05
Section 05
Vector & Raster
Geometry on arrival, or pixels in advance.
3 entries. Each one names what the choice keeps and what it wrecks.
Plate 01Every drawn grid is an agreement about where things sit — on tracing paper as much as on a screen.
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The entries
Geometry on arrival, or pixels in advance
Send the shapes and style them in the client, or send a picture already drawn. The choice moves the work and moves the constraints with it.
Where the styling decision sits
Server-side is fixed and cacheable; client-side is flexible and heavier.
Continuous fields
Elevation and temperature have a value everywhere, which suits a grid, not a polygon.
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