Vectas is a modern platform for accessing map data—built for the cloud-native era.

In 2025, much of the world’s most important geographic data remains locked inside outdated formats and expensive proprietary systems. Vectas changes that. We convert and serve essential layers—like land use, water, infrastructure, emissions, and elevation—from public and government sources into fast, affordable, and interoperable formats like PMTiles and Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs).

Our goal is simple:

Make high-quality geospatial data open, efficient, and accessible for everyone.

Why Vectas?

Cloud-native
All tiles are optimized for streaming via CDN and can be used directly in web maps, mobile apps, and desktop tools—no heavy downloads or complex GIS setups required.

Open formats
We use modern, open standards (PMTiles and COGs) that work across platforms and avoid vendor lock-in.

Developer-friendly
Instant integration with MapLibre, Leaflet, Deck.gl, and Cesium. Easy APIs, Tile endpoints, and clear docs.

Built for scale
Vectas is designed to handle national and global datasets efficiently, with caching, usage-based access control, and robust performance monitoring.

A New Kind of Stewardship

In recent years, entire archives of climate and environmental data have been removed, defunded, or left to decay.

Critical datasets have vanished overnight due to political shifts, putting science, planning, and accountability at risk. Vectas exists to safeguard this knowledge.

We believe public data should not be subject to the whims of political change. By hosting essential datasets in durable, open formats on neutral infrastructure, we ensure that environmental truth stays available, actionable, and resilient.

Free Tier

We believe access to core geospatial data should never be a barrier to entry.

That’s why Vectas offers a generous free tier—ideal for personal projects, education, nonprofits, and early-stage prototyping. The free tier includes:

  • Access to all public datasets
  • Serve up to 5GB of tiles each month
  • Use in local development or low-traffic public apps
  • No credit card required

Need more volume or custom datasets? Upgrading is seamless and affordable.