3 million daily requests, zero CDN: optimizing CoMaps maps delivery (opens in new tab)

This post by Edoardo Codeglia is licensed under a and CoMaps is an open-source navigation app that uses OpenStreetMap data as its map base. One of its key strengths is its ability to work entirely offline, either by downloading maps in advance or as you explore. Three screenshots show the different ways users can choose which maps to download. The app provides compressed and distilled packages of OpenStreetMap data, containing only the information needed for everyday navigation. This way, wit...