Tom Armitage
@mapnavtom.bsky.social
Data Viz, Maps & GIS. Tech Writer for MapTiler. FOSS4G UK 2019 Co-Chair. Honorary Fellow of the University of Edinburgh GeoSciences. Views are all mine.
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Tom Armitage
@mapnavtom.bsky.social
· Nov 18
260. Tom Armitage: MapTiler
A deep dive into MapTiler's impressive mapping APIs and augmented reality capabilities.
thegeomob.com
Really pleased that my first proper post on @bsky.app is to say that I had the pleasure of being interviewed by @stevenfeldman.bsky.social for the GeoMob podcast recently, and you can hear it all here: thegeomob.com/podcast/epis...
#GIS #Maps #GeoMob #cartography #WebMapping
#GIS #Maps #GeoMob #cartography #WebMapping
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December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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"Note to self: Next time, just steal #Christmas from a 5-mile radius. My calves are burning."😫
We mapped the #Grinch following Santa’s footsteps: It’s a lot of exercise & joy. He hates it. You’ll love it.
See the world’s grumpiest trek here: maptiler.link/4s4LM29
#BahHumbug
We mapped the #Grinch following Santa’s footsteps: It’s a lot of exercise & joy. He hates it. You’ll love it.
See the world’s grumpiest trek here: maptiler.link/4s4LM29
#BahHumbug
December 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Note to self: Next time, just steal #Christmas from a 5-mile radius. My calves are burning."😫
We mapped the #Grinch following Santa’s footsteps: It’s a lot of exercise & joy. He hates it. You’ll love it.
See the world’s grumpiest trek here: maptiler.link/4s4LM29
#BahHumbug
We mapped the #Grinch following Santa’s footsteps: It’s a lot of exercise & joy. He hates it. You’ll love it.
See the world’s grumpiest trek here: maptiler.link/4s4LM29
#BahHumbug
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What was the failure that led to the creation of MapTiler? Where did Connect 25 host, Tom Armitage, first meet the CEO, Petr Pridal? And what makes Petr most proud of the company?
Find the answers in this short Q&A session: maptiler.link/3MFZFDG
Find the answers in this short Q&A session: maptiler.link/3MFZFDG
December 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What was the failure that led to the creation of MapTiler? Where did Connect 25 host, Tom Armitage, first meet the CEO, Petr Pridal? And what makes Petr most proud of the company?
Find the answers in this short Q&A session: maptiler.link/3MFZFDG
Find the answers in this short Q&A session: maptiler.link/3MFZFDG
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Experience a significant boost to map legibility with the latest Streets upgrade. Thanks to a refined road hierarchy, widened roads across all zoom levels, and localized shields, the design is truly intuitive.
See how your logistics and fleet management apps can benefit: maptiler.link/48xZS4v
See how your logistics and fleet management apps can benefit: maptiler.link/48xZS4v
December 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Experience a significant boost to map legibility with the latest Streets upgrade. Thanks to a refined road hierarchy, widened roads across all zoom levels, and localized shields, the design is truly intuitive.
See how your logistics and fleet management apps can benefit: maptiler.link/48xZS4v
See how your logistics and fleet management apps can benefit: maptiler.link/48xZS4v
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Meet the next generation of MapTiler maps!
Our Lead Cartographer, Nicolas Bozon, reveals the details behind the new Streets, Landscape, and Base map styles. Find out how they were designed and what makes them unique.
Read the full story: www.maptiler.com/news/2025/10...
Our Lead Cartographer, Nicolas Bozon, reveals the details behind the new Streets, Landscape, and Base map styles. Find out how they were designed and what makes them unique.
Read the full story: www.maptiler.com/news/2025/10...
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Meet the next generation of MapTiler maps!
Our Lead Cartographer, Nicolas Bozon, reveals the details behind the new Streets, Landscape, and Base map styles. Find out how they were designed and what makes them unique.
Read the full story: www.maptiler.com/news/2025/10...
Our Lead Cartographer, Nicolas Bozon, reveals the details behind the new Streets, Landscape, and Base map styles. Find out how they were designed and what makes them unique.
Read the full story: www.maptiler.com/news/2025/10...
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Another milestone for us at Icelandic Met Office 🎉
This week we launched a new site with #avalanche forecasts/conditions, incl. recent avalanches. A major update was required in the background, migrating to #Postgres, building APIs and of course the website handled by our friends at Origo & Metall.
