May 23, 2024, 2:10 p.m. | Joshua Gracie

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In my last post, I talked about how to optimize GeoJSON in Google Maps API by using the Data Layer and event listeners. This time, I want to talk about how to use deck.gl to render large datasets in Google Maps. deck.gl is a WebGL-powered framework for visual exploratory data analysis of large datasets. It is (mostly) agnostic to the mapping library you use, so it can be used with Google Maps API.





What is deck.gl?


Per the deck.gl website, …

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