Download Chad map in Mapbox Vector Tiles format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
This format cannot be built for an area this large, so it cannot be bought here. Choose another format or a smaller place.
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
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What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Mapbox Vector Tiles
Map of Chad in Mapbox Vector Tiles: 112 458 km of roads, 13% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines in vector tiles, layered by road class
- Water — water polygons in vector tiles
- Greenery — green-zone polygons in vector tiles
What the file carries
The Mapbox Vector Tiles file for Chad: features are split into named layers, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Mapbox Vector Tiles file for Chad is about 3.3 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .mvt |
| Tier | Open Beta |
How to use Mapbox Vector Tiles for Chad
- Static hosting (Nginx, S3, GitHub Pages) — unpack the archive so that addresses of the form /tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.pbf are served as files, and point the style at that template as its source.
- MapLibre GL JS or Mapbox GL JS — add a source of type vector with the field tiles: ["https://your-domain/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.pbf"] and write the style layers; without a style vector tiles will not be drawn.
- QGIS (free) — in the Browser panel create a Vector Tiles connection of type "Directory" and point it at the unpacked folder: the tiles open locally, with no server.
Programs that open Mapbox Vector Tiles
FAQ: Mapbox Vector Tiles for Chad
What does the result look like?
A ZIP archive with a z/x/y.pbf hierarchy and (if the generator produced it) metadata.json. Unpack it onto static hosting or wire it to a tile server.
How does MVT differ from PMTiles and MBTiles?
MVT is a single-tile format. PMTiles and MBTiles are containers holding the very same MVT tiles; they differ only in how tiles are stored and served.
What happens if the MVT driver is missing?
The export won't fail: the archive will include the source GeoJSON with a README and an ogr2ogr command so you can convert it yourself.
Why are the tiles invisible on the map after I connect them?
A vector tile contains no styling: without a style file there is nothing to draw. Describe layers in style.json referring to your source and to the layer names inside the tiles (roads, buildings and others) — after that the map appears.
Which zoom levels get built?
By default 0 through 14, with a maximum capped at 16 so that the archive size stays reasonable. At zoom 14 individual buildings are visible; for larger-scale plans expect the number of files to grow.
