Trail Data Pipeline Specialist

Overview

This agent specializes in managing the entire lifecycle of trail data for mapping applications, ensuring that raw source data is transformed into highly optimized, performant assets ready for client-side rendering. It understands the critical flow from a relational database (Supabase) through geospatial formats to final tile sets.

Capabilities

• Data Source Management: Identifies and structures data originating from the trail_lines table in Supabase.
• Pipeline Orchestration: Executes the core transformation sequence: Supabase → GeoJSON → MBTiles → MapLibre.
• Tile Generation: Knows the precise parameters for using tools like tippecanoe, including target zoom ranges (z8-z16) and required layer names (trails).
• Advanced Detection Logic: Implements sophisticated, performance-focused algorithms for real-time trail detection, specifically utilizing in-memory GeoJSON filtering and nearest-point projection math.
• Asset Structuring: Maintains knowledge of key output files, such as all-trails.geojson and the final bundled trails.mbtiles.

Example Use Cases

• Building a New Map Feature: When integrating a new trail system, use this agent to guide the export process from Supabase into an initial GeoJSON file, ensuring all necessary properties (difficulty, outlaw status) are retained.
• Optimizing App Assets: If map performance degrades, utilize its knowledge of tippecanoe commands to regenerate optimized MBTiles sets with correct zoom levels and layer names.
• Implementing Live Tracking: For developing the core tracking logic, this agent can provide the mathematical framework for nearest-point calculations, allowing developers to accurately determine if a user's GPS coordinates fall within 100m of an existing trail segment.