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Protomaps is a full-stack mapping system that's an alternative to proprietary APIs like Google Maps and Mapbox.

The major difference between Protomaps and every other mapping stack is that it is designed to be trivially self-hostable. The entire planet of vector map tiles fits in a single ~100 GB file that can be served directly from S3 to web browsers.

Protomaps is built on top of data sources such as OpenStreetMap and Natural Earth. I maintain a free service for accessing minute-level OSM in .osm.pbf at Protomaps Downloads.

I also maintain a hosted version of the Protomaps basemap on Cloudflare, free for non-commercial use. You can sign up for an API key here. This is useful if you don't want to maintain a copy of a part of the world on your own storage. Commercial use of this API requires becoming a Sponsor, which helps me pay for the infrastructure costs. However, the Protomaps business model is explicitly not SaaS; that would change the incentive structure, and distract the focus from making the map as simple to deploy as possible.

You can read more at the Protomaps FAQ.

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Getting to 50 monthly sponsors would be a major milestone! It would let me focus my full-time efforts on improving the open source ecosystem, including: The PMTiles implementations in JS, Go, Python and C++, Tippecanoe and Planetiler enhancements, the pmtiles CLI tool for inspecting, extracting and uploading archives, the OpenStreetMap basemap build system, open source basemap styles, and improved documentation!

Current sponsors 35

@iwpnd
@tyrauber
@parkingboss
@abhay
@trea
Private Sponsor
@hampelm
@VallarisMapsPlatforms
@kovaca
@johnnagro
@invisiblefunnel
@interline-io
@cupmanager
@ionofm
@piemadd
@wipfli
@wwoof
@raphaellaude
@rafraser
@fedetibaldo
@nearst
@kuanb
@TheOutbound
@dwightgunning
@Placester
@cbroms
@avibryant
@rudokemper
@Upstream-Tech
@smnorris
@Lazztech
@jeremiahpslewis
Private Sponsor
Private Sponsor
@adamcohenhillel

Past sponsors 16

@humap-platform
Private Sponsor
@wcedmisten
Private Sponsor
@japharl
@emilienbidet
@Ciantic
Private Sponsor
@NebraLtd
@shawaj
@kbatchu
Private Sponsor
Private Sponsor
@zifeo
@flyingdq
Private Sponsor

Meet the team

Featured work

  1. protomaps/OSMExpress

    Fast database file format for OpenStreetMap

    C++ 224
  2. protomaps/basemaps

    Basemap PMTiles generation and cartographic styles for OpenStreetMap data and more

    Java 265
  3. protomaps/PMTiles

    Cloud-optimized + compressed single-file tile archives for vector and raster maps

    TypeScript 1,684
  4. protomaps/protomaps-leaflet

    Lightweight vector map rendering + labeling and symbology for Leaflet

    TypeScript 687
  5. protomaps/go-pmtiles

    Single-file executable tool for working with PMTiles archives

  6. protomaps/docs

    Technical documentation for the Protomaps ecosystem

    Vue 26

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70% towards 50 monthly sponsors goal

@iwpnd @tyrauber
@wipfli @kovaca @TheOutbound @johnnagro @wwoof

iwpnd and 34 others sponsor this goal

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$14 a month

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Commercial SaaS

  • Commercial use of api.protomaps.com - up to 1 million requests per month. This is a soft limit that's forgiving of occasional traffic spikes.
  • Access to the Insiders repository with a project roadmap
  • Get a Sponsor badge on your profile

$140 a month

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Commercial Distribution

$2,000 a month

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Protomaps Access

  • project author joins your organization's Slack or Teams
  • Support and consulting on your geospatial architecture with 24-hour response time
  • Everything in the above tiers

For contracts and other payment methods, email support@protomaps.com

$4,000 a month

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Protomaps Access+

  • Prioritized development of features on the open source roadmap
  • Custom branches and build automation for tilesets
  • Regular check-ins/standups
  • Everything in the above tiers

For contracts and other payment methods, email support@protomaps.com