MapTiler Grid schema

The vector tile schema describes how the vector data is organized into different thematic layers and which attribute and values each layer contains. This is useful for writing a map style.

MapTiler Grid is a vector tileset providing global spatial reference layers, including international timezones, UTC offset boundaries, and a standardized WGS84 graticule.

Explore the tileset in the interactive map viewer, check the date of the last update, use it as vector tiles, etc.

Inspect MapTiler Grid schema

Definition of layers

The MapTiler Grid tileset contains the following layers:

dateline #

Layer containing an established navigation boundary located near 180° longitude that serves as the globally recognized demarcation for the transition between calendar days.

Fields

name

Name of the dateline.

Value:

International Date Line

Min zoom:

0

Max zoom:

14 (possible overzooming up to 22)

Unique id

True

grid_wgs_84 #

Layer containg geographic lines - meridians and parallels - with 5 degree step, major circles of latitudes and prime meridians.

Fields

class

Classification category to distinguish between meridians and parallels.

Values:

meridian
parallel

degree

Value of latitude (for parallels) or longitude (for meridians).

Min/max values:

-180
180

latitude

Classification category to distinguish between northern and southern hemisphere.

Values:

North
South

longitude

Classification category to distinguish between western and eastern hemisphere.

Values:

West
East

name

Name of major circles of latitudes or prime meridians.

Values:

Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
Athens
Bern
Bogota
Brussels
Copenhagen
Equator
Ferro
Greenwich
Jakarta
Lisbon
Madrid
Oslo
Paris
Rome
Stockholm
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn

nth_line

Specifies the order of a geographic line.

Values:

5
15
30

Min zoom:

0

Max zoom:

14 (possible overzooming up to 22)

Unique id

True

timezone #

Layer containing timezone boundaries as polygons based on IANA timezone database.

Fields

abbr_sdt

Timezone abbreviation during standard time.

Values:

ACST
AEST
AKST
AST
AWST
CAT
CET
CST
ChST
EAT
EET
EST
GMT
HKT
HST
IST
JST
KST
MSK
MST
NST
NZST
PKT
PST
SAST
SST
UTC
WAT
WET
WIB
WIT
WITA

abbr_dst

Timezone abbreviation during daylight saving time.

Values:

ACDT
ADT
AEDT
AKDT
BST
CDT
CEST
EDT
EEST
HDT
IDT
IST
MDT
NDT
NZDT
PDT
WEST

tz_id

Unique IANA timezone identifier.

Examples:

America/New_York
Europe/London

utc_offset_sdt

UTC offset in hours during standard time.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2.5
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+13
+13.75
+14

utc_offset_dst

UTC offset in hours during daylight saving time.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3.5
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+12.75
+13
+14

Min zoom:

0

Max zoom:

14 (possible overzooming up to 22)

Unique id

True

timezone_label #

Layer containing label points for timezone zones, suitable for placing timezone name labels on a map.

Fields

abbr_sdt

Timezone abbreviation during standard time.

Values:

ACST
AEST
AKST
AST
AWST
CAT
CET
CST
ChST
EAT
EET
EST
GMT
HKT
HST
IST
JST
KST
MSK
MST
NST
NZST
PKT
PST
SAST
SST
UTC
WAT
WET
WIB
WIT
WITA

abbr_dst

Timezone abbreviation during daylight saving time.

Values:

ACDT
ADT
AEDT
AKDT
BST
CDT
CEST
EDT
EEST
HDT
IDT
IST
MDT
NDT
NZDT
PDT
WEST

tz_id

Unique IANA timezone identifier.

Examples:

America/New_York
Europe/London

utc_offset_sdt

UTC offset in hours during standard time.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2.5
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+13
+13.75
+14

utc_offset_dst

UTC offset in hours during daylight saving time.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3.5
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+12.75
+13
+14

Min zoom:

0

Max zoom:

14 (possible overzooming up to 22)

Unique id

True

utc_offset_zone_dst #

Layer containing polygons of UTC timezones based on daylight saving time offset.

Fields

utc_offset

UTC offset in hours.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2.5
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+13
+13.75
+14

Min zoom:

0

Max zoom:

14 (possible overzooming up to 22)

Unique id

True

utc_offset_zone_label #

Layer containing polygons of UTC timezones based on standard time offset.

Fields

order

Order of the points for given zone from south to north.

Values:

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

utc_offset_dst

UTC offset in hours for daylight saving time.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2.5
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+13
+13.75
+14

utc_offset_sdt

UTC offset in hours for standard time.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3.5
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+12.75
+13
+14

Min zoom:

0

Max zoom:

14 (possible overzooming up to 22)

Unique id

True

utc_offset_zone_sdt #

Layer containing polygons of UTC timezones based on standard time offset.

Fields

utc_offset

UTC offset in hours.

Values:

-12
-11
-10
-9.5
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3.5
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+3.5
+4
+4.5
+5
+5.5
+5.75
+6
+6.5
+7
+8
+8.75
+9
+9.5
+10
+10.5
+11
+12
+12.75
+13
+14

Min zoom:

0

Max zoom:

14 (possible overzooming up to 22)

Unique id

True

License

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MapTiler Grid schema

Definition of layers

dateline #

Fields

name

Min zoom:

Max zoom:

Unique id

grid_wgs_84 #

Fields

class

degree

latitude

longitude

name

nth_line

Min zoom:

Max zoom:

Unique id

timezone #

Fields

abbr_sdt

abbr_dst

tz_id

utc_offset_sdt

utc_offset_dst

Min zoom:

Max zoom:

Unique id

timezone_label #

Fields

abbr_sdt

abbr_dst

tz_id

utc_offset_sdt

utc_offset_dst

Min zoom:

Max zoom:

Unique id

utc_offset_zone_dst #

Fields

utc_offset

Min zoom:

Max zoom:

Unique id

utc_offset_zone_label #

Fields

order

utc_offset_dst

utc_offset_sdt

Min zoom:

Max zoom:

Unique id

utc_offset_zone_sdt #

Fields

utc_offset

Min zoom:

Max zoom:

Unique id

License

Layers

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