Development of a retiling microservice in the Python programming language
Abstract
Development of a retiling microservice in the Python programming language
Incoming article date: 18.11.2023In the modern world, it is increasingly necessary to process geographical information in a variety of forms. This paper discusses the concept of «tile», its purpose, features, as well as the process of retiling, which is a method of creating and updating tiles. This technology helps to increase the efficiency of modern cartographic services, reducing the loading time of maps. The main stages of the development of a microservice implementing the retiling logic are presented sequentially. The main data provider is the OpenStreetMap (OSM) open source project. The spatial data set is a core OSM product and contains up-to-date geographic data and information from around the world. The technology stack is based on the Python language, to which specialized modules for working with tiles are added, as well as a library for implementing a simple and high-quality API.
Keywords: Python, tile, retiling, OpenStreetMap, microservice, Flask-RESTX, mercantile