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 - **[Detailed Usage Guide](/USAGE.md)**: Create your own planet scale vector tiles with a distributed workflow using the OSM2VectorTiles components.
 
+You should also check out our associated bachelor thesis **[Updatable Vector Tiles from OpenStreetMap](https://cdn.rawgit.com/osm2vectortiles/bachelor-thesis/882a46977f7b984fc59be188335127d62921c44c/thesis.pdf)** if you like a more scientific approach to the project.
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 ## Downloads
 
 Download the entire world, city or country extracts from http://osm2vectortiles.org/downloads.