Maplibre-gl-lanes v1.0.0 is a new MapLibre GL JS plugin that improves the rendering of parallel-line trail maps by dynamically calculating and drawing routes as the map zooms, inspired by transit-style visualization and academic research on optimized line ordering. The plugin replaces a previous line-offset approach that struggled with complex intersections and is now live in production use on trailmaps.app.
Ppgrid is a new tool for rapidly rasterizing tens of millions of points of spatial data into visually compelling maps in minutes rather than hours. The creator developed it to solve the problem of slow visualization of large point datasets using existing GIS tools, employing a method that dynamically adjusts raster resolution based on point density while prioritizing visual appeal over computational precision.