Serve Tiles

When you need to deliver map tiles for a web or mobile client, there are several serverless approaches on AWS. These patterns trade off simplicity, performance, cost, and security.

Patterns in this section

• Tiles with S3 – the simplest option; best for prototypes or light use.
• Tiles with CloudFront – adds a CDN for scalability and lower latency.
• Tiles with API Gateway – adds authentication and fine-grained access control.

How to choose

• Use S3 only for small-scale, public datasets or testing.
• Add CloudFront for production-scale, public tiles.
• Use API Gateway when controlling who can access tiles and/or data residency is critical.