# onthegomap/planetiler

Flexible tool to build planet-scale vector tilesets from OpenStreetMap data fast

Repository: https://github.com/onthegomap/planetiler
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/planetiler
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: vector-tiles, openstreetmap, osm, maps, overture
Last push: 2026-08-18T08:32:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 65, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1779, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 158, "gap_med": 59.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2157, forks 191 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:19.647993+00:00)

## What it is
Planetiler is a Java-based tool that generates vector tilesets (MBTiles or PMTiles) from OpenStreetMap and other geographic data sources. It is optimized to build planet-scale maps fast on a single machine without external databases.

## Use cases
- build a vector tile basemap of the world from OpenStreetMap data
- generate MBTiles or PMiles files for self-hosted map serving
- create custom map overlays from OSM data using YAML profiles
- produce tiles for MapLibre or Mapbox GL clients
- render offline maps for native apps

## When to choose
- you need planet- or country-scale vector tiles generated quickly on one machine
- you want to avoid running a database or external tile pipeline
- you want to customize basemap layers via YAML or Java profiles

## When to avoid
- you need raster tiles instead of vector tiles
- you want a hosted map service rather than a tile-generation tool
- you cannot run Java 21+ or Docker

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: geospatial, data-generation, cli, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: jvm, cli, cross-platform
- tags: vector-tiles, openstreetmap, mbtiles, pmtiles, map-tiles, tile-generation, basemaps, maps, geospatial, docker

## Member repositories
- onthegomap/planetiler (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:19.647993+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:50:25.606497+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/onthegomap/planetiler (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:19.647993+00:00, sha a64e30b5fcfa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.