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Would it be technically possible to have Mapbox's compact vector tile format sent to the client (instead of PNG tiles), then rendered inside the browser with JS code?
Second question: when using TM2/Mapbox Studio, why are the tiles rendered remotely? Couldn't Mapnik be directly used locally to render the tiles? (still using remote data sources like Mapbox Streets)
Would it be technically possible to have Mapbox's compact vector tile format sent to the client (instead of PNG tiles), then rendered inside the browser with JS code?
Take a look here:
Second question : when using TM2/Mapbox Studio, why are the tiles rendered remotely?
They are rendered locally, in Mapbox Studio.
Would it be technically possible to have Mapbox's compact vector tile format sent to the client (instead of PNG tiles), then rendered inside the browser with JS code
That's exactly what Mapbox-GL-JS does. Leaflet.MapboxVectorTile is another option, implemented as a plugin to Leaflet.
when using TM2/Mapbox Studio, why are the tiles rendered remotely? Couldn't Mapnik be directly used locally to render the tiles? (still using remote data sources like Mapbox Streets)
The Mapbox Studio you're referring to (now "Mapbox Studio Classic") does render tiles locally.
