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Map creator here if you have questions.

The data is aggregated into a quad tree based on number of GPS points in each pixel. Tiles are then served on the fly using Go and C using CGO.

Cloudfront tackles most of the load, but the load balanced i2.xlarge instances can do about 300 tiles a second.

parent paulmach 12 years ago

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