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View Vector Tiles in QGIS using GDAL/OGR 2.3
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Create mapbox vectors using OGR

Get NZ parcels data over Auckland region in SHP: https://data.linz.govt.nz/x/CLzEZU

Generate vector tiles

ogr2ogr -f MBTILES parcels.mbtiles nz-primary-parcels.shp -dsco MAXZOOM=14

Create VRT for viewing in QGIS 3.0/GDAL 2.3

ogr2vrt.py parcels.mbtiles parcels.vrt -oo ZOOM_LEVEL_AUTO=YES -relative

See screenshots below of simpilication in the MVT and the original.

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