced Tile Generators
First of all, by ’tile generator’ I mean a tool that transforms osm.pbf files into practical formats like mbtiles, pmtiles, or a database. It should not only convert files but also simplify their classification.
OpenMapTiles OpenMapTiles (OMT), the old reliable. Battle-tested over the years, it’s a robust choice for generating your own tiles, renowned not just for data transformation but also its acclaimed schema. OMT is versatile, catering to various use cases:…
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