1.1.0 • Published 2 months ago
slippy-tile-generator v1.1.0
Slippy Tile Generator
A node.js slippy map tile generator.
Slippy takes a raster source image and creates map tiles for different zoom levels. Useful for generating custom tile layers for mapping libraries like Mapbox, Google Maps, and Leaflet.
Installation
To use slippy as a command anywhere in the CLI, you can install it globally:
npm i -g slippy-tile-generatorIf you wish to use it in your project as a script, you can install it into your project locally:
npm i slippy-tile-generator --save-devUsage
slippy <source> <outputDir> --optionsOptions
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| -min, --minZoom | The minimum zoom level. | 0 |
| -max, --maxZoom | The maximum zoom level. | 0 |
| -t, --tileSize | The output tile size. | 256 |
| -f, --format | The output image format. Accepts jpg or png. | jpg |
| -q, --quality | The output image quality | 80 |
| -h, --help | Display help for command. |
Example
If you have the source image ./source.png and you wish to generate tiles for zoom levels 0 through to 4 and output them into the ./tiles directory you can run the command:
slippy ./source.png ./tiles -min 0 -max 4