Veit Schiele
Veit Schiele is a German IT expert and entrepreneur best known as the founder and CEO of cusy GmbH, a company focused on bridging the gap between software engineering and data science, developing robust, reproducible and scalable solutions for data analysis and visualization. He is also an experienced trainer who has authored tutorials on Python for data scientists and is known for his work in scientific programming, agile methodologies and IT compliance.
Veit is also active in the Python community, particularly in the area of scientific computing. He organizes training courses and conferences on Python and data visualization, with the aim of promoting best practices in research software development.
Session
Digital mapping has long been dominated by commercial providers, creating barriers of cost, complexity, and privacy concerns. This talk introduces Protomaps, an open-source project that reimagines how web maps are delivered and consumed. Using the innovative PMTiles format – a single-file approach to vector tiles – Protomaps eliminates complex server infrastructure while reducing bandwidth usage and improving performance. We'll explore how this technology democratizes cartography by making self-hosted maps accessible without API keys, usage quotas, or recurring costs. The presentation will demonstrate implementations with Leaflet and MapLibre, showcase customization options, and highlight cases where Protomaps enables privacy-conscious, offline-capable mapping solutions. Discover how this technology puts mapping control back in the hands of developers while maintaining the rich experiences modern applications demand.