freestiler version 0.2.0, a Rust-backed vector tiling engine with R and Python bindings, was released to CRAN and PyPI on 2026-06-24. The update adds native dynamic H3 hexagonal binning for generating vector tiles; a new vignette walks through the feature and includes a fade-on-zoom US wind-turbine map example (see walker-data.com/freestiler/a…).
freestiler v0.2.0 released (Rust-powered vector tiling engine for R and Python) and published to CRAN and PyPI (announced 2026-06-24)
Version 0.2.0 of freestiler, a Rust-powered vector tiling engine for R and Python, has landed on CRAN and PyPI.
The highlight: produce vector tiles with dynamic H3 hexagonal binning built-in.
Learn how in the new vignette and make maps like this fade-on-zoom example of US wind turbines.
walker-data.com/freestiler/a…
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