Gregory's ServerI suspect I wasn't the only person a bit disappointed with the "OpenStreetMap's New Vector Tiles" discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42182519 earlier today. Using the data in the Shortbread-schema tiles as a way of looking at OSM data is like not going to a concert but reading about it the next day. You'll get some of the information, but will miss most of it.
Perhaps some examples will help...
https://map.atownsend.org.uk/vector/index.html#20/53.7308631/-1.9827009
Here's a pub which serves food and real ale, has a stone floor so you don't have to take your boots off, and is accessible by wheelchair. The bus stop outside has both a pole and a real-time display.
@SomeoneElse I both agree and not agree. These new vector tiles are great for promoting Maplibre GL: before one had to set up their own vector tiles, or pay some company. And most uses of OSM are for the background layer, roads and buildings, which the new tiles provide.
But. The ShortBread schema, being created by german Geofabrik, has so many issues stemming from its origins. The first being labels — only in German and English, come on. It's the biggest problem with the new VT.