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Notes

8/9/2024

"Shiny" Map Research

Mapbox GL

I loaded up the demo for Qatium and discovered that they're using Mapbox GL for their mapping.

Mapbox GL Pricing Mapbox GL Pricing by loads Mapbox GL Pricing by Seat (user)

Open source alternatives to Mapbox GL

Mapbox GL Alternatives Mapbox GL Alternatives Table

  • MapLibre GL
  • Deck GL
  • ArcGIS maps SDK
  • OpenLayers

Obviously, we're already using Open Layers in most of our apps. However, it might be worth considering alternatives if they have better React JS support or out-of-the-box support for animations such as we see in Qatium's implementation.

Animating Features in OpenLayers

Animated Features Example Animated Features Example - GIF

Moving Feature Example Moving Feature Example - GIF