Request tiles nearer the camera before those further away

dist/vizicities.js

@@ -10460,6 +10460,11 @@ return /******/ (function(modules) { // webpackBootstrap
 	      // Moved to _outputTiles() for now
 	      // this._removeTiles();
 	
+	      // Order tile-list by zoom so nearest tiles are requested first
+	      checkList.sort(function (a, b) {
+	        return a._quadcode.length < b._quadcode.length;
+	      });
+	
 	      // 5. Filter the tiles remaining in the check list
 	      this._tileList = checkList.filter(function (tile, index) {
 	        // Skip tile if it's not in the current view frustum

examples/basic/main.js

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // London
-// var coords = [51.505, -0.09];
+var coords = [51.505, -0.09];
 
 // Manhattan
-var coords = [40.739940, -73.988801];
+// var coords = [40.739940, -73.988801];
 
 var world = VIZI.world('world', {
   skybox: true,

src/layer/tile/TileLayer.js

@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ class TileLayer extends Layer {
     // Moved to _outputTiles() for now
     // this._removeTiles();
 
+    // Order tile-list by zoom so nearest tiles are requested first
+    checkList.sort((a, b) => {
+      return a._quadcode.length < b._quadcode.length;
+    });
+
     // 5. Filter the tiles remaining in the check list
     this._tileList = checkList.filter((tile, index) => {
       // Skip tile if it's not in the current view frustum