Performance Testing on Vector vs. Raster Map Tiles—Comparative Study on Load Metrics

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/2/101/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/2/101/htm</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9020101" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijgi9020101</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Performance Testing on Vector vs. Raster Map Tiles—Comparative Study on Load Metrics

Original language description

Recent developments in web map applications have widely affected how background maps are rendered. Raster tiles are currently considered as a regular solution, while the use of vector tiles is becoming more widespread. This article describes an experiment to test both raster and vector tile methods. The concept behind raster tiles is based on pre-generating an original dataset including a customized symbology and style. All tiles are generated according to a standardized scheme. This method has a few disadvantages: if any change in the dataset is required, the entire tile-generating process must be redone. Vector tiles manipulate vector objects. Only vector geometry is stored on the server, while symbology, rendering, and defining zoom levels run on the client-side. This method simplifies changing symbology or topology. Based on eight pilot studies, performance testing on loading time, data size, and the number of requests were performed. The observed results provide a comprehensive comparison according to specific interactions. More data, but only one or two tiles, were downloaded for vector tiles in zoom and move interactions, while 40 tiles were downloaded for raster tiles for the same interactions. Generally, the WebP format downloaded about three times fewer data than Portable Network Graphics (PNG).

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

ISSN

2220-9964

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

2

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

"101-1"-"101-24"

UT code for WoS article

000522449700041

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85081249858