This is the 14th installment of the 5-Minute Guide to SuperMap iDesktopX series. We willl focus on the map tile technology that powers the web maps we use every day.
18 Dec,2025 GIS SuperMap iDesktopX SuperMap Web Map Vector tiles Map tilesAs GIS and artificial intelligence (AI) become deeply intertwined, geospatial intelligence software technologies are rapidly evolving—from traditional spatial information processing tools into intelligent spatial agents capable of perception, analysis, de...
15 Dec,2025 GISTC GISTC 2026When a heavy rainstorm hits, people often turn to the “album of history,” searching past cases for guidance. That is essentially how traditional AI works. A world model, however, is building something entirely different: a “Digital Earth” that can rea...
15 Dec,2025 AI World ModelsBy deeply integrating geospatial intelligence and digital twin technologies, the Shenzhen Smart Water Phase I Project builds a modern governance system that is perceivable, predictable, dispatchable, and simulatable.
12 Dec,2025 water resources water engineering SuperMap GIS AI—From a Simple Background Map to a Powerful Analytical Platform
Here in Tokyo—and around the world—anyone working with GIS has likely used OpenStreetMap (OSM) at least once. Updated daily by a global community of volunteers and available for free, OSM...
Part 13 of Learn SuperMap iDesktopX in 5 Minutes.
11 Dec,2025 GIS SuperMap iDesktopX SuperMap iServer Big Data spatial analysis Distributed ProcessingAt the forefront of remote sensing, surveying, and mapping, the explosive growth of satellite data has created what can only be described as a "flood of information." As terabytes (TB) and even petabytes (PB) of data processing become the norm, ...
09 Dec,2025 AI GIS SuperMap remote sensing satellite data Image Processing automation surveying quality controlLet's look at a futuristic capability with the potential to transform GIS workflows: the AI Assistant. Experience a new era of operating GIS through natural language—just like talking to your own personal consultant.
08 Dec,2025 AI GIS iDesktopX LLM SuperMap automation artificial intelligence Large-scale language models![[Part 14] A Thorough Explanation of “Map Tile” Technology That Enables High-Speed Web Maps](/en-us/upload/news/1766049385718436.png)




![[Part 13] Tackling Terabyte-Level Data! iDesktopX Online Big Data Analysis](/en-us/upload/news/1765444490168073.png)

