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Cramming the entire world into 46 megabytes
How a vector tile pyramid, a clever file format and aggressive zoom-level pruning make it possible to ship the whole planet inside an iOS app — and still meet App Store size limits.
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Why we put Protomaps and MapLibre inside the app — instead of using Apple Maps
Apple MapKit is fast, beautiful and free. We don't use it. Here's why an offline-first flight tracker needs an open-source map stack — and what the trade-offs look like.