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Improve docs with recommended use cases for novice users #1246

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nyurik opened this issue Mar 11, 2024 · 0 comments
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Improve docs with recommended use cases for novice users #1246

nyurik opened this issue Mar 11, 2024 · 0 comments

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nyurik commented Mar 11, 2024

A common type of questions for Martin is when to use what, and in what way. We need an intro section in the book that covers:

  • Concept of a base map vs "the story" data layers
  • Explain that creating tiles on the fly from a DB is usually too slow for the base map, but good for the data layers
  • Recommends planetiler as a way to pre-generate base map
  • Mention serving from pmtiles/mbtiles
  • Mention nginx proxy as a good way to combine tile serving and static file serving (i.e. web site)
    ...?
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