diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 5b9645c0..e19e0ea2 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ This guide is compatible with Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04
 ### Dependencies
 
 ```
-apt install python3 python3-dev virtualenv gcc pkg-config libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libfreetype6-dev postgresql-server-dev-all libgeos-dev g++ python3-shapely nodejs npm
+apt install python3 python3-dev virtualenv gcc pkg-config libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libfreetype6-dev postgresql-server-dev-all libgeos-dev g++ nodejs npm
 ```
 
 #### Database
 
 ```
-apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib
+apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-postgis
 ```
 
 #### Web server
diff --git a/api/issues_tiles.py b/api/issues_tiles.py
index 588d2dc3..d57254d7 100644
--- a/api/issues_tiles.py
+++ b/api/issues_tiles.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-import math
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-import mapbox_vector_tile  # type: ignore
 from asyncpg import Connection
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request, Response
-from shapely.geometry import Point, Polygon  # type: ignore
 
 from modules import query, tiles
 from modules.dependencies import commons_params, database
@@ -17,68 +14,6 @@
 class MVTResponse(Response):
     media_type = "application/vnd.mapbox-vector-tile"
 
-    def render(self, content: Any) -> bytes:
-        return mapbox_vector_tile.encode(
-            content["content"],
-            extents=content.get("extents", 2048),
-            quantize_bounds=content.get("quantize_bounds"),
-        )
-
-
-def mvtResponse(content) -> Response:
-    if not content or not content["content"]:
-        return Response(status_code=204)
-    else:
-        return MVTResponse(content, media_type="application/vnd.mapbox-vector-tile")
-
-
-def _errors_mvt(
-    results: List[Dict[str, Any]],
-    z: int,
-    min_lon: float,
-    min_lat: float,
-    max_lon: float,
-    max_lat: float,
-    limit: int,
-) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
-    if not results or len(results) == 0:
-        return None
-    else:
-        limit_feature = []
-        if len(results) == limit and z < 18:
-            limit_feature = [
-                {
-                    "name": "limit",
-                    "features": [
-                        {
-                            "geometry": Point(
-                                (min_lon + max_lon) / 2, (min_lat + max_lat) / 2
-                            )
-                        }
-                    ],
-                }
-            ]
-
-        issues_features = []
-        for res in sorted(results, key=lambda res: -res["lat"]):
-            issues_features.append(
-                {
-                    "id": res["id"],
-                    "geometry": Point(res["lon"], res["lat"]),
-                    "properties": {
-                        "uuid": str(res["uuid"]),
-                        "item": res["item"] or 0,
-                        "class": res["class"] or 0,
-                    },
-                }
-            )
-
-        return {
-            "content": [{"name": "issues", "features": issues_features}]
-            + limit_feature,
-            "quantize_bounds": (min_lon, min_lat, max_lon, max_lat),
-        }
-
 
 def _errors_geojson(
     results: List[Dict[str, Any]],
@@ -179,15 +114,15 @@ async def heat(
     sql = (
         f"""
 SELECT
-    COUNT(*),
+    COUNT(*) AS count,
     (
         (lon-${len(sql_params)-4}) * ${len(sql_params)} /
-            (${len(sql_params)-2}-${len(sql_params)-4}) + 0.5
-    )::int AS latn,
+            (${len(sql_params)-2}-${len(sql_params)-4}) - 0.5
+    )::int AS x,
     (
         (lat-${len(sql_params)-3}) * ${len(sql_params)} /
             (${len(sql_params)-1}-${len(sql_params)-3}) + 0.5
-    )::int AS lonn,
+    )::int AS y,
     mode() WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY items.marker_color) AS color
 FROM
 """
@@ -198,54 +133,72 @@ async def heat(
         + where
         + """
 GROUP BY
-    latn,
-    lonn
+    x, y
 """
     )
 
-    features = []
-    for row in await db.fetch(sql, *sql_params):
-        count, x, y, color = row
-        count = max(
-            int(
-                math.log(count)
-                / math.log(limit / ((z - 4 + 1 + math.sqrt(COUNT)) ** 2))
-                * 255
-            ),
-            1 if count > 0 else 0,
-        )
-        if count > 0:
-            count = 255 if count > 255 else count
-            features.append(
-                {
-                    "geometry": Polygon(
-                        [(x, y), (x - 1, y), (x - 1, y - 1), (x, y - 1)]
-                    ),
-                    "properties": {"color": int(color[1:], 16), "count": count},
-                }
-            )
-
-    return mvtResponse(
-        {
-            "content": [{"name": "issues", "features": features}],
-            "extents": COUNT,
-        }
+    sql_params += [params.limit, params.zoom]
+    sql = f"""
+    WITH
+    grid AS ({sql}),
+    grid_count AS (
+        SELECT
+            greatest(
+                (
+                    log(count)
+                    / log(${len(sql_params)-1} / ((${len(sql_params)} - 4 + 1 + sqrt(${len(sql_params)-2})) ^ 2))
+                    * 255
+                )::int,
+                CASE WHEN count > 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
+            ) AS count,
+            x AS x, ${len(sql_params)-2} - y AS y, color
+        FROM
+            grid
+    ),
+    a AS (
+        SELECT
+            least(count, 255) AS count,
+            ('0x' || substring(color, 2))::int AS color,
+            ST_MakeEnvelope(x, y, x+1, y+1) AS geom
+        FROM
+            grid_count
+        WHERE
+            count > 0
     )
+    SELECT ST_AsMVT(a, 'issues', ${len(sql_params)-2}::int, 'geom') FROM a
+    """
+    results = await db.fetchval(sql, *sql_params)
+    if results is None or len(results) == 0:
+        return Response(status_code=204)
+    else:
+        return MVTResponse(results)
 
