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3. OSM as Vector Tile Service
The well established OpenStreetMap (OSM) content recently has been made available as a vector tile service as well (see this blog entry).
The beta version of this service is described here and can easily be visualized in this standalone app.
The underlying OSM data are served as vector tiles according to this specification, and rendered with a style which can be specified by the end user. Instructions and materials for styling can be found on GitHub.
Explore the zoom and pan characteristics of this map below, and compare it with the different behaviour and performance compared to standard OSM!