# Mapbox

Mapbox is a powerful geospatial data hosting and publishing service.

# Data Preparation

Convert your data to mbtiles format.

ogr2ogr -f MBTILES contour-400k.mbtiles .\contour.shp -dsco MINZOOM=14 MAXZOOM=16 -dsco MAX_SIZE=400000
  • MAX_SIZE setting is recommended because without it, the tilesize can exceed 500kb, which Mapbox rejects
  • setting a MINZOOM is recommended for datasets with dense information such as contours to avoid rendering too much information at zoom levels where it's not practical to view

Upload your mbtiles file to Mapbox, and style it using Mapbox Studio. Obtain your API key and send it to support@pozi.com.

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