Vector Tiles Preview: Designing the World with TileMill2

By Eric Gundersen

A peek over AJ’s shoulder while he
uses an early internal preview of TileMill 2, 100% powered by our
new vector tile stack developed
by Dane,
Artem,
and Young.

We’re combining TileMill’s deep design control
and the worldwide big data of MapBox Streets
into a fast, incredibly powerful interface.
Now brands can use house fonts on the map, organizations can specify
approved international borders, and search companies can integrate their own
POIs into the map tiles. This is a major element in our push to make maps the canvas for everything
location, and it’s a lot more than just changing colors. It’s about radical
customization, and taking cartography to scale.

Eric Gundersen