A dynamic map service is a map that is drawn by the server each time the user zooms or pans. This differs from an image tile service
Related terms
- image tile service
A map tile service, formerly known as image tile service, is a data service that provides access to static, pre-rendered mao tiles. The tiles are typical in PNG format. Map tiles are typically retrieved by specifying a specific level, row, and column value. - vector tile service
A vector tile service is a data service that provides access to vector tile data and a style definition.