A java encoder and decoder for vector tiles according to Mapbox vector tile spec
VectorTileEncoder encoder = new VectorTileEncoder();
// Add one or more features with a layer name, a Map with attributes and a JTS Geometry.
// The Geometry uses (0,0) in upper left and (256,256) in lower right.
encoder.addFeature("road", attributes, geometry);
// Finally, get the byte array
byte[] encoded = encoder.encode();
or, specifying the feature id:
VectorTileEncoder encoder = new VectorTileEncoder();
encoder.addFeature("road", attributes, geometry, id);
byte[] encoded = encoder.encode();
<repository>
<id>ECC</id>
<url>https://maven.ecc.no/releases</url>
</repository>
<dependency>
<groupId>no.ecc.vectortile</groupId>
<artifactId>java-vector-tile</artifactId>
<version>1.3.23</version>
</dependency>
protoc --java_out=src/main/java/ src/main/resources/vector_tile.proto
Mapbox for their vector tile spec, Google for their Protocol Buffers and Dr JTS and LocationTech for JTS