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Making portable map tilesets smaller by compressing MBTiles

We found it's possible to reduce file size of map tilesets by up to 60% without a 'decompression' phase and while retaining backward compatibility, which is key for our new MapBox for iPad app.

 

Blog post at developmentseed.org/blog/2011/jan/13/making-portable-map-....

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Uploaded on January 13, 2011