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    <p>OSM2VectorTiles is a project simplifying installation of free world maps powered by OpenStreetMap. It offers freely downloadable OSM vector tiles, and <a href="https://github.com/osm2vectortiles/osm2vectortiles">a set of open-source tools</a> for use and generating of the maps.</p>

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    The open-source project is the result of the bachelor thesis of Manuel Roth and Lukas Martinelli
    from the <a href="http://hsr.ch/geometalab">University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, Switzerland</a>
    supported and made possible by <a href="http://www.klokantech.com/">Klokan Technologies GmbH</a>.
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    <p>OSM2VectorTiles won the <a class="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap_Awards">OpenStreetMap The Innovation Award</a> in 2016.</p>

    <h3>Links</h3>
    <p class="padb-3">Project on <a href="https://github.com/osm2vectortiles/osm2vectortiles">GitHub</a>.<br>
    Bachelor Thesis <a href="https://github.com/osm2vectortiles/bachelor-thesis">Updatable Vector Tiles from OpenStreetMap</a>.</p>

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      OSM2VectorTiles is no longer maintained. Please switch to the successor project <a href="http://openmaptiles.org/">openmaptiles.org</a>.
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    <h2>Contributors</h2>
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    <img class="circle width-100" src="/img/osm2vectortiles/manuelroth.jpg" alt="Manuel Roth">
    <a href="https://github.com/manuelroth"><h4>Manuel Roth</h4></a>
    <p>CS Student at HSR</p>
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    <img class="circle width-100" src="/img/osm2vectortiles/lukasmartinelli.jpg" alt="lukas martinelli">
    <a href="http://lukasmartinelli.ch/"><h4>Lukas Martinelli</h4></a>
    <p>CS Student at HSR</p>
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    <img class="circle width-100" src="/img/osm2vectortiles/petrpridal.jpg" alt="Petr Pridal">
    <a href="http://www.klokantech.com"><h4>Petr Pridal,&nbsp;PhD</h4></a>
    <p>CEO&nbsp;<a href="https://www.maptiler.com">MapTiler</a></p>
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    <img class="circle width-100" src="/img/osm2vectortiles/stefankeller.png" alt="stefan keller">
    <a href="http://wiki.hsr.ch/StefanKeller/wiki.cgi?StefanKeller"><h4>Prof.&nbsp;Stefan&nbsp;Keller</h4></a>
    <p>Professor&nbsp;for&nbsp;GIS&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="http://hsr.ch/geometalab">HSR</a></p>
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    <h2 id="introduction-video">Introduction Video</h2>

    <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh--DHRULkE">Video introduction</a> to vector tiles, the project and how to use provided vector tiles to create your own styles and maps.</p>

    <iframe style="width: 728px; height: 410px; margin: 0 auto; display: block;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wh--DHRULkE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

    <h2 id="sotm">SOTM</h2>

    <p><a href="https://youtu.be/D7mmXonFIqA">Presentation of OSM2VectorTiles</a> at State of the Map 2016 in Brussels.</p>

    <iframe style="width: 728px; height: 410px; margin: 0 auto; display: block;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jt2b0qXHucE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

    <h2 id="foss4g">FOSS4G</h2>

    <p><a href="https://youtu.be/D7mmXonFIqA">English presentation of OSM2VectorTiles</a> at FOSS4G 2016 in Bonn describing the process of creating vector tiles based on OpenStreetMap data, what to look out for and how people can create their custom vector tile set.</p>

    <iframe style="width: 728px; height: 410px; margin: 0 auto; display: block;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D7mmXonFIqA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

    <p>The presentation of <a href="https://youtu.be/rOg4VnSAnI4">TileServer GL - hosting vector tile maps on your own server</a> at FOSS4G 2016 in Bonn - on serving the OSM2VectorTiles as vector tiles for web and mobile apps, and as raster tiles for legacy clients like Leaflet and for GIS map service (WMTS) via the server side raster rendering.</p>

    <iframe style="width: 728px; height: 410px; margin: 0 auto; display: block;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rOg4VnSAnI4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

    <h2 id="fossgis">FOSSGIS</h2>

    <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG7atynI8Pk">German presentation of OSM2VectorTiles</a> at FOSSGIS 2016 showing a general introduction into vector tiles and
    a demo how to serve your own vector tiles and create your own style.</p>

    <iframe style="width: 728px; height: 410px; margin: 0 auto; display: block;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lG7atynI8Pk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

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     <a href="http://www.klokantech.com/">
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    <a href="http://www.ifs.hsr.ch/Geometa-Lab.12520.0.html">
      <img src="/img/hsr-logo.png" alt="Geometalab HSR">
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