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Vector & Raster Tiles

Serve map tiles and your own data layers at scale.

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Who it’s for: Teams integrating maps into existing renderers or pipelines.

Standards-based vector (MVT) and raster tile delivery over XYZ/WMTS. Use Airfree basemaps or publish your own data as tiles and serve them same-origin through the platform.

Try it:

tile URL template
https://airfreemap.com/api/v1/maps/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt?key=$AIRFREE_MAPS_KEY

Illustrative request with a placeholder key. Full reference in the developer docs.

Capabilities

Vector tiles (MVT)

XYZ vector tiles for client-side rendering.

Raster tiles

Pre-rendered raster tiles for simple embeds.

OGC WMTS

Standards-based tile delivery for GIS clients.

Caching + attribution

Edge-cached with ODbL attribution + licensing headers.

Supported workflows

  • Point a renderer at the tile URL template
  • Publish your own dataset as tiles
  • Consume tiles in a GIS client via WMTS

What you need

An API key and a tile-capable client (MapLibre, Leaflet, OpenLayers, QGIS).

Coverage

Basemap tiles cover the Airfree map graph; custom tiles cover whatever you publish.

Billing

Billed per tile request, with cache hits reducing cost. Free tier available. See pricing.

Limitations & honest notes

  • Bulk download of the raw vector dataset is not offered (ODbL share-alike) — rendered tiles only, or request a data licence.

FAQ

Can I download the whole tileset?

No — the raw vector database is a Derivative Database under ODbL (share-alike). Use rendered tiles or request a share-alike data licence.

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