Mapnik
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| Original author(s) | Artem Pavlenko |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | The Mapnik Contributors |
| Stable release | 3.1.0[1] 
/ 8 January 2021 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Cross-platform |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | mapnik |
Mapnik is an
Boost C++ libraries. An XML file can be used to define a collection of mapping objects that determine the appearance of a map, or objects can be constructed programmatically in C++, Python, and Node.js
.
Data format
A number of data formats are supported in Mapnik using a plugin framework. Current plugins exist that utilize OGR and GDAL to read a range of vector and raster datasets. Mapnik also has custom Shapefile, PostGIS and GeoTIFF readers. There is also an osm2pgsql utility,[3] that converts OpenStreetMap data into a format that can be loaded into PostgreSQL. Mapnik can then be used to render the OSM data into maps with the appearance the user wants.
Platforms
Mapnik is a cross platform toolkit that runs on Windows, Mac, Unix-like systems like Linux and Solaris (since release 0.4).
Usage
One of its many users is the
MapBox.[8]
License
Mapnik is free software and is released under
LGPL
(GNU Lesser General Public Licence).
References
- ^ "Release 3.1.0". 8 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Beautiful Maps as an explicit goal in the Mapnik FAQ
- ^ "Osm2pgsql".
- ^ OpenStreetMap's main Slippy Map layer
- ^ "Mapnik". OpenStreetMap Wiki.
- ^ "CloudMade". OpenStreetMap Wiki.
- ^ "MapQuest Mapnik Style". GitHub. 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Mapnik Performance". Development Seed. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
External links
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| OSM-based movements |
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| Service providers (commercial) | ||
| OSM editors |
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| OSM map renders | ||
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