Advanced

Everything beyond drawing data on a map: how tiles reach the device, how to style from data rather than constants, and what to tune when a map-heavy app feels slow.

• PMTiles: serve map tiles from a single portable file
• Offline Regions: download tiles for offline use (Android & iOS)
• Map Language: switch map label language at runtime
• Snapshot: capture a static image of the map
• Data-Driven Expressions: style features from their own data
• Globe, Terrain and Sky: the projection, terrain, sky and light style root objects
• Feature State: restyle single features without touching the source
• User Location: show the puck, or drive it from your own fixes
• Startup & Performance: pre-warming, pausing off-screen maps, large data