Rethinking the Free Tier for Maps

Protomaps is a new mapping system , and usually that implies a new map API - an HTTP service, hosted by a company somewhere Out There on the Web. Your typical interactive web map talks to an API using these conventions: The world is split into a pyramid of square tiles, with objects simplified to one of many pre-determined zoom levels. The browser fetches an image or other data tile as the user zooms and pans.