This week we launched a new site with #avalanche forecasts/conditions, incl. recent avalanches. A major update was required in the background, migrating to #Postgres, building APIs and of course the website handled by our friends at Origo & Metall.
December 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Another milestone for us at Icelandic Met Office 🎉
This week we launched a new site with #avalanche forecasts/conditions, incl. recent avalanches. A major update was required in the background, migrating to #Postgres, building APIs and of course the website handled by our friends at Origo & Metall.
This week we launched a new site with #avalanche forecasts/conditions, incl. recent avalanches. A major update was required in the background, migrating to #Postgres, building APIs and of course the website handled by our friends at Origo & Metall.
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Every 3 hrs. we produce 219 tile-sets. This makes up a 3-day forecast with wind, temperature and precipitation and deliver that to our users. Then we rinse and repeat.
This pipeline uses @maptiler.bsky.social Engine + Upload API + Cloud + SDK JS with Weather+ with great success and stability.
This pipeline uses @maptiler.bsky.social Engine + Upload API + Cloud + SDK JS with Weather+ with great success and stability.
What challenges are public sector map creators facing?
Tom Armitage asks Christian Wohlert (ETH Zurich), Sebastian Denier (swisstopo) & @ragnarheidar.bsky.social (Icelandic Met Office).
Get the full insight: maptiler.link/4aL9R7K
Tom Armitage asks Christian Wohlert (ETH Zurich), Sebastian Denier (swisstopo) & @ragnarheidar.bsky.social (Icelandic Met Office).
Get the full insight: maptiler.link/4aL9R7K
December 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Every 3 hrs. we produce 219 tile-sets. This makes up a 3-day forecast with wind, temperature and precipitation and deliver that to our users. Then we rinse and repeat.
This pipeline uses @maptiler.bsky.social Engine + Upload API + Cloud + SDK JS with Weather+ with great success and stability.
This pipeline uses @maptiler.bsky.social Engine + Upload API + Cloud + SDK JS with Weather+ with great success and stability.
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Serve modern maps to legacy systems that are up to 20 years old! Updated on-premises rasterization is now available on all platforms with Server.
Read more: maptiler.link/44orJl7
Read more: maptiler.link/44orJl7
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Serve modern maps to legacy systems that are up to 20 years old! Updated on-premises rasterization is now available on all platforms with Server.
Read more: maptiler.link/44orJl7
Read more: maptiler.link/44orJl7
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Watch Jaroslav Polacek introduce GeoSplats, MapTiler’s innovation in photorealistic 3D web maps.
We’re pushing the limits of the current technology and delivering a true-to-life 3D view.
See the demo & join beta: maptiler.link/4iQihge
We’re pushing the limits of the current technology and delivering a true-to-life 3D view.
See the demo & join beta: maptiler.link/4iQihge
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Watch Jaroslav Polacek introduce GeoSplats, MapTiler’s innovation in photorealistic 3D web maps.
We’re pushing the limits of the current technology and delivering a true-to-life 3D view.
See the demo & join beta: maptiler.link/4iQihge
We’re pushing the limits of the current technology and delivering a true-to-life 3D view.
See the demo & join beta: maptiler.link/4iQihge
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What challenges are public sector map creators facing?
Tom Armitage asks Christian Wohlert (ETH Zurich), Sebastian Denier (swisstopo) & @ragnarheidar.bsky.social (Icelandic Met Office).
Get the full insight: maptiler.link/4aL9R7K
Tom Armitage asks Christian Wohlert (ETH Zurich), Sebastian Denier (swisstopo) & @ragnarheidar.bsky.social (Icelandic Met Office).
Get the full insight: maptiler.link/4aL9R7K
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What challenges are public sector map creators facing?
Tom Armitage asks Christian Wohlert (ETH Zurich), Sebastian Denier (swisstopo) & @ragnarheidar.bsky.social (Icelandic Met Office).
Get the full insight: maptiler.link/4aL9R7K
Tom Armitage asks Christian Wohlert (ETH Zurich), Sebastian Denier (swisstopo) & @ragnarheidar.bsky.social (Icelandic Met Office).
Get the full insight: maptiler.link/4aL9R7K
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The updated Landscape style ensures the data in your stories stands out. This unique artistic base map is designed to bring clarity, beauty, and storytelling to your data visualizations with a clean, expressive canvas.
