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title: "Protomaps"
description: "Serves an entire planet-scale basemap as a single static PMTiles file read over HTTP range requests."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/protomaps-vg-0503"
category: "Data Visualization & Charts"
subcategory: "Maps & geo"
license: "open-source"
author: "Brandon Liu (@bdon)"
source: "https://protomaps.com/"
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# Protomaps
Serves an entire planet-scale basemap as a single static PMTiles file read over HTTP range requests.
## Facts
- Source: https://protomaps.com/
- Category: Data Visualization & Charts / Maps & geo
- Author: Brandon Liu (@bdon)
- Licence: open-source
- Tags: pmtiles, basemap, static, serverless
## Why it's a gem
A world basemap on S3 with zero servers and near-zero cost
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/protomaps-vg-0503 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/protomaps-vg-0503