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2024: announcing the year of the OpenStreetMap vector maps | OpenStreetMap Blog (blog.openstreetmap.org)

submitted 8 months ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml

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[–] InfiniteStruggle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What does this mean? Whats going to change for contributors or users?

[–] eeleech@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

I assume that nothing will change for contributors, as vector tiles only replace the existing renderer.

For users this will allow better zooming and customization of the rendered map.