Vector Tiles vs Raster Tiles: The Architectural Choice That Defines Your Map’s Credibility

Most stakeholders will never ask whether your map uses vector tiles or raster tiles. Yet this architectural choice quietly determines how credible, modern, and trustworthy your map feels. It affects clarity on large screens, performance on Zoom calls, brand consistency, and even whether executives subconsciously trust what they are seeing. For mapsandlocations.com clients, tile architecture … Read more

What Data to Include in a Business Location Map

A business location map is only as good as the data behind it. Yet many organizations either overload maps with unnecessary information or omit the data that actually supports decisions. The result is a map that looks impressive but fails to answer real business questions. For mapsandlocations.com clients, the goal is simple: include only the … Read more

How to Design Location Maps for United States Clients

Victoria Real Estate Map by mapsandlocations.com

Designing location maps for U.S. clients is not just a cartographic task. It is a business communication exercise. Whether the map is used in a pitch deck, website, report, dashboard, or marketing collateral, U.S. clients expect maps to be clear, purposeful, brand-aligned, and decision-oriented. A technically accurate map that fails to communicate intent is still … Read more

Why Designers, Not Engineers, Should Control Maps in Presentations

Maps inside presentations are not engineering artifacts — they are communication tools. In boardrooms, pitch decks, investor updates, sales demos, and strategy reviews, a map’s job is not to be technically correct in every possible dimension, but to make one idea instantly legible. For this reason, designers — not engineers — should control maps in … Read more