rastapasta/mapscii
Mapscii
Mapscii is a terminal-based geographic interface and vector map renderer. It allows users to view and explore geographic map data and points of interest directly within an xterm-compatible console using ASCII and Braille characters.
The project functions as a vector tile map client capable of fetching and styling geographic layers from public or private sources. It also serves as an MBTiles map viewer, enabling the exploration of geographic data stored in local files for offline use.
The tool provides keyboard-driven navigation for zooming and panning across coordinates, along with the ability to apply custom visual themes and style specifications to map layers. It includes capabilities for identifying specific landmarks and points of interest based on geographic coordinates.
Features
- Geographic-to-Terminal Mapping - Provides a terminal-based geographic interface that maps coordinates to character cells for visualization.
- MBTiles Storage Adapters - Loads offline map data from MBTiles SQLite database files to enable rendering without a network connection.
- MBTiles Viewers - Displays geographic data from local MBTiles files and remote vector tile servers within a terminal.
- Raster and Vector Tile Renderers - Renders geographic vector tile data into a grid of ASCII and Braille characters.
- Vector Tile Map Clients - Functions as a client for fetching and styling geographic map layers from public or private vector tile sources.
- Vector Tile Clients - Retrieves map data from public, private, or local vector tile and MBTiles sources for rendering.
- Terminal World Maps - Displays vector tile map data using ASCII and Braille characters within an xterm-compatible console.
- ASCII Map Renderers - Renders vector tile map data using ASCII and Braille characters for xterm-compatible consoles.
- Braille Pattern Mapping - Implements a system to map pixel data to Braille characters to increase the effective resolution of the terminal map.
- Offline Map Data Managers - Enables navigation of geographic data stored in local MBTiles files for offline use.
- Terminal Escape Sequences - Uses standard terminal escape sequences to handle screen clearing, cursor movement, and color rendering.
- Map Visual Styling - Allows customization of the visual appearance of map layers through themes and style specifications.
- Geographic View Navigation - Provides keyboard-driven navigation for zooming and panning across geographic coordinates.
- Terminal-Based Interfaces - Implements an interactive command-line map exploration tool with keyboard-driven navigation.
- Vector Layer Styling - Processes style specifications to determine the color and visibility of vector layers during the rendering phase.
- Command Line Interface - Console-based world map renderer.
- Command Line Interfaces - Console-based world map renderer.
- Browser Replacements - Terminal Map Viewer.
Star history
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