2026-08-28 –, Guadeloupe Language: English
MapLibre has became one of the critical pillars of open source mapping, including map data transformations, formats, rendering, and interaction on all platforms. You see MapLibre everywhere, from small web sites to giants like Microsoft Bing Maps, from hobby phone apps to the giants like Lyft. New MLT tile format allows smaller faster tiles with new features in 2D and 3D space replacing legacy MVT format. Martin tile server has became the fastest tile server with numerous supported backends, formats, and features. This status update will cover all this and more.
From bits to pixels for all mapping use cases
Affiliation:MapLibre Project
Sponsors:Varies over time. For current info -> https://maplibre.org/sponsors/
I am a long time open source advocate and contributor in maps and Rust, founder and a board member of MapLibre. Apart from numerous open source projects, I work at Rivian Volkswagen Tech as a principle engineer leading maps and Rust adaption efforts. Author of Sophox (OSM graph db), Wikipedia maps, API, and graphs.
Frank Elsinga from the Technical University of Munich is a member of the MapLibre Governing Board. He is actively engaged in advancing open innovation in the field of vector-based map rendering. Through his work, he helps bridge the gap between the open-source MapLibre community, academic research, and public administration, fostering collaboration and enabling the development of more transparent, accessible, and high-performance geospatial technologies.