Can Looker support large custom map layers?

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Last tested: Aug 23, 2019
 

You bet! Even though you probably don't want to load a topoJSON larger than 5mb directly into the IDE (or the browser), there's a straightforward way to utilize large map layers in Looker, only downloading the bits you need at any given time to keep things manageable.

Procedure is outlined here: 

https://community.looker.com/dashboards-looks-7/large-custom-map-layers-with-tiles-13454

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