Discover this map at maptiler.link/3KT7KV2
Discover this map at maptiler.link/3KT7KV2
December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The updated Landscape style ensures the data in your stories stands out. This unique artistic base map is designed to bring clarity, beauty, and storytelling to your data visualizations with a clean, expressive canvas.
Discover this map at maptiler.link/3KT7KV2
Discover this map at maptiler.link/3KT7KV2
This talk from @jachym.bsky.social gives a great insight into how satellite maps are created at @maptiler.bsky.social and hpw they are used by some of its customers.
How do satellite maps actually impact daily life?
Jachym Cepicky breaks down real-world use cases and the massive challenges behind building a high-res, cloudless global map, so you don’t have to do it yourself.
See it in action: maptiler.link/48OYdX9
Jachym Cepicky breaks down real-world use cases and the massive challenges behind building a high-res, cloudless global map, so you don’t have to do it yourself.
See it in action: maptiler.link/48OYdX9
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This talk from @jachym.bsky.social gives a great insight into how satellite maps are created at @maptiler.bsky.social and hpw they are used by some of its customers.
Reposted by Tom Armitage
Watch his whole talk at maptiler.link/48J1zLh
MapTiler Connect: World-class maps, API & SDK for developers
Watch videos on the future of mapping. Discover the MapTiler Platform: access global, high-res maps, powerful APIs, and SDKs for enterprise web & mobile apps.
www.maptiler.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Watch his whole talk at maptiler.link/48J1zLh
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Looking to build powerful mapping applications faster?
Our SDK Product Manager, Dominik Zochowski, breaks down the features in the MapTiler SDK designed specifically to save you dev time.
Start building engaging interactive maps today: maptiler.link/48Hoir4
Our SDK Product Manager, Dominik Zochowski, breaks down the features in the MapTiler SDK designed specifically to save you dev time.
Start building engaging interactive maps today: maptiler.link/48Hoir4
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Looking to build powerful mapping applications faster?
Our SDK Product Manager, Dominik Zochowski, breaks down the features in the MapTiler SDK designed specifically to save you dev time.
Start building engaging interactive maps today: maptiler.link/48Hoir4
Our SDK Product Manager, Dominik Zochowski, breaks down the features in the MapTiler SDK designed specifically to save you dev time.
Start building engaging interactive maps today: maptiler.link/48Hoir4
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Base is our newest data visualization map, designed to be the ultimate backdrop for your information. It comes with polished Dark and Light variants out of the box. With tools like Quick Edits, you can further tweak colors and styles in just a few clicks.
Find out more at maptiler.link/4pkmCe6
Find out more at maptiler.link/4pkmCe6
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Base is our newest data visualization map, designed to be the ultimate backdrop for your information. It comes with polished Dark and Light variants out of the box. With tools like Quick Edits, you can further tweak colors and styles in just a few clicks.
Find out more at maptiler.link/4pkmCe6
Find out more at maptiler.link/4pkmCe6
This was a really interesting panel session, a real pleasure to host!
Why do big mapping companies need a basemap provider?
Tom Armitage hosts Rhea Gerratt (Pix4D) and Ilya Varaev (Avenza Maps) covering their unique needs and why they chose MapTiler.
Watch the “Drones & mobile mapping” panel: maptiler.link/48rXwTa
Tom Armitage hosts Rhea Gerratt (Pix4D) and Ilya Varaev (Avenza Maps) covering their unique needs and why they chose MapTiler.
Watch the “Drones & mobile mapping” panel: maptiler.link/48rXwTa
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This was a really interesting panel session, a real pleasure to host!
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Geomob #Podcast - 315. FOSS4GUK https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-315
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Geomob #Podcast - 315. FOSS4GUK https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-315
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The new generation of our Streets map is here 🌍
We’ve redesigned our flagship product to be the definitive reference for global users. It’s ready to be integrated, customized, and power your next high-demand application immediately.
Experience the upgrade today: maptiler.link/4pQ6hha
We’ve redesigned our flagship product to be the definitive reference for global users. It’s ready to be integrated, customized, and power your next high-demand application immediately.
Experience the upgrade today: maptiler.link/4pQ6hha
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The new generation of our Streets map is here 🌍
We’ve redesigned our flagship product to be the definitive reference for global users. It’s ready to be integrated, customized, and power your next high-demand application immediately.
