diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/map/VectorTileProvider.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/map/VectorTileProvider.h
index b020d349..81e1c3e1 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/map/VectorTileProvider.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/map/VectorTileProvider.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 // Vector map (spike): tiles from tools/maps/osm_vector.py under VECTOR_ROOT,
-// {dz}/{x}/{y}.vt at data zooms 10, 12 and 14, drawn here into the 256x256 RGB565
+// {dz}/{x}/{y}.vt (format VT3) at data zooms 10, 12 and 14, drawn here into the 256x256 RGB565
 // buffer the map asks for -- polygons by scanline (even-odd), lines as quads
 // with round joins. No anti-aliasing, no labels yet. Where there is no vector
 // data (or below zoom 10) the raster provider draws instead, so the two mix.
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ private:
   const uint8_t* _data = nullptr;   // the data tile being drawn
   size_t _data_len = 0;
   int _ox = 0, _oy = 0, _k = 0, _z = 0;
+  const uint8_t* _end = nullptr;   // the feature's parts end here
+  int16_t _bx = 0, _by = 0;        // its bbox corner: where point deltas start
   uint16_t* _out = nullptr;
   uint32_t _last_ms = 0;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,18 @@ private:
   int32_t _xs[ACTIVE];
   uint32_t _t_load = 0, _t_fill = 0, _t_line = 0;   // us, last tile
 
+  // Unsigned LEB128 varint / zigzag-signed (the tile format, osm_vector.py).
+  static inline uint32_t varint(const uint8_t*& p, const uint8_t* end) {
+    uint32_t v = 0;
+    for (int s = 0; p < end && s < 35; s += 7) {
+      uint8_t b = *p++;
+      v |= (uint32_t)(b & 0x7F) << s;
+      if (!(b & 0x80)) break;
+    }
+    return v;
+  }
+  static inline int32_t zigzag(uint32_t v) { return (int32_t)(v >> 1) ^ -(int32_t)(v & 1); }
+
   static uint16_t rgb(uint32_t c) { return (uint16_t)(((c >> 8) & 0xF800) | ((c >> 5) & 0x07E0) | ((c >> 3) & 0x1F)); }
 
   // The data tiles last read (PSRAM), least recently used replaced: the map
@@ -109,7 +123,7 @@ private:
     }
     d->len = readFast(f, d->buf, sz) ? sz : 0;
     fclose(f);
-    d->ok = d->len == (size_t)sz && memcmp(d->buf, "VT2", 3) == 0;
+    d->ok = d->len == (size_t)sz && memcmp(d->buf, "VT3", 3) == 0;
     _data = d->buf;
     _data_len = d->len;
     return d->ok;
@@ -165,13 +179,12 @@ private:
       memcpy(&col, p + 2, 2);
       memcpy(bb, p + 4, 8);
       p += 12;
+      uint32_t len = varint(p, end);
       const uint8_t* parts = p;
-      for (int i = 0; i < nparts && p + 2 <= end; i++) {   // skip to the next feature
-        uint16_t n;
-        memcpy(&n, p, 2);
-        p += 2 + 4 * n;
-      }
-      if (p > end) return;
+      if (len > (uint32_t)(end - p)) return;
+      p += len;   // the next feature
+      _end = p;
+      _bx = bb[0]; _by = bb[1];
       bool road = cls >= L_SERVICE && cls <= L_TRUNK;
       bool want = pass == 0 ? (cls < L_SERVICE) : pass == 3 ? cls == L_ROUTE : road;
       if (!want) continue;
@@ -268,19 +281,17 @@ private:
   // Points of a part, in 1/16 px, closer than half a pixel to the last one
   // dropped (the data is detailed enough for zoom 18).
   template <typename F> void forPoints(const uint8_t*& p, bool keep_last, F fn) {
-    uint16_t n;
-    memcpy(&n, p, 2);
-    p += 2;
+    uint32_t n = varint(p, _end);
     int32_t lx = INT32_MIN, ly = 0;
-    for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
-      int16_t ux, uy;
-      memcpy(&ux, p + 4 * j, 2); memcpy(&uy, p + 4 * j + 2, 2);
-      int32_t x = sx(ux), y = sy(uy);
+    int32_t ux = _bx, uy = _by;
+    for (uint32_t j = 0; j < n && p < _end; j++) {
+      ux += zigzag(varint(p, _end));
+      uy += zigzag(varint(p, _end));
+      int32_t x = (ux - _ox) << _k, y = (uy - _oy) << _k;
       if (lx != INT32_MIN && abs(x - lx) + abs(y - ly) < 8 && !(keep_last && j == n - 1)) continue;
       fn(x, y, lx == INT32_MIN);
       lx = x; ly = y;
     }
-    p += 4 * n;
   }
 
   void fillFeature(const uint8_t* p, int nparts, uint16_t col) {
diff --git a/tools/maps/osm_vector.py b/tools/maps/osm_vector.py
index ed364d2a..77858112 100644
--- a/tools/maps/osm_vector.py
+++ b/tools/maps/osm_vector.py
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ Three data zooms: 10 (drawn at z10-11), 12 (z12-13), 14 (z14-18); the device pic
 data tile covering the tile it draws and scales it. Copy the output folder to
 the card as /sdcard/vmap.
 
