Video: Create a new vector tileset with Mapbox Tiling Service

This video tutorial shows you how to transform a line-delimited GeoJSON file into a vector tileset using Mapbox Tiling Service (MTS) and the Tilesets CLI.

Before you begin, download and install the Tilesets CLI and create a secret access token with the appropriate scopes.

Getting started

• 0:00 - Overview of this task.
• 0:20 - Verify that you have the Tilesets CLI properly installed.

Create a tileset

• 0:27 - Create a tileset source.
• 0:53 - Create a tileset recipe.
• 1:56 - Create a tileset by applying the recipe to the source.
• 2:15 - Check your Tilesets page to verify that a new empty tileset was created.

Publish the tileset

• 2:30 - Run the publish command to process the tileset data.
• 2:45 - Check the status of the job for success.
• 3:13 - Refresh the Tileset explorer to verify that it now contains data.

Next steps

Now you know how to transform a line-delimited GeoJSON file into a vector tileset using Mapbox Tiling Service and the Tilesets CLI.

Here are some things to try next:

• Tutorial: Get started using Mapbox Tiling Service and the Tilesets CLI
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