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We have an application working with open layers and are using open street maps for the map tiles
However they don't look great Is there anyway to style these maps?
I read something about Mapbox but it uses Leaflet API, however we use OpenLayers and our app is heavily using it
what options do i have?
thanks
MapBox doesn't require you to use the MapBox.js API - you can use your customized tiles with OpenLayers easily by using OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ.
You will have to host the openstreet map data on your own server and generate your styled tiles yourself. Look at Mapnik for tiling. MapBox could be a solution that is hosted in the cloud, but it is not free to use (but you can have limited free use and storage).
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We have an application working with open layers and are using open street maps for the map tiles
However they don't look great Is there anyway to style these maps?
I read something about Mapbox but it uses Leaflet API, however we use OpenLayers and our app is heavily using it
what options do i have?
thanks
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OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ('MapBox', 'http://a.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/[mapid]/${z}/${y}/${x}.png')- tmcw Aug 7 at 20:39