Experience the upgrade today: maptiler.link/4pQ6hha
We’ve redesigned our flagship product to be the definitive reference for global users. It’s ready to be integrated, customized, and power your next high-demand application immediately.
Experience the upgrade today: maptiler.link/4pQ6hha
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From flight infotainment systems to rescue operations in remote areas, MapTiler on-prem delivers secure, offline maps on your own hardware.
Learn more about self-hosted maps: maptiler.link/4rKEY9R
Learn more about self-hosted maps: maptiler.link/4rKEY9R
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
From flight infotainment systems to rescue operations in remote areas, MapTiler on-prem delivers secure, offline maps on your own hardware.
Learn more about self-hosted maps: maptiler.link/4rKEY9R
Learn more about self-hosted maps: maptiler.link/4rKEY9R
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Our Engine is now an online service! ☁️
Upload rasters, vectors, & PDFs directly to the MapTiler platform. We handle validation & tiling up to 30x faster.
Start now at maptiler.link/48w0kyI
Upload rasters, vectors, & PDFs directly to the MapTiler platform. We handle validation & tiling up to 30x faster.
Start now at maptiler.link/48w0kyI
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our Engine is now an online service! ☁️
Upload rasters, vectors, & PDFs directly to the MapTiler platform. We handle validation & tiling up to 30x faster.
Start now at maptiler.link/48w0kyI
Upload rasters, vectors, & PDFs directly to the MapTiler platform. We handle validation & tiling up to 30x faster.
Start now at maptiler.link/48w0kyI
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🎥 Watch the full panel discussion at maptiler.link/4rhXupE
MapTiler Connect: World-class maps, API & SDK for developers
Watch videos on the future of mapping. Discover the MapTiler Platform: access global, high-res maps, powerful APIs, and SDKs for enterprise web & mobile apps.
www.maptiler.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🎥 Watch the full panel discussion at maptiler.link/4rhXupE
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"It's not as simple as just copy-pasting a map and using it across platforms."
Tom Vaillant (20 Minuten), Nicolas Staub (NZZ), and Luis Suter discussed the challenges media publishers face today with interactive maps.
Their key findings were:
Tom Vaillant (20 Minuten), Nicolas Staub (NZZ), and Luis Suter discussed the challenges media publishers face today with interactive maps.
Their key findings were:
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"It's not as simple as just copy-pasting a map and using it across platforms."
Tom Vaillant (20 Minuten), Nicolas Staub (NZZ), and Luis Suter discussed the challenges media publishers face today with interactive maps.
Their key findings were:
Tom Vaillant (20 Minuten), Nicolas Staub (NZZ), and Luis Suter discussed the challenges media publishers face today with interactive maps.
Their key findings were:
Reposted by Tom Armitage
Explore Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, and other parts of Lithuania on a satellite map featuring aerial images taken as recently as 2024.
Read the details at maptiler.link/4q1kLeQ
Read the details at maptiler.link/4q1kLeQ
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Explore Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, and other parts of Lithuania on a satellite map featuring aerial images taken as recently as 2024.
Read the details at maptiler.link/4q1kLeQ
Read the details at maptiler.link/4q1kLeQ
Reposted by Tom Armitage
Spatialists – geospatial news - MapTiler Connect: Digital cartography, GeoSplats, and open-source by Stephan Heuel
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/10/23-maptiler-connect-digital-cartography-geosplats-and-open-source/
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/10/23-maptiler-connect-digital-cartography-geosplats-and-open-source/
October 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Spatialists – geospatial news - MapTiler Connect: Digital cartography, GeoSplats, and open-source by Stephan Heuel
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/10/23-maptiler-connect-digital-cartography-geosplats-and-open-source/
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/10/23-maptiler-connect-digital-cartography-geosplats-and-open-source/
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MapTiler is proud to once again support Rozsviťme Česko with an interactive map! Last year, tens of thousands of people lit up 37,015 lights and contributed nearly 11 million CZK to help those in need. Read more about our support and how it works: maptiler.link/4p4mTlm
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
MapTiler is proud to once again support Rozsviťme Česko with an interactive map! Last year, tens of thousands of people lit up 37,015 lights and contributed nearly 11 million CZK to help those in need. Read more about our support and how it works: maptiler.link/4p4mTlm