-Tile format 'VT2' (little-endian):
-  'V' 'T' '2' dz:u8  count:u16
+Tile format 'VT3' (little-endian):
+  'V' 'T' '3' dz:u8  count:u16
   count x feature, in drawing order:
     cls:u8 nparts:u8 colour:u16 (RGB565, 0 = the class's own)
     bbox: x0 y0 x1 y1 (i16) -- the device skips what's off the tile unread
-    nparts x (npts:u16, npts x (x:i16, y:i16))
+    len: varint -- bytes of the parts that follow (to skip them)
+    nparts x (npts: varint, npts x (dx, dy: zigzag varint))
+  Points are deltas from the previous one; a part's first from (x0, y0).
   Coordinates: 0..4096 across the data tile, a little past its edges.
   Polygons: rings, even-odd. Lines: polylines.
 
@@ -59,12 +61,30 @@ HIGHWAY = {
 # Lowest data zoom a class goes in (smaller ones would be clutter / weight).
 MIN_DZ = {P_BUILDING: 14, L_SERVICE: 14, L_PATH: 12, L_TRACK: 12, L_STREAM: 12, L_MINOR: 12}
 
+# Natural land cover (not roads, buildings, water): its edges are vague
+# anyway, so simplified harder -- most of the points are here.
+NATURAL = (P_MEADOW, P_SCRUB, P_FOREST, P_ROCK)
+NATURAL_TOL = 3
+
 WAYMARK = {   # osmc:symbol / colour -> RGB888
     'red': 0xE0302A, 'blue': 0x2A5FE0, 'green': 0x2EA043, 'yellow': 0xE8C20E, 'black': 0x202020,
     'orange': 0xF08A1C, 'purple': 0x9040C0, 'white': 0xF0F0F0, 'brown': 0x8B5A2B,
 }
 
 
+def varint(v):
+    out = bytearray()
+    while v >= 0x80:
+        out.append((v & 0x7F) | 0x80)
+        v >>= 7
+    out.append(v)
+    return out
+
+
+def zigzag(v):
+    return (v << 1) if v >= 0 else ((-v << 1) - 1)
+
+
 def rgb565(c):
     return ((c >> 8) & 0xF800) | ((c >> 5) & 0x07E0) | ((c >> 3) & 0x001F)
 
@@ -288,11 +308,12 @@ def main():
     total_bytes = total_tiles = 0
     for dz in DATA_ZOOMS:
         n = 1 << dz
-        tol = 1.0 if dz == DATA_ZOOMS[-1] else 4.0   # half a pixel at the deepest zoom drawn from it
+        base_tol = 1.0 if dz == DATA_ZOOMS[-1] else 4.0   # half a pixel at the deepest zoom drawn from it
         tiles = defaultdict(list)
         for cls, col, kind, parts in feats:
             if MIN_DZ.get(cls, 0) > dz:
                 continue
+            tol = base_tol * (NATURAL_TOL if cls in NATURAL else 1)
             allp = [p for part in parts for p in part]
             if not allp:
                 continue
@@ -318,7 +339,7 @@ def main():
                         tiles[(tx, ty)].append((cls, col, out))
         for (tx, ty), fl in tiles.items():
             fl.sort(key=lambda f: f[0])
-            buf = bytearray(b'VT2' + bytes([dz]) + struct.pack('<H', 0))
+            buf = bytearray(b'VT3' + bytes([dz]) + struct.pack('<H', 0))
             count = 0
             for cls, col, parts in fl:
                 for i in range(0, len(parts), 255):   # nparts is a byte
@@ -332,12 +353,17 @@ def main():
                                 q.append(p)
                         qs.append(q)
                     allq = [p for q in qs for p in q]
-                    buf += struct.pack('<BBHhhhh', cls, len(chunk), col, min(p[0] for p in allq), min(p[1] for p in allq),
-                                       max(p[0] for p in allq), max(p[1] for p in allq))
+                    bx0, by0 = min(p[0] for p in allq), min(p[1] for p in allq)
+                    body = bytearray()
                     for q in qs:
-                        buf += struct.pack('<H', len(q))
+                        body += varint(len(q))
+                        px, py = bx0, by0
                         for x, y in q:
-                            buf += struct.pack('<hh', x, y)
+                            body += varint(zigzag(x - px)) + varint(zigzag(y - py))
+                            px, py = x, y
+                    buf += struct.pack('<BBHhhhh', cls, len(chunk), col, bx0, by0,
+                                       max(p[0] for p in allq), max(p[1] for p in allq))
+                    buf += varint(len(body)) + body
                     count += 1
             struct.pack_into('<H', buf, 4, min(count, 65535))
             d = os.path.join(a.out, str(dz), str(tx))