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Efficient processing for vector tile generation

US10921136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2018
Grant dateFeb 16, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B29/106
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vector tile generator receives map features from a database of raw map data. Each map feature includes geometry data and property data. The vector tile generator stores the property data in a property store. The vector tile generator generates, based on the geometry data, a set of zoom data organized into a plurality of zoom levels. Each zoom level includes at least some of the map features. The vector tile generator maps the map features of the set of zoom data to a plurality of tiles that includes a set of tiles for each of the zoom levels. For each tile, the vector tile generator clips map features mapped to the tile based on a boundary of the tile, encodes the clipped map features to a vector format, and merges the encoded clipped map features with the stored property data corresponding to the map features in the tile.

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