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About
Baremaps is an open source toolkit for creating vector tiles from OpenStreetMap and other data sources.
![State of the map](data:image/gif;base64,zSoyz)
It is inspired by Osmosis, but it comes with additional features, such as the ability to:
- Process data in parallel with the Stream API introduced in Java 8
- Import data faster with the COPY API of Postgresql
- Create postgis geometries on the fly with JTS
- Create and serve customized Vector Tiles
On the longer run, the aim of the project is to work with a variety of data sources in order to create highly specialized and customized maps.