Basemap

Apache Baremaps comes with a default schema and style (opens in a new tab) similar to OpenStreetMap Carto (opens in a new tab).

We chose the Apache License (opens in a new tab) so that map vendors can create derived work without attributing the Apache Baremaps project on the map. The only requirement is to give proper credit to the wonderful contributors behind the data sources, such as OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) or Natural Earth (opens in a new tab). Notice that this schema and style are now used by default to display vector maps on the OpenStreetMap wiki (opens in a new tab).

While the quality of the schema and style keeps improving, contributions, improvements, and feedback are welcome and encouraged.

Build the basemap

In order to build the basemap locally, move to the /basemap directory and run the following workflow:

baremaps workflow execute --file=workflow.js

Note: If you are using Docker, you need to increase the storage allocated to Docker to at least 20GB.

Depending on your machine and internet connection, the process can take up to 30 minutes.