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IP2Location vs MapTiler: What are the differences?
IP2Location: IP geolocation solution to identify visitor's geographical location. It is IP geolocation solution to identify visitor's geographical location, i.e. country, region, city, latitude & longitude of city, ZIP code, time zone, connection speed, ISP, domain name, IDD country code, area code, weather station code and name, mobile carrier, elevation and usage type information using a proprietary IP address lookup database and technology without invading the Internet user's privacy. The IP2Location solution is available as database, programming API and hosted solution; MapTiler: The tool has been designed for producing seamless maps and aerial photo layers covering whole countries. It is a software for map tile rendering. It has been designed for producing seamless maps and aerial photo layers covering whole countries. The rendering is fast and efficient, and it can fully utilize multiple CPUs to 100%.
IP2Location and MapTiler are primarily classified as "IP Address / WHOIS API" and "Mapping APIs" tools respectively.
Some of the features offered by IP2Location are:
- Accurate Geolocation
- Supports IPv4 & IPv6
- Easy Integration
On the other hand, MapTiler provides the following key features:
- Satellite imagery
- Drones
- Precision agriculture.
Pros of IP2Location
Pros of MapTiler
- Vector tiles2
- OpenStreetMap1
- Affordable1
- Custom map design (colors, fonts, etc)1