 
-async def _issues(
+def _issues_params(
     z: int,
     x: int,
     y: int,
     db: Connection,
     params: commons_params.Params,
-) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+) -> commons_params.Params:
     params.limit = min(params.limit, 50 if z > 18 else 10000)
     params.tilex = x
     params.tiley = y
     params.zoom = z
     params.full = False
 
+    return params
+
+
+async def _issues(
+    z: int,
+    x: int,
+    y: int,
+    db: Connection,
+    params: commons_params.Params,
+) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    params = _issues_params(z, x, y, db, params)
+
     if params.zoom > 18 or params.zoom < 7:
         return []
 
@@ -260,11 +213,16 @@ async def issues_mvt(
     db: Connection = Depends(database.db),
     params: commons_params.Params = Depends(commons_params.params),
 ) -> Response:
-    lon1, lat2 = tiles.tile2lonlat(x, y, z)
-    lon2, lat1 = tiles.tile2lonlat(x + 1, y + 1, z)
+    params = _issues_params(z, x, y, db, params)
+
+    if params.zoom > 18 or params.zoom < 7:
+        return Response(status_code=204)
 
-    results = await _issues(z, x, y, db, params)
-    return mvtResponse(_errors_mvt(results, z, lon1, lat1, lon2, lat2, params.limit))
+    results = await query._gets(db, params, mvt=True)
+    if results is None or len(results) == 0:
+        return Response(status_code=204)
+    else:
+        return MVTResponse(results)
 
 
 @router.get(
@@ -277,5 +235,10 @@ async def issues_geojson(
     db: Connection = Depends(database.db),
     params: commons_params.Params = Depends(commons_params.params),
 ) -> GeoJSONFeatureCollection:
-    results = await _issues(z, x, y, db, params)
+    params = _issues_params(z, x, y, db, params)
+
+    if params.zoom > 18 or params.zoom < 7:
+        return Response(status_code=204)
+
+    results = await query._gets(db, params)
     return _errors_geojson(results, z, params.limit)
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index f6363af6..d1592e06 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   postgres:
-    image: postgres:17-alpine
+    image: postgis/postgis:17-3.5-alpine
     volumes:
       - type: bind
         source: ../tools/database/schema.sql
diff --git a/docker/postgres-init.sh b/docker/postgres-init.sh
index 5fe277ae..f8162eb4 100755
--- a/docker/postgres-init.sh
+++ b/docker/postgres-init.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ EOSQL
 
 psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "osmose_frontend" <<-EOSQL
     CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgcrypto;
+    CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS postgis;
 EOSQL
 
 psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "osmose" --dbname "osmose_frontend" < /schema.sql
diff --git a/modules/query.py b/modules/query.py
index 3a19de10..2646d269 100644
--- a/modules/query.py
+++ b/modules/query.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from asyncpg import Connection
 
@@ -260,7 +260,9 @@ def fixes_default(fixes: List[List[Dict[str, Any]]]) -> List[List[Dict[str, Any]
     )
 
 
-async def _gets(db: Connection, params: Params) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+async def _gets(
+    db: Connection, params: Params, mvt: bool = False
+) -> Union[List[Dict[str, Any]], bytes]:
     sqlbase = """
     SELECT
         uuid_to_bigint(uuid) as id,
@@ -335,6 +337,40 @@ async def _gets(db: Connection, params: Params) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         ${len(sql_params)}"""
 
     sql = sqlbase % (join, where)
+
+    if mvt:
+        sql_params.extend([params.limit, params.zoom, params.tilex, params.tiley])
+        sql = f"""
+        WITH
+        query AS ({sql}),
+        issues AS (
+            SELECT
+                (id >> 32)::integer AS id, uuid, coalesce(item, 0) AS item, coalesce(class, 0) AS class,
+                ST_AsMVTGeom(
+                    ST_Transform(ST_SetSRID(ST_MakePoint(lon, lat), 4326), 3857),
+                    ST_TileEnvelope(${len(sql_params)-2}, ${len(sql_params)-1}, ${len(sql_params)}),
+                    4096, 0, false
+                ) AS geom
+            FROM query
+        ),
+        limit_ AS (
+            SELECT
+                ST_AsMVTGeom(
+                    ST_Centroid(ST_TileEnvelope(${len(sql_params)-2}, ${len(sql_params)-1}, ${len(sql_params)})),
+                    ST_TileEnvelope(${len(sql_params)-2}, ${len(sql_params)-1}, ${len(sql_params)}),
+                    4096, 0, false
+                ) AS geom
+            WHERE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM query) >= ${len(sql_params)-3}
+        ),
+        layers AS (
+            SELECT ST_AsMVT(issues, 'issues', 4096, 'geom', 'id') AS layer FROM issues
+            UNION ALL
+            SELECT ST_AsMVT(limit_, 'limit', 4096, 'geom') AS layer FROM limit_
+        )
+        SELECT string_agg(layer, ''::bytea) FROM layers
+        """
+        return await db.fetchval(sql, *sql_params)
+
     results = list(await db.fetch(sql, *sql_params))
     return list(
         map(
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 94b99817..e5c6c34d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ asyncpg
 matplotlib >= 1.1
 requests >= 2.0
 polib
-protobuf < 4 # 4.x binary not yet compatible with system package, deps of mapbox-vector-tile
-mapbox-vector-tile
 pyclipper
 fastapi
 fastapi-sessions